Daniel Sturridge

english affiliation football player

Daniel Andre Sturridge ( ; born 1 September 1989 ) is an english professional football player who plays as a striker for A-League golf club Perth Glory. a well as representing England, he has played in the Premier League for Manchester City, Chelsea, Bolton Wanderers, Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion, and he has besides played for turkish Süper Lig club Trabzonspor. Sturridge spent four years in the Aston Villa academy before moving to Coventry City. He then signed for Manchester City in 2003. He continued his development at City and played in two FA Youth Cup finals. He made his first-team debut in the 2007–08 season, becoming the merely player always to score in the FA Youth Cup, FA Cup and Premier League in the like season. He left City in 2009 and signed for Chelsea, where he was loaned out to Bolton Wanderers for the second half of the 2010–11 season. After a successful spell at Bolton, scoring eight goals in 12 appearances, he returned to Chelsea for the 2011–12 season.

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He left Chelsea to join Liverpool in January 2013, where he formed an attacking partnership with Luis Suárez dubbed ‘SAS ‘. [ 4 ] Liverpool scored more than 100 league goals in the 2013–14 season with Sturridge scoring 21 goals, behind only Suárez with 34. [ 5 ] The adopt two seasons were curtailed by a ten thousand of injuries, limiting Sturridge to identical few appearances. [ 6 ] During those years, he scored the unfold goal in the 2016 Europa League concluding, although Liverpool finally lost the bet on to Sevilla. He featured most much as a ersatz in the adjacent seasons under coach Jürgen Klopp, but was separate of the UEFA Champions League -winning police squad in 2019. Released days subsequently, he signed for Turkish Süper Lig club Trabzonspor, where his sign was terminated in March 2020 concisely before receiving a four-month global bachelor of arts in nursing for breaching bet rules. [ 7 ] Sturridge has represented England at all levels. He made 15 appearances and scored four goals for the under-21 team. He made his debut for England against Sweden on 15 November 2011 and was selected for the 2012 Summer Olympics, the 2014 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2016 .

Club career [edit ]

Youth career [edit ]

“ I fair loved watching Ronaldo play and discipline. I loved to study his drift and technique. If I met him now I would silent be in awe of him. ”

—Sturridge on watching Brazil striker Ronaldo while growing up. [ 8 ]
Born in Birmingham, West Midlands, [ 9 ] Sturridge began his playing career at the age of six at local club Cadbury Athletic, before being spotted at the age of seven by the young academy of Aston Villa. [ 10 ] He left Villa four years late to move to Coventry City, from where he joined Manchester City ‘s Academy in 2003, aged 13. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] A Football League committee by and by ordered Manchester City to pay Coventry £30,000 compensation, with further payments up to a utmost of £200,000 based upon appearances and external honor. [ 12 ] The stick to year, he was the leading scorer and voted actor of the tournament ( the alone other person to achieve this was Argentine football player Carlos Tevez ) as City won the Nike Cup, the earth ‘s largest under-15 tournament. [ 13 ] At 16, he played for Manchester City Youth during their 2006 FA Youth Cup ply. The youngest actor in the team, he scored four goals en route to the final, [ 14 ] and another two in the final, though they were insufficient to prevent a 3–2 sum defeat to Liverpool. [ 15 ] That summer, he signed his first master contract, which came into effect when he turned 17. [ 16 ]

Manchester City [edit ]

