Career Summary |
Year |
Professional Achievements
and Awards
|
1996 |
Signed for Liverpool
as a Trainee Professional |
1996 |
FA Youth Cup
Champions. League top scorer. |
1996 |
Signs senior terms
with Liverpool FC. |
1997 |
6th May - Plays first
senior match for Liverpool and scores
first senior goal against Wimbledon. |
1997 |
18th November -
Scores first senior hat-trick for
Liverpool against Grimsby Town. |
|
1998 |
February 7th - Scores
first Premiership hat-trick against
Sheffield Wednesday. |
|
1998 |
Named youngest England player for 100
years at 18 years 59 days |
|
1998 |
February 11th - First senior cap for
England in an International Friendly
against Chile. |
|
1998 |
Crowned joint-top goal scorer for 1997
-1998 season with 18 goals. |
|
1998 |
Wins PFA Young Player award 1998 |
|
1998 |
May
1998 - Wins Carling Player of the Year
award |
|
1998 |
May 1998 - Earns
England squad place for the World Cup
finals in France. |
|
1998 |
May 27th - Scores
first senior International goal against
Morocco. |
|
1998 |
15th June - First
World Cup appearance for England against
Tunisia. |
|
1998 |
22nd June - Scores
first World Cup goal against Romania. |
|
1998 |
30th June - Scores
"wonder goal" against Argentina |
|
1998 |
13th December - Wins
BBC Sports Personality Award |
|
2001 |
Worthington Cup
winners 2001 |
|
2001 |
UEFA Cup Winners 2001 |
|
2001 |
European Super Cup
winners 2001 |
|
2001 |
FA Cup winners 2001 |
|
2001 |
Charity Shield
winners 2001 |
|
2001 |
Wins European
Footballer of the Year 2001 (Ballon D'or) |
|
2001 |
1st September -
Scores first International hat-trick
against Germany. |
|
2001 |
Scores 100th goal for
Liverpool. |
|
2001 |
Wins runner-up in
BBC's Sports Personality Award
competition. |
|
2004 |
Signs for Spanish giants, Real Madrid
for £8,000,000. |
|
2004 |
19th October - Scores
first Real Madrid goal. |
|
2005 |
Signs for Newcastle United for
£16,000,000 |
|
2005 |
10th September -
Scores first goal for Newcastle United |
|
2005 |
17th
December - Scores first hat-trick for
Newcastle United |
