Adblocker detected! Please consider reading this notice.

We've detected that you are using AdBlock Plus or some other adblocking software which is preventing the page from fully loading.

We don't have any banner, Flash, animation, obnoxious sound, or popup ad. We do not implement these annoying types of ads!

We need money to operate the site, and almost all of it comes from our online advertising.

Please add footballdatabase.eu to your ad blocking whitelist or disable your adblocking software.

×
Gary Lineker - Stats and titles won
You have visited 1 page(s) today. 49 page(s) are remaining before you get blocked as a simple visitor. If you want to access more pages today, you can sign up for free.

Gary Lineker

Born on :  November 30, 1960 (64 years) at Leicester 
Nationality  : England 
Height : 1m76
Weight : 74 kg
Number of international caps : 80 (48 goals)
First international goal : vs Ireland 26/03/1985
  • Gary Lineker
S
Main position
Striker62%

Identities

Gary Lineker

Gary Winston Lineker

Lineker's career statisticsLast updated on 11/05/2025 at 12:09

SeasonClubLeagueContinentNat. cupsInternationalTotal
tier Games Games played Goals for goals Assists ass. Efficiency eff. Games Games played Goals for goals Assists ass. Efficiency eff. Games Games played Goals for goals Assists ass. Efficiency eff. Games Games played Goals for goals Assists ass. Efficiency eff. Games Games played Goals for goals Assists ass. Efficiency eff.
1994 Nagoya11132051123235
Club Competition Games Goals forAssistsEfficiency
Nagoya J-League 113205
Nagoya J.League Cup 1
1993 Nagoya17164254113411651290
Club Competition Games Goals forAssistsEfficiency
England Friendlies 1
England Euro 31
Nagoya J-League 71642
Nagoya J.League Cup 54113
1991/1992 Tottenham135281068234785144831945938130
Club Competition Games Goals forAssistsEfficiency
Tottenham Charity Shield 1
Tottenham Division 1 3528106
Tottenham (C2) Cup Winners' Cup 82347
Tottenham League Cup 5590
Tottenham FA Cup 2
England Friendlies 1
England Euro Qualifying 21180
England Friendlies 52157
1990/1991 Tottenham132151711142471010825329151
Club Competition Games Goals forAssistsEfficiency
Tottenham Division 1 3215171
Tottenham League Cup 51419
Tottenham FA Cup 63190
England Friendlies 1190
England Euro Qualifying 41311
England Friendlies 5853
1989/1990 Tottenham13824136723301662466132168
Club Competition Games Goals forAssistsEfficiency
Tottenham Division 1 3824136
Tottenham League Cup 62285
Tottenham FA Cup 1
England World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 2
England Friendlies 2
England Friendlies 52201
England World Cup 74178
1988/1989 FC Barcelona12663268416951369732054614259
Club Competition Games Goals forAssistsEfficiency
FC Barcelona Primera Division 266326
FC Barcelona Supercopa 1
FC Barcelona (C2) Cup Winners' Cup 84169
FC Barcelona Copa del Rey 41324
England World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 42173
England Friendlies 1
England Friendlies 21180
1987/1988 FC Barcelona136161838236061171376125206
Club Competition Games Goals forAssistsEfficiency
FC Barcelona Primera Division 3616183
FC Barcelona (C3) UEFA Cup 82360
FC Barcelona Copa del Rey 6
England Friendlies 1190
England Euro Qualifying 2360
England Friendlies 53147
England Euro 3
1986/1987 FC Barcelona141201798167755627183
Club Competition Games Goals forAssistsEfficiency
FC Barcelona Primera Division 4120179
FC Barcelona (C3) UEFA Cup 8
FC Barcelona Copa del Rey 1
England Euro Qualifying 42180
England Friendlies 2533
1985/1986 Everton1413011916101371191026849119
Club Competition Games Goals forAssistsEfficiency
Everton Charity Shield 1
Everton Division 1 4130119
Everton Screen Sport Super Cup 42168
Everton League Cup 53150
Everton FA Cup 65108
England World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 3385
England Friendlies 3
England World Cup 5674
1984/1985 Leicester141241506227063905329152
Club Competition Games Goals forAssistsEfficiency
Leicester Division 1 4124150
Leicester League Cup 32135
Leicester FA Cup 3
England Friendlies 5388
England World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1
1983/1984 Leicester13922153214222162
Club Competition Games Goals forAssistsEfficiency
Leicester Division 1 3922153
Leicester League Cup 1
Leicester FA Cup 1
England British Home Championship 1
1982/1983 Leicester2402613434326143
Club Competition Games Goals forAssistsEfficiency
Leicester Division 2 4026134
Leicester League Cup 2
Leicester FA Cup 1
1981/1982 Leicester23917198823604719215
Club Competition Games Goals forAssistsEfficiency
Leicester Division 2 3917198
Leicester League Cup 3
Leicester FA Cup 52225
1980/1981 Leicester1923831190103285
Club Competition Games Goals forAssistsEfficiency
Leicester Division 1 92383
Leicester FA Cup 1190
1979/1980 Leicester21934901203520
Club Competition Games Goals forAssistsEfficiency
Leicester Division 2 193490
Leicester FA Cup 1
1978/1979 Leicester27163071630
Club Competition Games Goals forAssistsEfficiency
Leicester Division 2 71630
Total4612381633283498131231804811366543251170
The data represented with this background color are not complete. The figures may not reflect reality.

