Adam Lallana

english affiliation football player

Adam David Lallana ( lə-LAH-nə ; [ 4 ] born 10 May 1988 ) is an english professional football player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League cabaret Brighton & Hove Albion and the England national team. Lallana began his youth career with AFC Bournemouth before transferring to Southampton in 2000, where he developed in their academy and became a master in 2006. After a brief loan back to Bournemouth, he broke into Southampton ‘s inaugural team as they earned two back-to-back promotions to rise from League One to the Premier League, and became captain in 2012. After two seasons in the top flight and an international breakthrough, he joined Liverpool for a reported £25 million in July 2014. He appeared in the 2018 UEFA Champions League Final and was separate of the squad that won the competition the postdate season, adenine well as lifting the 2019–20 Premier League trophy.

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Since his senior external debut in 2013, Lallana has made 34 appearances for England, scoring 3 goals, representing his country at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2016 .

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Lallana was born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, [ 5 ] but moved to the Iford area of Bournemouth when he was five years old. He attended Corpus Christi School followed by St Peter ‘s Catholic School. [ 6 ] As a child, Lallana supported Everton, like his beget. [ 7 ] He is of spanish descent ; his agnate grandfather is from Madrid. [ 8 ] [ 9 ]

Club career [edit ]

Southampton [edit ]

Lallana in 2012 Lallana was a penis of the AFC Bournemouth Centre of Excellence, where he was spotted by a endowment lookout from Southampton. He joined the Premier League club ‘s academy as a 12-year-old in September 2000. Southampton paid £3,000 recompense to Bournemouth with far payments of £5,000 and £10,000 when he signed eruditeness and professional contracts respectively. [ 6 ] Lallana was involved in Southampton ‘s FA Youth Cup squads of 2004–05 and 2005–06, when they reached the concluding and semi-final respectively. [ 10 ] Lallana joined the first team police squad in July 2006, making his debut on 23 August 2006, in a 5–2 victory over Yeovil Town, in the League Cup. [ 11 ] On 31 October 2006 he signed a raw sign to keep him at Southampton until December 2009. [ 12 ] On 9 October 2007 he joined Bournemouth on loan for one calendar month. [ 13 ] On 28 April 2008, Lallana scored his first professional finish for Southampton against West Bromwich Albion in a all-important Championship match, with a well-placed finish into the bottom left corner. [ 14 ] He became a regular in the first team at the begin of the 2008–09 season. On 29 August 2008, he signed a newly three-year contract with Southampton. [ 15 ] On 28 March 2010, he scored as Southampton beat Carlisle United 4–1 in the 2010 Football League Trophy Final. [ 16 ] He finished the 2009–10 season with a entire of twenty goals in all competitions, netting his 20th on the final day of the season against Southend United. This made him the first Southampton midfielder to score twenty goals in a temper since Matt Le Tissier ‘s 30 in the 1994–95 season. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] On 7 January 2011, Lallana signed a new sign with Southampton which would expire in the summer of 2015. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] He was named in the League One PFA Team of the year after scoring 11 goals in the 2010–11 season as Southampton won forwarding from League One, finishing three points behind winners Brighton & Hove Albion. [ 21 ] [ 22 ]
Lallana playing for Southampton in 2013 He then scored on the open day of the 2011–12 season, a 3–1 victory over Leeds United at St Mary ‘s Stadium which broke a 12-year hoodoo of Southampton not winning on the afford day and secured a record-breaking seventh back-to-back league gain. [ 23 ] He then scored doubly in a 5–2 victory at Ipswich Town. [ 24 ] His hundred-and-fiftieth originate for the cabaret came in a 1–1 draw at south slide rivals Portsmouth. [ 25 ] His tenth goal of the season came in a 4–0 victory over Derby County. [ 26 ] He then scored two goals in a 2–0 victory over Barnsley. [ 27 ] He was nominated for the Southampton Player of the Year prize but lost out to teammate Rickie Lambert. Along with Lambert and Kelvin Davis, he was one of three Southampton players named in the Championship PFA Team of the year for the 2011–12 season. [ 28 ] He scored on the final day of the crusade to finish with 13 goals, 11 of which came in the league, [ 26 ] as Southampton clinched a second consecutive forwarding. [ 29 ] He made his first Premier League appearance on the open day of the 2012–13 temper, setting up a goal and wearing the captain ‘s armband in a 3–2 kill against 2011–12 champions Manchester City. [ 30 ] He scored his first Premier League goal in a 4–1 defeat away to West Ham United. [ 31 ] His second finish of the season came on 25 November, as he opened the grade in a 2–0 home winnings against Newcastle United. [ 32 ] The fiftieth goal of his career came in a 2–0 victory at Reading. [ 33 ] On 11 April 2013, Lallana signed a fresh five-year contract with Southampton. [ 34 ] In Southampton ‘s 4–1 Premier League victory over Hull City on 9 November 2013, Lallana started with the ball 30 yards from goal and dribbled his room past five players into the left english of the 18-yard box, before slotting it past Hull goalkeeper Steve Harper. [ 35 ] On 18 April 2014, he was shortlisted for the PFA Players ‘ Player of the Year award, [ 36 ] losing to Liverpool striker Luis Suárez. [ 37 ] On 27 April 2014, he was named aboard teammate Luke Shaw in the PFA Team of the Year. [ 38 ] On 6 May, he was voted both the Southampton Players ‘ Player and Fans ‘ Player of the year, [ 39 ] while his solo goal against Hull City won the golf club ‘s finish of the season award. [ 40 ]

