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Raheem Sterling
Sterling warming up before the game against Vaalerenga in August of 2011.
Personal information
Full name Raheem Shaquille Sterling[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 31
Youth career
2003–2010 Queens Park Rangers
2010– Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012– Liverpool 1 (0)
International career‡
2009–2010 England U16 9 (1)
2010–2011 England U17 13 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 March 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2011

Raheem Shaquille Sterling (born 8 December 1994)[2] is an English-Jamaican footballer who plays for Liverpool. He was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He mainly plays as a winger.

Club career

Queens Park Rangers

Sterling was at Queens Park Rangers for seven years as a youth player, before his transfer to Liverpool.

Liverpool

Sterling was signed in February 2010 for an initial fee of £600,000, but this could rise to £5 million depending on how many appearances he makes for the first-team.[3][4] He made his first appearance for the first team in a pre-season friendly against Borussia Mönchengladbach in Germany on 1 August 2010.

Sterling scored his first goal for Liverpool's youth team in a friendly against Hibernian in a 2–2 draw, coming off the bench and scoring a late equaliser. After all the friendlies, Sterling's first Premier Academy League match was a 2–2 draw against Aston Villa. His first league win was at home to Bristol City in a 3–0 win on 28 August 2010. On 15 December, Sterling scored his first FA Youth Cup goal for Liverpool's youth team in a 4–0 win over Notts County with Sterling netting the third. On 14 February 2011, Sterling scored five goals for Liverpool's youth team in a 9–0 win over Southend United in the FA Youth Cup.[5]

Premier League debut and beyond

On 24 March 2012, Sterling made his Liverpool league debut against Wigan Athletic in a 2–1 loss aged 17 years and 107 days old, becoming the second-youngest player to play for the club.[6] His debut was a long-awaited one, as he had featured in pre-season and made superb progress in the reserves and academy.

International career

Sterling has represented England at Under-16 and Under-17 level.[7] He is also eligible to play for Jamaica, his country of birth, and his mother Nadine has stated that she would like to see him play for Jamaica at international level.[8]

Sterling was selected in the England squad for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He scored a long-range goal in England's opening 2–0 win against Rwanda in Pachuca.[9] He also scored against Argentina in the second round in a game where England won 4–2 on penalties.[10]

Personal life

Sterling grew up in the Maverley area of Kingston and was raised by his grandmother.[11] He attended Rainhill High School in Rainhill, Merseyside.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Premier League clubs submit squad lists". premierleague.com. Premier League. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Raheem Sterling". liverpoolfc.tv. Liverpool FC. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
  3. ^ Johnston, Neil (16 February 2011). "On the Bench ... With Raheem Sterling, a Winger Catching the Eye at Liverpool". FanHouse UK. AOL (UK). Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  4. ^ "10 things you need to know about Raheem Sterling plus video of him in action". Mirror Football. Trinity Mirror. 16 February 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  5. ^ Pearson, James (15 February 2011). "Raheem sterling for Reds' youth". Sky Sports. BSkyB. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  6. ^ "Liverpool 1 - 2 Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  7. ^ "Raheem Sterling". TheFA.com. The Football Association. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  8. ^ "'I'd Love To See Him Play For Jamaica'". Jamaica Gleaner. Gleaner Company. 2 March 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  9. ^ "Rwanda beaten by England in World U17 opener". BBC Sport. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  10. ^ "England Under-17s to face Germany in the quarter-finals of the World Cup following victory over Argentina on penalties". goal.com. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  11. ^ Lowe, André (23 February 2011). "As Hype Grows Around Raheem Sterling". Jamaica Gleaner. Gleaner Company. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  12. ^ "History boys: Dalglish to get teenage kicks in Prague with Liverpool starlet Sterling". Mail Online. Associated Newspapers. 16 February 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2011.

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