Notes

Overall
/100
Physical
16/20
Mental
16/20
Technical
17/20
Offense
15/20
Defense
11/20

Player's evolution

*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.

Player's titles

Victories

Copa del Rey 1logo FC Barcelona1988
Championship 1logo Leicester1980
FA Cup 1logo Tottenham1991
Community Shield 2logo Everton1985logo Tottenham1991
Cup Winners' Cup 1logo FC Barcelona1989

Runner-ups

La Liga 2logo FC Barcelona1987logo FC Barcelona1989
Supercopa 1logo FC Barcelona1988
Premier League 1logo Everton1986
FA Cup 1logo Everton1986
British Home Championship 1logo England1984

Rewards

Victories

FWA Footballer of the Year 219861992
PFA Players' Player of the Year 11986
World Cup Golden Boot 11986
World Cup All Star Team 11986

Runner-ups

Ballon d'or 11986

Transfers

01/01/95 > Retired
01/01/93 > 31/12/94 Nagoya GrampusFree
01/08/89 > 31/05/92 Tottenham
01/08/86 > 01/08/89 FC Barcelona
01/08/85 > 01/08/86 Everton
31/12/78 > 01/08/85 Leicester

Player career by clubLast updated on 11/05/2025 at 12:09

Club Games Played matches Goals for Goals Assists Assists Efficiency Efficiency Minutes played Minutes played Yellow cards Yellow cards Red cards Red cards Match starts Match starts V Victories L Losses
logo England England80481136654593%7449%3915%12
logo Everton Everton57401234925100%5763%3619%11
logo FC Barcelona FC Barcelona139492371159497%13553%7320%28
logo Leicester Leicester2151001851854097%20840%8737%79
logo Nagoya Grampus Nagoya248225179892%2229%758%14
logo Tottenham Tottenham1398014811833100%13944%6133%46

Results with or without him

Season Club When present When absent Influence
v l Total v l Total
1994 Nagoya 25% 67% 12 36% 61% 33 Negative
1993 Nagoya 33% 50% 12 30% 64% 33 Very slightly positive
1991/1992 Tottenham 41% 39% 51 22% 56% 9 Very positive
1990/1991 Tottenham 44% 23% 43 29% 29% 7 Positive
1989/1990 Tottenham 47% 36% 45 100% 0% 1 -
1988/1989 FC Barcelona 62% 10% 39 63% 13% 16 -
1987/1988 FC Barcelona 46% 32% 50 40% 20% 5 -
1986/1987 FC Barcelona 52% 16% 50 50% 25% 4 -
1985/1986 Everton 63% 19% 57 75% 0% 4 -
1984/1985 Leicester 40% 49% 47 0% 0% 1 -
1983/1984 Leicester 29% 44% 41 50% 25% 4 -
1982/1983 Leicester 44% 35% 43 50% 0% 2 -
1981/1982 Leicester 47% 28% 47 25% 50% 4 -
1980/1981 Leicester 30% 50% 10 30% 57% 37 -
1979/1980 Leicester 50% 15% 20 42% 31% 26 Slightly positive
1978/1979 Leicester 29% 29% 7 31% 44% 16 Slightly negative

First times

Date Competition Games Score First times

Leicester

01/01/1979 D2 Leicester - Oldham 2 - 0 First match with the club, first start, first victory
17/04/1979 D2 Preston NE - Leicester 4 - 0 First loss
24/04/1979 D2 Notts County - Leicester 0 - 1 First goal
27/10/1979 D2 Leicester - Sunderland 2 - 1 First time scoring 2 goals
11/09/1982 D2 Leicester - Carlisle United 6 - 0 First time scoring 3 goals