liverpool [edit ]

Lallana playing for Liverpool in 2014 prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Lallana was national to interest from Premier League runner-up Liverpool. After prolong negotiation, Southampton accepted a reported £25 million offer and Lallana joined the Merseyside baseball club on 1 July 2014. [ 41 ] Following England ‘s return from the World Cup, Lallana signed for Liverpool, and was handed the number 20 shirt, the number he wore during his time at Southampton. Bournemouth, Lallana ‘s young team, had primitively included a 25 % sell-on-clause in his contract when he joined Southampton, but only received £4 million after agreeing to a reduced fee with Southampton. [ 42 ] [ 43 ] On 25 July, Liverpool confirmed that Lallana had injured his knee while training with the club in Boston, Massachusetts during pre-season and would be out for six weeks. He therefore missed the depart of the Premier League season, which began against former club Southampton. [ 44 ] He made his debut in Liverpool ‘s fourth match on 13 September, starting and being substituted for Raheem Sterling after 61 minutes in a 1–0 dwelling frustration to Aston Villa. [ 45 ] On 4 October he scored his first gear goal for the club, opening a 2–1 home acquire against West Bromwich Albion seconds before half time. [ 46 ] Lallana scored his second goal for Liverpool on 2 December during Liverpool ‘s 3–1 acquire at Leicester City. [ 47 ] On 29 December, he continued his ticket form and scored two goals in a 4–1 gain against Swansea City at Anfield. [ 48 ] On 14 February, Lallana scored the winning finish in a FA Cup Fifth Round match against Crystal Palace. [ 49 ] On 19 April 2015, Lallana was selected in the Football Manager Team of the Decade at the Football League Awards. [ 50 ] On 17 September 2015, Lallana scored the first step finish in the new Europa League season opening group stage aside meet against Bordeaux at the Stade Chaban-Delmas, a meet Liverpool went on to draw 1–1. [ 51 ] On 1 October, Lallana scored in a second match in a row against Sion in the Europa League but the match ended in a 1–1 draw. [ 52 ] On 23 January 2016, he came on as a second-half ersatz and scored an injury-time winner in Liverpool ‘s 5–4 away win at Norwich City. [ 53 ] On 28 February 2016, Lallana came on as a second-half utility and missed in the penalty shoot-out against Manchester City, resulting in Liverpool ‘s defeat in the 2016 League Cup Final. [ 54 ] On 3 March 2016, he scored and assisted in Liverpool ‘s 3–0 dwelling win against Manchester City. [ 55 ] On 23 April, he scored Liverpool ‘s second finish against Newcastle United, which took the Reds to a 2–0 half-time lead, but the pit ended with a 2–2 draw. [ 56 ] On 5 May, he scored the one-third goal in Liverpool ‘s second-leg succeed over spanish team Villarreal in the Europa League semi-finals, with the Reds advancing to the final with a 3–1 aggregate succeed. [ 57 ]
On 14 August 2016, during the afford match against Arsenal, Lallana scored Liverpool ‘s second goal, which took the Reds to a 2–1 lead, with the match finally ending in a 4–3 win for Liverpool. [ 58 ] He was absent for parts of October and November due to reoccurring groin injuries. [ 59 ] On 22 February 2017, Lallana signed a newfangled long-run narrow with Liverpool, keeping him at the baseball club until 2020. [ 60 ] On 21 May 2017, on the final examination day of the temper, Lallana scored Liverpool ‘s third finish in their 3–0 acquire over Middlesbrough, which secured a top-four polish for the Reds and qualification to the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League. [ 61 ] Lallana ended the temper with 42 appearances and 11 goals. [ 62 ] In August 2017, Lallana suffered a long-run wound during the Audi Cup final against Atlético Madrid, which would keep him out until mid-November. [ 63 ] His foremost appearance of the season was on 17 November, in Liverpool ‘s 1–1 draw with Chelsea, coming on as an 89th infinitesimal substitute for Philippe Coutinho. [ 64 ] On 31 March, during a match against Crystal Palace, Lallana came on as a substitute in the 65th minute, but alone respective minutes after play, he suffered another wound, which kept him out for “ a number of weeks ”. [ 65 ] [ 66 ] He returned to the squad on 13 May, on the concluding day of the Premier League temper, coming on as a alternate for Sadio Mané in the 74th moment, playing against Brighton & Hove Albion. Liverpool won the match 4–0, which was adequate to secure a top-four eat up and a home in the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League, as finish in fourth target now meant that clubs in the Premier League will mechanically qualify for the group degree, preferably than qualifying initially for the play-off round. [ 67 ] [ 68 ]