From the begin of the 2006–07 season, Sturridge began to train with the City first team. A hat-trick in a reserve match was rewarded by a place on the substitutes ‘ workbench for the elder team ‘s match with Reading in February 2007. [ 11 ] He punctually made his introduction from the workbench, replacing Georgios Samaras for the final quarter-hour. [ 17 ] He made a second stand-in appearance a month by and by, but then suffered a hip injury which sidelined him for the remainder of 2007. [ 18 ] Sturridge scored his first goal for City on 27 January 2008 in an FA Cup catch against Sheffield United, followed three days later by his first league goal on his full introduction, against Derby County. [ 19 ] however, first-team opportunities were quite sporadic, so Sturridge continued to play for the youth team in the FA Youth Cup. City again reached the concluding, with Sturridge the leading scorer in the rival. [ 20 ] This time City won the final, with Sturridge scoring in the inaugural peg. [ 21 ] In the 2007–08 season, Sturridge became the only player always to score in the Youth FA Cup, the FA Cup and the Premier League in the like season. [ 22 ] Sturridge contributed in the 2008–09 season with 26 appearances [ 23 ] and scoring 4 goals. [ 24 ] On 28 December 2008, in a league match against Blackburn Rovers, City were trailing 2–0. Coming on as a 71st-minute substitute, Sturridge scored in the 88th infinitesimal of the couple taking advantage of a heading by André Ooijer. He besides went on to assist Robinho ‘s injury time goal. Manager Mark Hughes said that Sturridge was a musician with great likely and had an affect in the game. He besides praised his aid, saying “ he picked out Robinho for the counterweight in an area where we had been struggling to find him ”. [ 25 ] At the end of the season, he was voted as the clubhouse ‘s Young Player of the Year. [ 26 ]

Chelsea [edit ]

Sturridge education with Chelsea in 2010 With Sturridge ‘s contract at Manchester City expired, he signed for Chelsea on a four-year contract on 3 July 2009. [ 27 ] As Sturridge was under the age of 24, [ 28 ] and the two clubs were unable to agree a deal, the tip for Sturridge was decided by a court. The Professional Football Compensation Committee decided on 14 January 2010 that Chelsea would pay an initial tip of £ 3.5 million, with extra payments of £500,000 after each of 10, 20, 30 and 40 appearances. There would besides be a far payment of £1 million if Sturridge made a full moon external appearance, and Manchester City in addition would receive 15 percentage of any sell-on fee if Sturridge was transferred, after these attention deficit disorder ons the fee for the player reached an eventual tip of £8.3m. [ 29 ] [ 30 ]

2009–10 season [edit ]

Sturridge made his Premier League introduction for Chelsea on 18 August 2009 against Sunderland, coming on for Didier Drogba. [ 31 ] On 16 September, Sturridge scored a hat-trick in a substitute catch against Ipswich Town. [ 32 ] On 28 October, he made his inaugural start for the club in a League Cup win against Bolton Wanderers at Stamford Bridge. [ 33 ] On 20 December, Sturridge came on as a substitute at one-half time against West Ham United and won Chelsea a controversial penalty that Lampard converted. He made his first depart in the Premier League for Chelsea away against Birmingham City on Boxing Day and scored his first two goals for Chelsea against Watford in the FA Cup third base beat on 3 January 2010. [ 34 ] Sturridge continued to show his ability with a very poacher ‘s effort in a 2–0 victory in the FA Cup against Preston North End, scoring his one-third goal for Chelsea in January. On 13 February, he netted again against Cardiff City, as Chelsea won 4–1. [ 35 ] Sturridge scored his first League goal for Chelsea on 25 April 2010, in a 7–0 victory over Stoke City at Stamford Bridge, by latching onto a through ball, before rounding goalkeeper Asmir Begović and slotting the ball home. [ 36 ] During the 2010 FA Cup Final, he came on as a 90th-minute substitute for Chelsea as they won 1–0 against Portsmouth. Sturridge finished the 2009–10 FA Cup campaign as the leading scorer for Chelsea with four goals. [ 37 ]

2010–11 season [edit ]

On 15 September 2010, Sturridge made his fully UEFA Champions League debut against slovakian team MŠK Žilina. He scored on his debut, his inaugural Champions League total, in a 4–1 away victory. [ 38 ] In the Premier League, in a 1–0 loss to his former clubhouse Manchester City, Sturridge came on as a ersatz for striker Didier Drogba. He scored his second goal in the Champions League against Žilina, which Chelsea went on to win 2–1 at home. Later that temper, he scored two right-footed goals against Ipswich Town. [ 39 ]

lend to Bolton Wanderers [edit ]

