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 Hyypia 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 Football
Writers' Association Footballer of the Year award.
Gerrard made his Liverpool first-team debut on 29
November 1998 in a match against Blackburn Rovers as a
last minute substitute for Vegard Heggem. In the 1999-00
season Gerrard scored his first senior goal in a 4–1
victory over Sheffield Wednesday. In 2000–01, he made
fifty starts in all competitions and scored ten goals as
Liverpool won the League Cup, FA Cup, and the 2001 UEFA
Cup. He made his 300th Premier League appearance on 13
April 2008 in a match against Blackburn Rovers, scoring
the opening goal, and finished the season with twenty-two
league goals, surpassing his total from the 2006–07 season.
He made his 100th appearance in European club competition
for Liverpool on 10 March 2009 against Real Madrid and
scored twice in a 4–0 win. Four days after the impressive
victory over Real, Gerrard would score at Old Trafford for
the first time from the penalty spot, putting Liverpool
ahead on their way to a 4-1 victory over Manchester United.
Gerrard made his international debut against Ukraine on
31 May 2000. That summer, he was called up for Euro 2000,
making only one appearance as a substitute in a 1–0 win
over Germany. Gerrard scored his first international goal
in a 5–1 victory over Germany in a 2002 World Cup
qualifier in September 2001. He participated in his first
World Cup in 2006 and scored a team-leading two goals,
both in the group stage, against Trinidad & Tobago and
Sweden.

Full name: Steven George Gerrard
Date of birth: 30 May 1980 (age 29)
Place of birth: Whiston, Merseyside,
Height: 1.83m
Playing position: Midfielder
Current club: Liverpool
Number: 8