Steven Gerrard- Player Profile

Name: Steven Gerrard

Age: 28

Club: Liverpool

Position: Midfield

Squad No: 8

Born: Whiston, England

Height: 6″2

Steven Gerrard was born on the 30th May 1980, Whiston, Merseyside England. He is the captain of Liverpool, where he plays in an attacking midfield role and wears the number 8. He is an influential and versatile midfielder and many have labelled him a “match winner”. His weapon of destruction is his ability to score goals from long range and his ability to score the winning goal late in matches.

During his career at Liverpool, Steven Gerrard has won

• PFA Young Player of the Year
• PFA Player of the Year
• PFA Fans Player of the Year
• European Midfielder of the Year
• Premier League Player of the Year (2 times)
• UEFA Club Footballer of the Year
• Nominated for FIFA World Player of the Year 2005, 2006 and 2007.
• Also awarded the MBE for his contributions to Football.
• 5 Feb 2008 was voted by fans the Nationwide England Player of the Year for 2007.

Steven Gerrard started playing his soccer at his local junior club Whiston Juniors. At the age of 9 Liverpool scouts signed him up for the Reds Youth Academy and the rest as you say it, is history. Gerrard signed his first professional contract with Liverpool on the 5th November 1997.

Liverpool Career Stats

Total 449 Appearances 100 Goals 44 Yellow Cards 5 Red Cards

League 308 Apps 56 Goals

FA Cup 23 Apps 8 Goals

League Cup 19 Apps 7 Goals

European/ Others 99 Apps 29 Goals

International Career

Gerrard played his first game for England against Ukraine on the 31st of May 2000

International Goals

Date	Team	Competition	Goals Scored
9/1/2001	Germany	2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier	–
10/16/2001	FYR Macedonia	UEFA World qualifier	–
6/3/2003	Serbia and Montenegro	Friendly Match	–
6/17/04	Switzerland	UEFA Euro 2004	–
9/4/2004	Austria	2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier	–
3/30/05	Azerbaijan	2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier	–
5/30/2006	Hungary	Friendly Match	–
6/16/2006	Trinidad and Tobago	2006 FIFA World Cup	–
6/20/2006	Sweden	2006 FIFA World Cup	–
9/2/2006	Andorra	UEFA Euro Qualifier	–
3/28/2007	Andorra	UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifier	–

Awards and Honors

Liverpool

• 2001 European SuperCup winner (Liverpool)
• 2001 UEFA Cup winner (Liverpool)
• 2001 FA Cup winner (Liverpool)
• 2001 League Cup winner (Liverpool)
• 2003 League Cup winner (Liverpool)
• 2005 Champions League winner (Liverpool)
• 2005 League Cup Finals (Liverpool)
• 2006 FA Cup winner (Liverpool)

England

• European Championship Finals 2000,

• European Championship Finals 2004

Personal Life

Steven Gerrard is married to Alex Curran and the couple have 2 daughters: Lilly-Ella Gerrard and Lexie Gerrard. The couple were married at Cliveden mansion in Buckinghamshire on 16 June 2007.

Semptember 2006 Gerrard published an autobiography titled ” Gerrard:My Autobiography”.