Tottenham Hotspur has officially announced that Jermain Defoe has returned to the Club as a member of Academy coaching staff and Club Ambassador.

Popular former striker ‘JD’ needs no introduction to anyone at Spurs, or indeed anyone in the game. A former England international, he scored 143 goals in 363 appearances in Tottenham colours over two spells between 2004 and 2014, making him the sixth-highest goalscorer in their history.

Having also represented West Ham United, AFC Bournemouth, Portsmouth, Toronto FC, Sunderland and Rangers – where he served as a player-coach and helped the Ibrox club lift the SPL title in 2020/21 – he called time on a wonderful playing career in March of this year, with an incredible 305 goals in 762 club matches to his name.