Raheem Sterling
Raheem Shaquille Sterling MBE (born 8 December 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Chelsea. Born in Jamaica, he plays for the England national team.
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Sterling with England at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Raheem Shaquille Sterling | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kingston, Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.72 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2003 | Alpha & Omega | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2010 | Queens Park Rangers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Liverpool | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Liverpool | 95 | (18) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2022 | Manchester City | 225 | (91) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Chelsea | 50 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | England U16 | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | England U17 | 13 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | England U19 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | England U21 | 8 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012– | England | 82 | (20) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:25, 12 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:44, 10 December 2022 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sterling began his career at Queens Park Rangers before signing for Liverpool in 2010. He was awarded the Golden Boy award in 2014. In July 2015, following a lengthy dispute over a new contract, he was signed by Manchester City in a transfer potentially worth £49 million, the highest transfer fee ever paid for an English player at the time. He went on to help Manchester City win back-to-back Premier League titles in the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons. In the 2018–19 season, he was named to the PFA Premier League Team of the Year and won the PFA Young Player of the Year and FWA Footballer of the Year.
Sterling made his senior debut for England in November 2012 after previously being capped by England youth teams at under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels. He was chosen in England's squads for the FIFA World Cup in 2014, 2018 and 2022, and the UEFA European Championship in 2016 and 2020.