Everton

10/08/1985 CS Everton - Man United 2 - 0 First match with the club, first start, first victory
17/08/1985 D1 Leicester - Everton 3 - 1 First loss
26/08/1985 D1 Tottenham - Everton 0 - 1 First goal
31/08/1985 D1 Everton - Birmingham 4 - 1 First time scoring 2 goals, first time scoring 3 goals

FC Barcelona

30/08/1986 PD FC Barcelona - Racing 2 - 0 First match with the club, first start, first victory, first goal, first time scoring 2 goals
19/10/1986 PD Murcia - FC Barcelona 1 - 0 First loss
31/01/1987 PD FC Barcelona - Real Madrid 3 - 2 First time scoring 3 goals

Tottenham

19/08/1989 D1 Tottenham - Luton Town 2 - 1 First match with the club, first start, first victory
22/08/1989 D1 Everton - Tottenham 2 - 1 First loss
23/09/1989 D1 Norwich City - Tottenham 2 - 2 First goal
30/09/1989 D1 Tottenham - QPR 3 - 2 First time scoring 2 goals, first time scoring 3 goals
21/09/1991 D1 Wimbledon FC - Tottenham 3 - 5 First time scoring 4 goals

Nagoya Grampus

16/05/1993 JL Kashima - Nagoya Grampus 5 - 0 First match with the club, first start, first loss
19/05/1993 JL Urawa - Nagoya Grampus 0 - 3 First victory
26/05/1993 JL Nagoya Grampus - Yokohama F 1 - 2 First goal
25/09/1993 JLC Nagoya Grampus - Yokohama M 4 - 1 First time scoring 2 goals

Player's results for each season

Season Club Tier Rk. pts MP V D L GF GA
1991/1992 Tottenham 1 15 52 42 15 7 20 58 63
1990/1991 Tottenham 1 10 49 38 11 16 11 51 50
1989/1990 Tottenham 1 3 63 38 19 6 13 59 47
1988/1989 FC Barcelona 1 2 57 38 23 11 4 80 26
1987/1988 FC Barcelona 1 6 39 38 15 9 14 49 44
1986/1987 FC Barcelona 1 2 63 44 24 15 5 63 29
1985/1986 Everton 1 2 86 42 26 8 8 87 41
1984/1985 Leicester 1 15 51 42 15 6 21 65 73
1983/1984 Leicester 1 15 51 42 13 12 17 65 68
1982/1983 Leicester 2 3 70 42 20 10 12 72 44
1981/1982 Leicester 2 8 66 42 18 12 12 56 48
1980/1981 Leicester 1 21 32 42 13 6 23 40 67
1979/1980 Leicester 2 1 55 42 21 13 8 58 38
1978/1979 Leicester 2 17 37 42 10 17 15 43 52