On 31 January 2011, Sturridge agreed to join Bolton Wanderers on a loanword batch until the end of the temper. [ 40 ] He made his debut two days late, coming on as a substitute at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers, scoring his inaugural goal in the process, an injury fourth dimension achiever. [ 41 ] He followed this with another goal in the defeat to Tottenham Hotspur the follow weekend, in which he made his first startle, [ 42 ] before scoring his third goal in three matches in the 2–0 victory over Everton. [ 43 ] After Sturridge scored the counterweight against Newcastle United in his fourth match, he became only the one-sixth player to score in his first four matches for a club in the Premier League. [ 44 ] Sturridge continued to make an impact at Bolton and finished his loanword spell with eight goals in 12 appearances at the club. Having never been booked in his career, Sturridge received his first ever red poster in the final catch of the temper against former golf club Manchester City. [ citation needed ]

2011–12 season [edit ]

Sturridge act for Chelsea in 2012 Having received a red circuit board in his final peer for Bolton, Sturridge was suspended for the first three competitive matches in the 2011–12 season for Chelsea. Despite rumours linking him with a move aside on deadline sidereal day, Sturridge remained in West London amidst strong digest from his coach André Villas-Boas, who said, “ He would have been playing if he was not suspended from stopping point season. ” In his first pit back from abeyance, at Sunderland, Sturridge started and scored with a back-heel in the fiftieth hour to put Chelsea up 2–0 in an eventual 2–1 victory. [ 45 ] [ 46 ] Sturridge returned to the Reebok Stadium on 2 October 2011, scoring twice within the inaugural 30 minutes, the beginning a header after 90 seconds from a corner and the second a long-shot from outside the box that goalkeeper Ádám Bogdán erred in saving. [ 47 ] Sturridge besides provided an help to Frank Lampard ‘s goal in the 15th infinitesimal of the match, which finally ended 5–1. [ 48 ] On 15 October 2011, Sturrdge scored against Everton in a 3–1 acquire, giving him four league goals in four matches. [ 49 ] He then came on as a substitute in the League Cup peer against Everton on the 90th-minute, in which he scored a 116th-minute achiever, which saw Chelsea win 2–1 in excess time to put them in the end eight. [ citation needed ] Sturridge scored his one-seventh finish in the Premier League season in a 3–0 victory for Chelsea against Newcastle. [ 50 ] On 13 December, during the fixture against Sturridge former club Manchester City at Stamford Bridge, Sturridge provided an serve for a Raul Meireles goal in the 34th moment. The equal ended a 2–1 victory, when Frank Lampard scored a late penalty after Joleon Lescott handled Sturridge ‘s shot in the penalty area. [ 51 ] Sturridge scored in the aside 1–1 draw against Wigan Athletic ; he controlled Ashley Cole ‘s diagonal long ball with his entrust foot, then scored with his right from a fast angle to give Chelsea the run in the 59th hour. [ 52 ] [ 53 ] On 22 December, during Chelsea ‘s away clash with Tottenham, he scored his ninth goal in the 2011–12 domestic season, the counterweight in a 1–1 pull back aside at White Hart Lane. [ 54 ] [ 55 ] Sturridge scored his team ‘s first goal in a 4–2 win against Aston Villa. He scored the undoer in antic style after 45 seconds with his 11th Premier League finish of the season against local rivals Queens Park Rangers on 29 April, which Chelsea ran out 6–1 winners to keep Champions League reservation alive. He was an unused ersatz as Chelsea won the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final. [ citation needed ]

2012–13 season [edit ]

