Steven Gerrard facts for kids
Gerrard playing for Liverpool in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Steven George Gerrard | ||
| Date of birth | 30 May 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Whiston, Merseyside, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | rangers | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1998 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–2015 | Liverpool | 504 | (120) |
| 2015–2016 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 34 | (5) |
| National team | |||
| 1999–2000 | England U21 | 4 | (1) |
| 2000–2014 | England | 114 | (21) |
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Steven George Gerrard (born 30 May 1980) is an English retired footballer. He is a Liverpool great who spent the majority of his career at Anfield. He wore the number 8, playing from 1997 until 2015. He was also the England captain, for which he wore the number 4. He usually plays as a central midfielder. He played for Los Angeles Galaxy for 2 full years before retiring at the end of the 2017 season.
Personal life
Gerrard was born in Whiston Hospital but he grew up in the Liverpool suburb of Huyton. Gerrard was engaged to Alex Curran and they married on 16 June 2007. They have three daughters: Lilly-Ella Gerrard (born on 23 February 2004), Lexie Gerrard (born on 9 May 2006) and Lourdes Gerrard (born on 2 November 2011).
On 1 September 2006, he published his first autobiography, entitled Gerrard: My Autobiography.
Gerrard also started training with his boyhood club on 30 November 2015.
Gerrard also recently started a punditry job on BT Sport Europe.
Club career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| England | League | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1998/99 | Liverpool | Premier League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999/00 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2000/01 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 50 | 10 | ||
| 2001/02 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 45 | 4 | ||
| 2002/03 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 53 | 7 | ||
| 2003/04 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 47 | 6 | ||
| 2004/05 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 43 | 13 | ||
| 2005/06 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 51 | 22 | ||
| 2006/07 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 50 | 11 | ||
| 2007/08 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 52 | 21 | ||
| 2008/09 | 31 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 44 | 24 | ||
| 2009/10 | ||||||||||||
| Country | England | 333 | 71 | 26 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 101 | 32 | 484 | 119 | |
| Total | 333 | 71 | 26 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 101 | 32 | 484 | 119 | ||
International career statistics
| England national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 1 |
| 2003 | 8 | 1 |
| 2004 | 10 | 2 |
| 2005 | 8 | 1 |
| 2006 | 13 | 4 |
| 2007 | 11 | 2 |
| 2008 | 7 | 2 |
| 2009 | 7 | 2 |
| 2010 | 12 | 3 |
| 2012 | 11 | 0 |
| 2013 | 8 | 2 |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 114 | 21 |
Images for kids
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The Gerrard plinth outside Anfield inscribed with 86 minutes (the time of his strike against Olympiacos) and "Oh, you beauty!! What a hit son! What a hit!"
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Gerrard playing for Liverpool in the Premier League in 2007
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Gerrard celebrates after scoring a hat-trick in the Merseyside derby in 2012
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Gerrard before Jamie Carragher's testimonial in 2010
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Gerrard during his testimonial in August 2013
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Gerrard playing for LA Galaxy in 2015
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Gerrard warming up for England at UEFA Euro 2012
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Gerrard (second from left) shaking hands with Uruguay's Luis Suárez at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, 19 June 2014.
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Gerrard managing Rangers in 2018
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Gerrard striking the ball
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Gerrard wore number eight for most of his career.
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Gerrard signing autographs in 2006
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Gerrard (left) playing for England at UEFA Euro 2012
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