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"Jermaine Lloyd Pennant" is an England/English association football/footballer who plays as a midfielder#Winger/winger for Wigan Athletic F.C./Wigan Athletic.

Born in Nottingham, Pennant played for his local side Notts County F.C./Notts County as a youngster. He earned promising reviews in the youth team at County and Arsenal F.C./Arsenal signed him in 1999. He struggled to make much of an impact at the North London club and spent time on loan at Watford F.C./Watford, Leeds United A.F.C./Leeds United and Birmingham City F.C./Birmingham City before joining the latter permanently. While an Arsenal player, he won 24 cap (sports)/caps for the England national under-21 football team/England under-21 team. He gained notoriety in 2005, when he had to play a match while on probation—he played while wearing an electronic tagging/electronic tag following a Driving under the influence/drink-driving conviction. Following Birmingham's relegation in 2006 Pennant signed for Liverpool F.C./Liverpool for a fee of £6.7 million. He won the 2006 FA Community Shield and also played a vital role in the club's run to the 2007 UEFA Champions League Final where Liverpool lost 2–1 to A.C. Milan/Milan.