Jesse Ellis Lingard was born on 15 December 1992 and is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Premier League club Nottingham Forest and the England national team.
27 Facts About Jesse Lingard
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Jesse Lingard has won the UEFA Europa League, FA Cup, FA Community Shield, and EFL Cup, becoming one of only three players to score in all of the latter three finals.
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Jesse Lingard represented England at under-17 and under-21 levels, before making his senior international debut in October 2016 and representing his country at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, where England finished fourth.
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Jesse Lingard was born in Warrington, Cheshire, and attended William Beamont Community High School.
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Jesse Lingard's loan was later extended to 2 January 2013, and he totalled five appearances for the Foxes.
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Jesse Lingard was selected in the 19-man squad for Manchester United's 2013 pre-season tour.
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Jesse Lingard scored against Yokohama F Marinos and Kitchee SC to finish the tour as top scorer with four goals in as many matches.
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The loan was further extended, to 1 January 2014, but Jesse Lingard was suspended for the last two matches of the spell.
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On 2 February 2015, Jesse Lingard joined Championship club Derby County on loan until the end of the season.
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On 21 May 2016, Jesse Lingard scored the winning goal for Manchester United in the 2016 FA Cup Final against Crystal Palace, having come on as a second-half substitute for other goalscorer Juan Mata.
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On 6 April 2017, Jesse Lingard signed a new contract with Manchester United, of four years with an option for a fifth.
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On 29 January 2021, Jesse Lingard joined West Ham United on loan until the end of the season, where he reunited with former Manchester United boss David Moyes.
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Jesse Lingard continued his good form during his loan spell, contributing nine goals and four assists in his first 10 Premier League games for West Ham.
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Jesse Lingard played 16 games during his loan spell, scoring nine and assisting five goals.
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On 1 June 2022, Manchester United announced that Jesse Lingard would leave the club following the expiration of his contract.
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On 21 July 2022, Jesse Lingard signed for newly promoted Premier League club Nottingham Forest on a one-year contract.
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Jesse Lingard played three times for England at under-17 level in the 2008 Nordic Tournament.
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On 21 June 2015, Jesse Lingard came off the bench to score the winner in a 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship group match against Sweden.
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Jesse Lingard received his next call-up for World Cup qualifiers against Malta and Slovenia in October 2016.
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In May 2018, Jesse Lingard was named in the 23-man England squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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Jesse Lingard was left out of the England squad for Euro 2020 qualifying matches in October 2019.
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Jesse Lingard was born in England, and his paternal grandparents are emigrants from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
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Jesse Lingard is a cousin of Everton and England women's international footballer Gabby George.
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Jesse Lingard's parents separated when Lingard was very young, and his grandfather would take him to training and was his biggest supporter.
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Jesse Lingard lived partially with his grandparents and with his mother, as she suffered with depression, and struggled to get out of bed.
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Jesse Lingard has a daughter named Hope, whom he co-parents with fitness model former girlfriend Rebecca Halliday.
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Jesse Lingard was criticised by Manchester United former players Roy Keane and Gary Neville as being a distraction from football.