Jamie Richard Vardy is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Leicester City and the England national team.
LEICESTER CITY Leicester fans react to Jamie Vardy’s performance in 1-1 away draw against Chelsea
Leicester City produced an impressive second-half performance at Stamford Bridge yesterday and was perhaps a shade unlucky to come away with the only point to show for it. Wilfred Ndidi’s equalizer canceled out Mason Mount’s goal – which came from a mistake by the Nigeria international in trying to play out from the back – to earn a 1-1 draw.
But on another day, Leicester would have taken all three points, with the impressive James Maddison missing a sitter in the second half.
Also, Jamie Vardy kept springing in behind the defensive line but the pass did not come often enough, with Maddison and Youri Tielemans the worst culprits in terms of holding onto the ball for too long.
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English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Leicester City
Early life of Jamie Vardy
Jamie Vardy was born on 11 January 1987 in Sheffield, England. He holds English nationality with white ethnicity. His birth name is Jamie Richard Vardy with the birth sign of Capricorn and was born to his father Richard Gill who was a crane driver and mother Lisa Vardy who was a legal secretary. His childhood was not so good as belongs to a lower-class family. Regarding further information about his education, it will be updated soon.
Body Measurements of Jamie Vardy
How tall is Jamie Vardy?
Striker Jamie Vardy has an athletic body physique and stands the height of 5ft 10in tall with a weight of 74kg. Furthermore, his personality looks more attractive with his dark brown eyes and brown hair.
Career of Jamie Vardy
- Vardy started his career with the Stocksbridge Park Steels youth system at 16 years.
- He made his debut under manager Gary Marrow in 2007, earning £30 a week at the club.
- In 2009, he moved to a short-term contract with Rotherham United.
- In June 2010, manager Neil Aspin, a long-time admirer of Vardy's talents, signed him for F.C. Halifax Town for a fee of £15,000.
- He made his debut on 21 August 2010 in the home match against Buxton, scoring the winning goal in a match that ended 2–1 to his new club.
- After just over a year with Halifax, Vardy signed for Conference Premier club Fleetwood Town.
- He scored his first goals for the club in his third appearance, scoring twice in a 3–2 win away to Kettering Town on 3 September.
- He scored a hat-trick in the away match against Alfreton Town on 18 October.
- On 17 May 2012, Vardy signed for Championship club Leicester City ahead of the 2012–13 season.
- On 14 August, Vardy made his debut for Leicester against Torquay United in the first round of the League Cup.
- He scored his first league goal in a 2–1 away defeat to Blackburn Rovers on 25 August.
- On 19 August 2014, Vardy extended his contract until the summer of 2018.
- On 21 September, Vardy delivered a man of the match performance by scoring his first Premier League goal.
- On 21 November, Vardy matched Van Nistelrooy's record of consecutive Premier League matches with a goal.
- On 2 February, he scored both goals in a 2–0 win against Liverpool, the first being a long-distance volley described as "world-class" by opposing manager Jürgen Klopp.
- With 24 league goals, Vardy was the second-highest scorer in the Premier League for the 2015–16 season.
- Vardy was one of four Leicester players in the PFA Team of the Year; he was later also named the FWA Footballer of the Year.
- On 3 June 2016, Arsenal made a bid of £22 million for Vardy, triggering a release clause in his contract. Leicester offered him improved terms, and 20 days later he agreed to a new four-year deal.
- On 22 February 2017, Vardy scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 2–1 away defeat to Sevilla in the first leg of the round of 16.
- On 16 October, Vardy made his 200th appearance for the club by starting in the 1–1 draw against West Bromwich Albion.
- On 9 August 2018, Vardy signed a new four-year deal at Leicester until 2022.
- On 9 March 2019, Vardy scored his 100th goal for Leicester, scoring two goals in a 3–1 home win over Fulham.
International Career
- On 21 May 2015, Vardy was called up to the English national team for the first time ahead of a friendly against the Republic of Ireland and a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Slovenia.
- He made his debut on 7 June in the goalless draw against the Republic of Ireland at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
- Vardy scored his first international goal on 26 March 2016, equalizing with a backheel from Nathaniel Clyne's cross, as a substitute in a 3–2 away win against Germany.
- Vardy made his tournament debut on 16 June, in England's second group match at UEFA Euro 2016, scoring an equalizing goal against Wales.
- He was named in the 23-man England squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Who is Jamie Vardy married to?
Jamie Hardy is married to his wife Rebekah Nicholson who was working as a nightclub promoter. They started dating in 2014 and married on 25 May 2016 at Peckforton Castle in Cheshire. He also has three biological children, two with his wife, and one from a previous relationship. He is also a stepfather to two children from his wife's previous relationships.
Birthday of Jamie Vardy
Jamie Hardy celebrates his birthday on the 11th of January with his friends and family. Currently, he is 32 years old.
Net worth of Jami Vardy
Striker Jamie Vardy is earning a considerable amount of money from his career as he enjoys his weekly salary of $145,000. As of 2019, his net worth is estimated to be around $12 Million.