Sturridge missed all of Chelsea ‘s pre-season matches to begin the 2012–13 crusade, as he was on duty with Great Britain in the 2012 Summer Olympics. He did, however, play against Manchester City in the 2012 FA Community Shield, assisting Ryan Bertrand ‘s goal, by shooting and Costel Pantilimon spilling it. Sturridge missed the first 2012–13 UEFA Champions League group stage matches against Juventus and Nordsjælland and the beginning League Cup match against Wolverhampton. He besides missed the Premier League meet against Stoke City with a hamstring injury. He scored the final Premier League goal for the golf club in the 4–2 succeed against Tottenham at White Hart Lane after coming on as a late stand-in and scoring from Juan Mata ‘s cross in stop clock to seal victory. His final goal for Chelsea was against Manchester United in the League Cup, scoring in extra prison term in the 5–4 winnings. After Blues director Roberto Di Matteo was sacked as director and replaced by Rafael Benítez, Sturridge was never to play for the cabaret again due to injury. [ citation needed ]

liverpool [edit ]

2012–13 season [edit ]

On 2 January 2013, Sturridge completed a motion from Chelsea to Liverpool, signing a long-run compress for an undisclosed fee thought to be in the region of £12 million. [ 56 ] [ 57 ] He made his introduction on 6 January against Mansfield Town in the FA Cup third round, scoring his first Liverpool goal after just seven minutes in a peer which Liverpool won 2–1. [ 58 ] He scored on his league debut after coming on as a half-time stand-in the play along weekend, scoring in a 2–1 kill against rivals and league leaders Manchester United at Old Trafford on 13 January. [ 59 ] Sturridge scored his third goal for Liverpool in his inaugural league start and home debut for the golf club, a 5–0 succeed against Norwich City at Anfield on 19 January. With the finish, he had scored three goals in his first three appearances for the club, becoming the first Liverpool musician since Ray Kennedy in 1974 to accomplish the feat, despite not however playing a entire 90 minutes for the clubhouse. [ 60 ] On 3 February, Sturridge scored a goal from 25 yards-out against erstwhile cabaret Manchester City in a 2–2 draw at the City of Manchester Stadium. [ 61 ] Sturridge continued this political campaign of shape on 17 February, with an serve for teammate José Enrique, american samoa well as scoring a penalty against Swansea City in a 5–0 win, having missed the prior two matches due to a combination of ineligibility and injury. [ 62 ] He besides scored against former club Chelsea in a 2–2 pull at Anfield, the peer of teammate Luis Suárez ‘s biting incident with Blues defender Branislav Ivanović, which led to a ten-match ban for Suárez. [ 63 ] [ 64 ] Sturridge scored two goals and notched an assist in a 6–0 succeed over Newcastle United on 27 April at St James ‘ Park. [ 65 ] On 12 May, he scored his foremost career hat-trick, in a 3–1 winnings against Fulham at Craven Cottage. [ 66 ]

2013–14 season [edit ]

Sturridge play for Liverpool in 2014 Sturridge began the 2013–14 season by scoring the first finish of the season – which besides turned out to be the only goal in Liverpool ‘s 1–0 succeed over Stoke City – with a photograph from outside the corner. [ 67 ] He then followed this up with a goal against Aston Villa in another 1–0 win and a brace against Notts County in the League Cup, taking his season ‘s count to four goals in three matches. He continued his finely form by scoring the only goal in a 1–0 acquire against cutthroat rivals and defending champions Manchester United on his twenty-fourth birthday at Anfield, and giving a man of the match performance in a 3–1 win away at Sunderland by scoring and providing two assists for Luis Suárez. [ 68 ] [ 69 ] These performances earned Sturridge the temper ‘s first gear Premier League Player of the Month award for the month of August. [ 70 ] On 23 November, he came off the bench to score a last-minute equalizer against Everton in a thrill Merseyside derby that finished 3–3. [ 71 ] Sturridge ‘s impressive goal-scoring form continued into the new class, with Sturridge becoming the first gear Liverpool player in the Premier League era to score in seven consecutive league matches when he found the net at Craven Cottage against Fulham. [ 72 ] He went on to become only the second player in Premier League history to score eight matches in a row after a couple against Swansea City in a 4–3 home succeed. [ 73 ] He was then named Player of the Month for the second time in the season for February, scoring five goals and earned two assists during the calendar month. [ 74 ] On 18 April, Sturridge was named as one of the six players on the shortlist for the PFA Players ‘ Player of the Year award [ 75 ] and was besides nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year award. [ 75 ] On 27 April, he was named aboard teammates Steven Gerrard and Luis Suárez in the PFA Team of the Year. [ 76 ] Sturridge ‘s draw of 21 league goals made him the runner-up in the season ‘s Premier League Golden Boot, behind strike partner Suárez. [ 77 ]

