Player
Rio Ferdinand
United 2002–2014#5Centre-back
- 455
- apps11 sub
- 0.83
- conceded / game
- 45%
- clean sheet rate
- 8
- goals
Verified competitive record
Suggest correction →Remember this? · 0–1 (a.e.t) v Chelsea · 19 May 2007 · FA Cup
Clean sheets and goals conceded by season
United didn't concede in matches the player started. Team goals against are shared across every starter in the side.
Team goals against in matches started — lower is better.
Season by season
200 clean sheets in 444 starts · 12 of 12 seasons coveredPeak clean sheets — 07/08 · 28 clean sheetsFewest conceded — 03/04 · 17 goals
- 02/0346 apps · 15 CS · 43 conc · 33% CS15
- 03/04BEST (GC)27 apps · 14 CS · 17 conc · 52% CS14
- 04/0542 apps · 21 CS · 29 conc · 50% CS21
- 05/0652 apps · 25 CS · 39 conc · 50% CS25
- 06/0749 apps · 18 CS · 38 conc · 38% CS18
- 07/08PEAK (CS)51 apps · 28 CS · 29 conc · 55% CS28
- 08/0943 apps · 25 CS · 32 conc · 58% CS25
- 09/1021 apps · 8 CS · 20 conc · 40% CS8
- 10/1129 apps · 13 CS · 21 conc · 45% CS13
- 11/1238 apps · 17 CS · 39 conc · 46% CS17
- 12/1334 apps · 7 CS · 39 conc · 23% CS7
- 13/1423 apps · 9 CS · 22 conc · 43% CS9
How the goals were scored
- Head450%
- Left Foot225%
- Right Foot225%
Hand-curated goal types · 2003–2012 · Tableau source
Assist partnerships
recorded combinationsHe set up
2 goals
Set up by
1 goalsMatches where he scored
8 matchesMost goals v Liverpool — 2 · Longest scoring run: 2 in a row (20 Oct 2007–23 Oct 2007)
- 2–1v Swansea12/05/2013
Premier League
1 goal87' - 6–0v Newcastle12/01/2008
Premier League
1 goal85' - 4–2@ Dynamo Kyiv23/10/2007
Champions Lg
1 goal10' - 4–1@ Aston Villa20/10/2007
Premier League
1 goal45' - 2–0v Liverpool22/10/2006
Premier League
1 goal66' - 1–0v Liverpool22/01/2006
Premier League
1 goal90' - 3–0v West Brom26/12/2005
Premier League
1 goal45' - 4–0v Wigan14/12/2005
Premier League
1 goal30'
- 2–1WvSwanseaSwanseaSwansea CityPremier League·12 May 2013 · 2012-131 goal87'2012-13Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 37
- 6–0WvNewcastleNewcastleNewcastle UnitedPremier League·12 Jan 2008 · 2007-081 goal85'2007-08Premier LeaguePremier League
- 4–2W@Dynamo KyivDynamo KyivFC Dynamo KyivChampions Lg·23 Oct 2007 · 2007-081 goal10'2007-08Champions LgUEFA Champions League
- 4–1W@Aston VillaAston VillaAston VillaPremier League·20 Oct 2007 · 2007-081 goal45'2007-08Premier LeaguePremier League
- 2–0WvLiverpoolLiverpoolLiverpoolPremier League·22 Oct 2006 · 2006-071 goal66'2006-07Premier LeaguePremier League
- 1–0WvLiverpoolLiverpoolLiverpoolPremier League·22 Jan 2006 · 2005-061 goal90'2005-06Premier LeaguePremier League
- 3–0WvWest BromWest BromWest Bromwich AlbionPremier League·26 Dec 2005 · 2005-061 goal45'2005-06Premier LeaguePremier League
- 4–0WvWiganWiganWigan AthleticPremier League·14 Dec 2005 · 2005-061 goal30'2005-06Premier LeaguePremier League
Transfer record
2 recorded- from Leeds United21 Jul 2002£30m
- Freeto Queens Park Rangers17 Jul 2014
Data coverageshowhide
Club record — verified competitive apps, starts, and defensive record in the hero plate. Recorded splits below are drawn from match coverage we can evidence, not necessarily a full career total.
Defensive record — United didn't concede in matches the player started. Team goals against are shared across every starter in the side.
Slice: all competitions, per season
Slice: curated goals, assists, and goal types, 1987–2015
Coverage: 8 goals and 9 assists across 6 seasons; hand-curated, not exhaustive, and not match-attributed. Tableau source
Slice: recorded match-event assists, both directions
Coverage: goals where both scorer and assister are recorded; curated season assists are not pairwise and are excluded here.