Jamie Vardy, born on 11 January 1987 (age 39), is an English striker whose senior career took a sharp upward turn at Fleetwood Town. His 2011–12 league season there – 31 goals in 36 appearances – was the clear early marker.
Leicester City then became the serious body of work. Across 13 seasons he made 440 league appearances and scored 183 league goals, which tells you why the rest of the career tends to sit in the margins. His game was direct, quick, awkward for defenders and usually low on ceremony.
He was linked with a move to Celtic in August 2025, but that remains a small line beside the Leicester years. His current market value is around £850,000, according to Transfermarkt.
Vardy’s career is essentially a Fleetwood breakthrough followed by a long, productive Leicester spell: 13 seasons, heavy scoring, and a striker who made a late route to the top look unusually straightforward.
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