2014–15 season [edit ]

Sturridge started the 2014–15 season scoring a late winner in Liverpool ‘s open match, a 2–1 winnings over Southampton. [ 78 ] While on international duty in September 2014, Sturridge incurred a thigh injury and forced out of action for up to three weeks. [ 79 ] On 11 September, director Brendan Rodgers publicly criticised England ‘s handling of Sturridge, stating his injury “ could have been preventable. ” [ 80 ] Despite rumours, England director Roy Hodgson rejected talk of a rupture between him and Rodgers over Sturridge ‘s wound. [ 81 ] Sturridge was ruled out for another three more weeks after suffering a calf form wound during training on 17 October. [ 82 ] On 18 November, he broke down in training with a raw second joint wound which saw him miss the next six weeks. [ 83 ] After missing close to five months, Sturridge made his come back to the team on 31 January in a 2–0 win over West Ham as a 68th-minute alternate for Lazar Marković, scoring in the 87th minute after a through ball from Philippe Coutinho. [ 84 ] On 4 March, Sturridge scored the second goal in a 2–0 win over Burnley. [ 85 ] Sturridge ‘s injury-plagued season continued when he picked up a hip injury on 22 March in a 2–1 personnel casualty to rivals Manchester United, despite scoring Liverpool ‘s alone goal. [ 86 ] On 5 May, he underwent a successful pelvis operation in the United States that ruled him out until September, mean he would miss the begin of the newfangled season. [ 87 ]

2015–16 season [edit ]

After missing the first five matches of Liverpool ‘s Premier League political campaign due to injury, Sturridge made his first appearance of the season against Norwich City on 20 September 2015. [ 88 ] He scored his inaugural two goals of the season in a 3–2 victory against Aston Villa on 26 September. [ 89 ] On 15 October, Sturridge suffered a stifle injury in aim that would rule him out another four weeks. [ 90 ] [ 91 ]

2016–17 season [edit ]

Sturridge began the season as an understudy to Roberto Firmino and generally came off the judiciary during the second base half in league matches. [ 100 ] On 23 August, Sturridge started the pit against Burton Albion in the EFL Cup and scored a brace in the 5–0 win for Liverpool. [ 101 ] Sturridge started in the fourth round of the EFL Cup against Tottenham on 25 October and scored a brace in a 2–1 succeed for Liverpool at Anfield. [ 102 ] He scored his first league goal of the season on 27 December, scoring within one minute of coming on as a second-half substitute against Stoke. [ 103 ] Sturridge ‘s goal, Liverpool ‘s one-fourth on the night and 86th for the class, saw the club break its read for goals scored in a calendar class. [ 104 ]

2017–18 season [edit ]

On 27 August 2017, Sturridge scored in a 4–0 win over Arsenal, merely three minutes after coming on as a substitute. [ 105 ] On 28 October, he scored the open goal in a 3–0 win over Huddersfield Town. [ 106 ] On 1 November, he scored in a 3–0 succeed over Maribor in the UEFA Champions League. [ 107 ]

lend to West Bromwich Albion [edit ]

On 29 January 2018, Sturridge joined West Bromwich Albion on lend for the remainder of the 2017–18 season. [ 108 ] On 12 February, in just his third appearance for West Brom since joining on loanword, Sturridge suffered a hamstring wound after three minutes of playing in a 3–0 away kill to Chelsea. [ 109 ]

