Steven Gerrard

Steven Gerrard

Steven Gerrard,is an English footballer who plays for English Premier League club Liverpool and the England national team. He is usually employed in the central midfield role, although he has also played as a right or left-sided midfielder and a second striker.

Gerrard, who has spent his entire career at Anfield, made his debut in 1998 and cemented his place in the first team in the 2000-01 season, succeeding Sami Hyypiä as Liverpool team captain in 2003. His honours include a pair of FA Cups and two Football League Cup wins, as well as the UEFA Cup in 2001 and the UEFA Champions League in 2005, following Liverpool's comeback in the final. As of 13 May 2009, Gerrard is also the current holder of the FootballWriters' Association Footballer of the Year award.

Gerrard made his international debut in 2000, and represented England in the UEFA European Championships in 2000 and 2004 as well as the 2006 FIFA World Cup, where he was the team's top goalscorer.Gerrard placed second in the 100 Players Who Shook The Kop, a Liverpool F.C.fan poll

Early career

Born in Whiston, Merseyside, Gerrard started out playing for hometown team Whiston Juniors, where he was noticed by Liverpool scouts. He joined the Reds' youth academy at the age of nine.[3] Gerrard then had trials with various clubs at fourteen, but his success wasn't immediate - Gerrard never made it into the England Schoolboys team. Gerrard's trials included Manchester United, which he claimed in his 2006 autobiography was "to pressure Liverpool into giving me a YTS contract."[4] He signed his first professional contract with Liverpool on 5 November 1997.

Personal information

Full name Steven Gerrard
Date of birth 30 May 1980 (1980-05-30) (age 29)
Place of birth Huyton, Merseyside,
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Midfielder

Club information

Current club Liverpool
Number 8

Youth career

1987–1997 Liverpool

Senior career
Years Club Apps (Gls)
1998– Liverpool 340 (74)
National team
1999 England U-21 004 0(1)
2000– England 076 (16)[1]

Honours

Liverpool

Winner

* FA Cup (2): 2000–01, 2005–06
* League Cup (2): 2000–01, 2002–03
* FA Community Shield (2): 2001–02, 2006–07
* UEFA Champions League (1): 2004–05
* UEFA Cup (1): 2000–01
* UEFA Super Cup (2): 2001–02, 2005–06

Runner-up

* FA Premier League (2): 2001-02, 2008-09
* League Cup (1): 2004–05
* FA Community Shield (1): 2002–03
* UEFA Champions League (1): 2006–07
* FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2005

Individual

* FWA Footballer of the Year: 2008–09
* PFA Players' Player of the Year: 2005–06[22]
* PFA Young Player of the Year: 2000–01[22]
* PFA Fans' Player of the Year: 2000-01, 2008-09
* PFA Team of the Year: 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
* FA Premier League Player of the Month: March 2001, March 2003, December 2004, April 2006, March 2009
* Goal of the Season: 2005-06
* UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 2004–05
* UEFA Champions League Final Man of the Match: 2004–05
* UEFA Team of the Year: 2005, 2006, 2007
* FA Cup Final Man of the Match: 2005–06
* FIFPro World XI: 2006–07, 2007–08