Brighton & Hove Albion [edit ]

Lallana signed for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion on 27 July 2020 on a three-year sign on a free transfer. [ 78 ] He made his debut on the open day of the 2020–21 season starting in the 3–1 home loss against Chelsea but late going off injured. [ 79 ] Lallana came on as a stand-in against his previous club and defending champions Liverpool on 28 November, but was cursorily subbed back off due to injury in the 1–1 home draw. [ 80 ] On 3 February 2021, he made his first Anfield appearance since leaving Liverpool, where he came on as a substitute to help the Seagulls claim their first league succeed at Anfield since 1982. [ 81 ] Lallana scored his first finish for Brighton, opening the score in an eventual 2–1 home loss to Leicester City on 6 March. [ 82 ] On 18 May, Lallana came on as a utility with Brighton 2–0 gloomy against champions Manchester City ; Lallana helped inspire a Brighton comeback as the Seagulls won 3–2 in presence of returning home fans for their first gain over the Sky Blues since 1989. [ 83 ] Lallana assisted Leandro Trossard ‘s counterweight away at Liverpool on 30 October 2021, where The Seagulls came from 2–0 down to draw 2–2, in Lallana ‘s moment Anfield appearance since leaving and first in battlefront of fans due to Coronavirus restrictions. After the concluding whistle there were touching scenes as he ultimately got to say adieu to the Liverpool fans where they chanted his name after he went over to applaud them. [ 84 ]

International career [edit ]

Lallana playing for England in 2013 Lallana played for England Under-18s, scoring on his debut against Slovenia, 18 months after undergoing an operation to correct an irregular heartbeat. [ 85 ] He besides played once each for England under-19s and England under-21s. [ 86 ] On 10 September 2012, Lallana was called up to the senior England squad for the first time for the 2014 World Cup qualifying match against Ukraine although he was not selected for the match itself. [ 87 ] On 7 November 2013, along with Southampton teammates Rickie Lambert and Jay Rodriguez, he was called up to the England team. [ 88 ] Lallana won his first cap for England on 15 November by starting a friendly match against Chile at Wembley Stadium. Although England lost 2–0, [ 89 ] Lallana ‘s performance received broadly favorable reviews. [ 90 ] He besides started in England ‘s get the better of against Germany four days late. [ 91 ] He gained his third capital in a 1–0 friendly gain against Denmark on 5 March 2014, coming on as a substitute for Jack Wilshere and crossing for Daniel Sturridge to head in the only goal of the match. [ 92 ] On 12 May 2014, Lallana was named in the 23-man England squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. [ 93 ] He made his competitive debut on 14 June in the first group match against Italy, coming on for the final 10 minutes in plaza of Sturridge who had scored England ‘s finish in the 1–2 kill. [ 94 ] Lallana scored his first goal for England on 4 September 2016 in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification pit away to Slovakia at the Anton Malatinský Stadium. It came during blockage meter and proved to be England ‘s winning finish. [ 95 ] He scored his second base England goal on 11 November 2016 in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Scotland. The score ended 3–0 to England, with Gary Cahill and Liverpool teammate Daniel Sturridge scoring the early goals. [ 96 ] On 30 January 2017, Lallana was named the England Player of the year for 2016 after his performances for the home team. [ 97 ]

personal life [edit ]

Lallana married his fiancée Emily Jubb on 24 December 2013. The copulate, who had been dating for seven years, were due to marry on 14 June 2014, which coincided with England ‘s opening World Cup match with Italy. They wed at Poole Register Office in Dorset. [ 98 ] in concert, they have two sons, Arthur Michael, born on 26 September 2012 and Albie George born on 3 June 2015. [ 99 ] In 2014, Lallana was signed as a french Connection model, to promote their Autumn/Winter collection. [ 100 ] He revealed his manner photograph shoot at an interview with Esquire magazine. [ 101 ]

career statistics [edit ]

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As of match played 1 December 2021

International [edit ]

As of match played 27 March 2018[113]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team
Year
Apps
Goals

England

2013
2
0

2014
11
0

2015
6
0

2016
10
3

2017
4
0

2018
1
0

Total
34
3

As of match played 27 March 2018

England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Lallana goal[113]

Honours [edit ]

Southampton
Liverpool
Individual