Last games

Date Competition Round Team 1 Score Team 2 Score Minutes played Goals for Own goals Assists Yellow cards Red cards
November 19, 199419/11JLRound 44Nagoya Grampus1 - 0a.e.t.Sanfrecce50 Minutes
November 16, 199416/11FIntercontinentalEngland1 - 0NigeriaAbsent
November 16, 199416/11JLRound 43JEF United2 - 0Nagoya GrampusAbsent
November 12, 199412/11JLRound 42Nagoya Grampus0 - 2ShimizuAbsent
November 09, 199409/11JLRound 41Nagoya Grampus1 - 6Yokohama FMAbsent
November 05, 199405/11JLRound 40Tokyo Verdy2 - 1Nagoya GrampusAbsent
November 02, 199402/11JLRound 39Kashima3 - 35-4 s.oNagoya GrampusAbsent
October 29, 199429/10JLRound 38Nagoya Grampus0 - 4Bellmare45 Minutes
October 26, 199426/10JLRound 37Urawa1 - 15-4 s.oNagoya Grampus12 Minutes
October 22, 199422/10JLRound 36Nagoya Grampus0 - 3Yokohama FAbsent
October 19, 199419/10JLRound 35Gamba Osaka5 - 3Nagoya GrampusAbsent
October 12, 199412/10FEuropeEngland1 - 1RomaniaAbsent
September 21, 199421/09JLRound 34Nagoya Grampus4 - 1Jubilo IwataAbsent
September 17, 199417/09JLRound 33Nagoya Grampus3 - 1JEF UnitedAbsent
September 14, 199414/09JLRound 32Shimizu2 - 1Nagoya Grampus90 Minutes
September 10, 199410/09JLRound 31Yokohama FM2 - 1Nagoya GrampusAbsent
September 07, 199407/09FIntercontinentalEngland2 - 0United StatesAbsent
September 07, 199407/09JLRound 30Nagoya Grampus1 - 2Tokyo Verdy90 Minutes1
September 03, 199403/09JLRound 29Nagoya Grampus2 - 4Kashima90 Minutes1
August 31, 199431/08JLRound 28Bellmare2 - 0Nagoya Grampus19 Minutes
August 27, 199427/08JLRound 27Nagoya Grampus4 - 2UrawaAbsent
August 20, 199420/08JLRound 26Yokohama F1 - 2Nagoya GrampusAbsent
August 17, 199417/08JLRound 25Nagoya Grampus2 - 3Gamba Osaka68 Minutes
August 13, 199413/08JLRound 24Jubilo Iwata2 - 3a.e.t.Nagoya Grampus68 Minutes1
August 10, 199410/08JLRound 23Sanfrecce4 - 0Nagoya Grampus68 Minutes
July 27, 199427/07JLCFirst roundNagoya Grampus1 - 3JEF United90 Minutes
June 15, 199415/06JLRound 22Nagoya Grampus1 - 0Sanfrecce16 Minutes
June 11, 199411/06JLRound 21JEF United0 - 1Nagoya GrampusAbsent
June 08, 199408/06JLRound 20Nagoya Grampus0 - 1a.e.t.ShimizuAbsent
June 04, 199404/06JLRound 19Nagoya Grampus2 - 0Yokohama FMAbsent
June 01, 199401/06JLRound 18Tokyo Verdy2 - 1Nagoya GrampusAbsent
May 22, 199422/05FEuropeEngland0 - 0NorwayAbsent
May 18, 199418/05JLRound 17Kashima2 - 1Nagoya GrampusAbsent
May 17, 199417/05FEuropeEngland5 - 0GreeceAbsent
May 14, 199414/05JLRound 16Nagoya Grampus2 - 1BellmareAbsent
May 07, 199407/05JLRound 15Urawa0 - 1Nagoya GrampusAbsent
May 04, 199404/05JLRound 14Nagoya Grampus0 - 2Yokohama FAbsent
April 30, 199430/04JLRound 13Gamba Osaka3 - 0Nagoya GrampusAbsent
April 27, 199427/04JLRound 12Nagoya Grampus1 - 0Jubilo IwataAbsent
April 23, 199423/04JLRound 11Nagoya Grampus0 - 1JEF UnitedAbsent
April 16, 199416/04JLRound 10Shimizu2 - 1Nagoya GrampusAbsent
April 13, 199413/04JLRound 9Yokohama FM3 - 2Nagoya GrampusAbsent
April 09, 199409/04JLRound 8Nagoya Grampus1 - 0Tokyo VerdyAbsent
April 06, 199406/04JLRound 7Nagoya Grampus2 - 1a.e.t.KashimaAbsent
April 02, 199402/04JLRound 6Bellmare2 - 0Nagoya GrampusAbsent
March 26, 199426/03JLRound 5Nagoya Grampus7 - 2UrawaAbsent
March 23, 199423/03JLRound 4Yokohama F1 - 0Nagoya GrampusAbsent
March 19, 199419/03JLRound 3Nagoya Grampus0 - 2Gamba OsakaAbsent
March 16, 199416/03JLRound 2Jubilo Iwata1 - 0Nagoya GrampusAbsent
March 12, 199412/03JLRound 1Sanfrecce2 - 0Nagoya GrampusAbsent
March 09, 199409/03FEuropeEngland1 - 0DenmarkAbsent
First XI
On the bench
Absent

Match ratings and personal notes

You have to sign in to display information here. If you want any information here, you have to rate the player in games he partipated in and/or comment one of his performances.

Closest teammates

John O'Neill Compare 196 Games
Ian Wilson Compare 181 Games
photo Lynex Stephen Lynex Compare 173 Games
Mark Wallington Compare 168 Games
Pat Van Den Hauwe Compare 168 Games

Most visited opponents

photo McGrath Paul McGrath Compare 19 Games
photo Hughes Mark Hughes Compare 15 Games
photo Robson Bryan Robson Compare 14 Games
photo Regis Cyrille Regis Compare 13 Games
photo Pearce Stuart Pearce Compare 13 Games

Player's former teammates

Former National Team teammates

Twitter feed

Back to top
Mpgyi