Steven Gerrard

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Steven Gerrard
MBE
Steven Gerrard
Gerrard in 2018
Personal information
Full name Steven George Gerrard[1]
Date of birth (1980-05-30) 30 May 1980 (age 43)[2]
Place of birth Whiston, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Al-Ettifaq (head coach)
Youth career
1989–1998 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2015 Liverpool 504 (120)
2015–2016 LA Galaxy 34 (5)
Total 538 (125)
National team
1999–2000 England U21 4 (1)
2000–2014 England 114 (21)
Teams managed
2017–2018 Liverpool U18/U19
2018–2021 Rangers
2021–2022 Aston Villa
2023– Al-Ettifaq
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Steven George Gerrard MBE (born 30 May 1980) is an English professional football manager and former player who is the current manager of Saudi Pro League club Al-Ettifaq. He was 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 two years before retiring at the end of the 2017 season.

Personal life[change | change source]

Gerarrd 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.

Career statistics[change | change source]

Club[change | change source]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liverpool 1998–99[4] Premier League 12 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 13 0
1999–2000[5] Premier League 29 1 2 0 0 0 31 1
2000–01[6] Premier League 33 7 4 1 4 0 9[a] 2 50 10
2001–02[7] Premier League 28 3 2 0 0 0 14[b] 1 1[c] 0 45 4
2002–03[8] Premier League 34 5 2 0 6 2 11[d] 0 1[e] 0 54 7
2003–04[9] Premier League 34 4 3 0 2 0 8[a] 2 47 6
2004–05[10] Premier League 30 7 0 0 3 2 10[b] 4 43 13
2005–06[11] Premier League 32 10 6 4 1 1 12[b] 7 2[f] 1 53 23
2006–07[12] Premier League 36 7 1 0 1 1 12[b] 3 1[e] 0 51 11
2007–08[13] Premier League 34 11 3 3 2 1 13[b] 6 52 21
2008–09[14] Premier League 31 16 3 1 0 0 10[b] 7 44 24
2009–10[15] Premier League 33 9 2 1 1 0 13[g] 2 49 12
2010–11[16] Premier League 21 4 1 0 0 0 2[h] 4 24 8
2011–12[17] Premier League 18 5 6 1 4 2 28 8
2012–13[18] Premier League 36 9 1 0 1 0 8[h] 1 46 10
2013–14[19] Premier League 34 13 3 1 2 0 39 14
2014–15[20] Premier League 29 9 3 2 3 0 6[b] 2 41 13
Total 504 120 42 14 30 9 129 41 5 1 710 185
LA Galaxy 2015[21] Major League Soccer 13 2 1 0 0 0 1[i] 0 15 2
2016[21] Major League Soccer 21 3 0 0 2[j] 0 1[i] 0 24 3
Total 34 5 1 0 2 0 2 0 39 5
Career total 538 125 43 14 30 9 131 41 7 1 749 190
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  4. Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, six in UEFA Cup
  5. 5.0 5.1 Appearance in FA Community Shield
  6. Appearances in FIFA Club World Championship
  7. Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  8. 8.0 8.1 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  9. 9.0 9.1 Appearance in MLS Cup Playoffs
  10. Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League

International[change | change source]

Source:[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
England 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
2011 0 0
2012 11 0
2013 8 2
2014 6 0
Total 114 21
England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Gerrard goal.[22]
List of international goals scored by Steven Gerrard
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 1 September 2001 Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany 6  Germany 2–1 5–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [23]
2 16 October 2002 St Mary's Stadium, Southampton, England 13  Macedonia 2–2 2–2 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying [24]
3 3 June 2003 Walkers Stadium, Leicester, England 17  Serbia and Montenegro 1–0 2–1 Friendly [25]
4 17 June 2004 Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal 26   Switzerland 3–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2004 [26]
5 4 September 2004 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria 30  Austria 2–0 2–2 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [27]
6 30 March 2005 St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, England 34  Azerbaijan 1–0 2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [28]
7 30 May 2006 Old Trafford, Manchester, England 41  Hungary 1–0 3–1 Friendly [29]
8 15 June 2006 Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany 44  Trinidad and Tobago 2–0 2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup [30]
9 20 June 2006 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany 45  Sweden 2–1 2–2 2006 FIFA World Cup [31]
10 2 September 2006 Old Trafford, Manchester, England 49  Andorra 2–0 5–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying [32]
11 28 March 2007 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain 55  Andorra 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying [33]
12 2–0
13 28 May 2008 Wembley Stadium, London, England 66  United States 2–0 2–0 Friendly [34]
14 15 October 2008 Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus 70  Belarus 1–0 3–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [35]
15 9 September 2009 Wembley Stadium, London, England 76  Croatia 2–0 5–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [36]
16 4–0
17 12 June 2010 Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa 81  United States 1–0 1–1 2010 FIFA World Cup [37]
18 11 August 2010 Wembley Stadium, London, England 85  Hungary 1–1 2–1 Friendly [38]
19 2–1
20 6 September 2013 Wembley Stadium, London, England 104  Moldova 1–0 4–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [39]
21 15 October 2013 Wembley Stadium, London, England 107  Poland 2–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [40]

Managerial statistics[change | change source]

As of 5 November 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
P W D L Win %
Rangers 1 June 2018 11 November 2021 193 125 42 26 064.8 [41][42][43]
Aston Villa 11 November 2021 20 October 2022 40 13 8 19 032.5 [44]
Al-Ettifaq 3 July 2023 present 14 7 3 4 050.0
Total 247 145 53 49 058.7

Honours[change | change source]

Player[change | change source]

Liverpool[45]

Individual

Manager[change | change source]

Rangers

Individual

Orders[change | change source]

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