RIO FERDINAND 

Position

 Defender

Club

 Man Utd

D.O.B

 07.11.78

P.O.B

 Peckham

Start

 42

Subs

 6

Caps

 48

Goals

 1

Debut

 v Cam, 11.97

Full Debut

 v Swi, 03.98

First Goal

 v Den, 06.02
Correct at 10 June 2006, for up-to-date information visit the England Archive		 Rio was first selected for England in a Wembley friendly just eight days after his 19th birthday.

Commanding performances for England in the World Cup three years ago cemented his status as one of the world’s best defenders and led to a massive £29.1 million transfer from Leeds to Manchester United.

Sven has always been one of Rio’s biggest admirers, while Harry Redknapp has described him as a "Rolls Royce" of a defender.

Ferdinand's England Caps

Paraguay

Neutral

1-0

10 June 2006

Jamaica

Home

6-0

03 June 2006

Hungary

Home

3-1

30 May 2006

Uruguay

Home

2-1

1 March 2006

Argentina

Neutral

3-2

12 November 2005

Poland

Home

2-1

12 October 2005

Austria +

Home

1-0

08 October 2005

Northern Ireland

Away

0-1

07 September 2005

Wales

Away

1-0

03 September 2005

Denmark

Away

1-4

17 August 2005

Azerbaijan

Home

2-0

30 March 2005

Northern Ireland

Home

4-0

26 March 2005

Spain

Away

0-1

17 November 2004

Azerbaijan

Away

1-0

13 October 2004

Wales

Home

2-0

09 October 2004

Croatia

Home

3-1

20 August 2003

South Africa

Away

2-1

22 May 2003

Turkey

Home

2-0

02 April 2003

Liechtenstein

Away

2-0

29 March 2003

Australia

Home

1-3

12 February 2003

Portugal

Home

1-1

07 September 2002

Brazil

Neutral

1-2

21 June 2002

Denmark 1

Neutral

3-0

15 June 2002

Nigeria

Neutral

0-0

12 June 2002

Argentina

Neutral

1-0

07 June 2002

Sweden

Neutral

1-1

02 June 2002

Cameroon

Neutral

2-2

26 May 2002

South Korea

Neutral

1-1

21 May 2002

Holland

Away

1-1

13 February 2002

Sweden

Home

1-1

10 November 2001

Greece

Home

2-2

06 October 2001

Albania

Home

2-0

05 September 2001

Germany

Away

5-1

01 September 2001

Greece

Away

2-0

06 June 2001

Mexico

Home

4-0

25 May 2001

Albania

Away

3-1

28 March 2001

Finland

Home

2-1

24 March 2001

Spain

Home

3-0

28 February 2001

Italy

Away

0-1

15 November 2000

Argentina +

Home

0-0

23 February 2000

Sweden +

Home

0-0

05 June 1999

Hungary

Away

1-1

28 April 1999

France +

Home

0-2

01 February 1999

Czech Republic

Home

2-0

18 November 1998

Luxembourg

Away

3-0

14 October 1998

Belgium +

Neutral

0-0

29 May 1998

Switzerland

Away

1-1

25 March 1998

Cameroon +

Home

2-0

15 November 1997



+ denotes substitute appearance

Last updated 10 June 2006

Rio Ferdinand video vault
2 September 2005
Exclusive: Rio Ferdinand interview

Rio Ferdinand highlights two players England should watch out for when they meet Wales on Saturday.
1 September 2005
Rio Ferdinand interview

Rio Ferdinand looks forward to Saturday's World Cup Qualifier following a session at the London Colney Training HQ.

27 March 2005
Time will tell

In an exclusive interview with TheFA.com, Rio Ferdinand says his relationship with John Terry is developing well.

24 March 2005
Rio's Finals aim

Rio admits England stand the best ever chance of winning major silverware next summer since lifting the World Cup back in 1966.

9 October 2004
Rio won't take things for granted

Rio Ferdinand is warning England's heroes not to get complacent following the fine victory over Wales.