Jesse Lingard

Manchester United

Youth career

Having played for Fletcher Moss Rangers and Penketh United as a youngster, Lingard joined Manchester United's youth academy at the age of seven and progressed through the age groups. He was part of the Manchester United team that won the 2010–11 FA Youth Cup, before signing a professional contract in July 2011. After moving up to the reserves/under 21s, Lingard won back-to-back championships with the club in 2011–12 and 2012–13 He also won the Manchester Senior Cup and Lancashire Senior Cup with the team.

2011–12 season

Lingard was first included in a senior matchday squad on 30 November 2011, in the League Cup quarter-finals against Crystal Palace at Old Trafford, remaining unused as the team lost 2–1 after extra time. He had his only other call-up of the season on 4 January 2012, again unused in a 3–0 away Premier League loss to Newcastle United.

2012–13 season: Loan to Leicester City

On 6 November 2012, Lingard and teammate Michael Keane joined Leicester City on loan for a month. He made his competitive debut later that day, in a 0–0 Championship draw away to Bolton Wanderers, coming on as a substitute for Martyn Waghorn in the 85th minute. His loan was later extended to 2 January 2013, and he totalled five appearances for the Foxes.

2013–14 season

Lingard was selected in the 19-man squad for Manchester United's 2013 pre-season tour. He scored his first two goals for United in a 5–1…

Youth

Lingard played three times for England at under-17 level in the 2008 Nordic Tournament. He received his first call-up for the under-21 team for the friendly match against Scotland under-21s on 13 August 2013, and made his debut as a second-half substitute for Nathan Redmond as England won 6–0. On 21 June 2015, Lingard came off the bench to score the winner in a 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship group match against Sweden.

Senior

After Michael Carrick and Jamie Vardy withdrew through injury, Lingard received his first call-up to the full England squad, for a friendly against France on 17 November 2015. He did not appear in the match. Lingard received his next call-up for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Malta and Slovenia in October 2016. He made his debut against Malta, starting on the left wing as England won 2–0. Lingard scored his first goal on 23 March 2018, in a 1–0 win over the Netherlands in a friendly. In May 2018, Lingard was named in the 23-man England squad for the 2018 World Cup. On 24 June, Lingard scored his first World Cup goal in a 6–1 victory over Panama during their second group stage match. During the tournament, Lingard received five starts, plus a substitute appearance in the third place play off against Belgium which saw England finish fourth in the tournament. During the November international break, Lingard scored the first goal in Wayne Rooney's farewell match against the USA on 15 November. On the following…

Jesse Ellis Lingard was born on 15 December 1992 in Warrington, Cheshire, and attended William Beamont Community High School. He also attended Ashton-on-Mersey School Sixth Form due to their partnership with Manchester United.

Lingard was born in England, and his paternal grandparents are emigrants from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. He is a cousin of Manchester United and England women's international footballer Gabby George. His parents separated when Lingard was very young, and his grandfather would take him to training and was his biggest supporter. He lived partially with his grandparents and also with his mother, as she suffered with depression, and struggled to get out of bed. Due to his mother suffering from mental health issues, Lingard needed to care for his younger siblings, Jasper, and Daisy-Boo. Lingard has a daughter from a relationship with fitness model and former girlfriend Rebecca Halliday. In 2018, Lingard launched his own clothing brand, JLingz. The company was criticised by Manchester United former players Roy Keane and Gary Neville as being a distraction from football. It recorded losses of over £200,000 in its first year of trading. In September 2023, Lingard was banned from driving for 18 months and fined £57,000, a week's wages, having been found guilty of drink driving. Lingard was stopped in Sale, Greater Manchester, driving a Lamborghini Urus and was found to be more than twice over the drink driving limit for micrograms of alcohol in a breath sample given.