2018–19 season [edit ]

back in Liverpool colours, on 12 August 2018, Sturridge scored with his first touch after 24 seconds coming on as a ersatz in a 4–0 win over West Ham United. [ 110 ] On 18 September, he scored the opening goal of a 3–2 win over Paris Saint-Germain in the opening match of the UEFA Champions League. [ 111 ] On 26 September, he scored the open finish against his former golf club Chelsea in the EFL Cup third round, though Liverpool finally lost the match 1–2. [ 112 ] Three days former Sturridge scored the equalising finish – and 50th league goal of his Liverpool career – with a 25-yard curler in the 89th infinitesimal to earn a 1–1 reap with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, which was late voted as Premier League Goal of the Month for September. [ 113 ] [ 114 ] Despite not playing in the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final against Tottenham Hotspur on 1 June 2019, Sturridge picked up his moment Champions League achiever ‘s decoration and became the first Englishman to win the competition with two different english clubs. [ 115 ] Three days late, he and Alberto Moreno were both released by Liverpool. [ 116 ] [ 117 ] [ 118 ] On 18 July 2019, Sturridge was banned from football for six weeks, four of which were suspended, for breaching bet rules after instructing his brother to bet on a potential move to Sevilla. [ 119 ]

Trabzonspor [edit ]

Sturridge signed for Turkish Süper Lig cabaret Trabzonspor on 21 August 2019 on a three-year abridge. [ 120 ] On 2 March 2020, Sturridge was released from the club after having his contract mutually terminated ; he had scored seven goals in sixteen games. [ 121 ] The lapp day he received a four-month worldwide ban for breaching bet rules ( see former section ) ; an solicitation board besides fined him £150,000. [ 7 ]

Perth Glory [edit ]

On 1 October 2021, australian side Perth Glory announced the sign of Sturridge for the A-League 2021–22 season. [ 122 ] Perth Glory president and owner, Tony Sage described the sign as one of the biggest in A-League history. [ 123 ] On 20th November 2021, Sturridge made his debut for Perth Glory coming on as an 84th hour alternate against Adelaide United. He refused to play in an away game a week late, due to “ not being used to four hour flights ”. [ 124 ]

International career [edit ]

young [edit ]

Sturridge has represented England at U16, U17, U18, U19, U20 and U21 levels ; he had besides been eligible to represent Jamaica through his father. [ 19 ] He scored twice against the Netherlands for the under-18 team in 2007, netting again in the Under-19 european Championships against the Netherlands. He scored the alone goal for England U21 in a 1–1 draw against Greece U-21 in Greece and scored his irregular U-21 goal in the 1–0 win over Portugal. [ citation needed ] He was named in the England under-21 team for the 2011 UEFA european Under-21 Championship. England was eliminated in the group stages. Sturridge was selected to the team of the tournament. [ 125 ]

senior [edit ]

On 6 November 2011, Sturridge was handed his inaugural England call-up by being named in the England team for the friendlies against Spain and Sweden, after excelling for Chelsea. [ 126 ] [ 127 ] He was an unused ersatz in a 1–0 victory against Spain, but Fabio Capello insisted that Sturridge would play against Sweden the following Tuesday and did, as he made his introduction coming on as a second-half substitute for Theo Walcott. [ 128 ] He made his second appearance against the Netherlands coming on in the first half for the hurt Steven Gerrard and caused the dutch defense problems throughout the match and earned the homo of the match award for his efforts during the couple. [ citation needed ] He scored his first aged goal for England in his fifth match on 22 March 2013, after coming on for Wayne Rooney in an 8–0 away win against San Marino in World Cup qualification. [ 129 ] The goal intend he had made an appearance and scored for all levels of international football for England, from U16 to the seniors, angstrom well as scoring for the Great Britain Olympic football team. On 11 October, he scored another goal in England ‘s qualification campaign, an injury-time punishment in a 4–1 gain over Montenegro after he had been fouled by Ivan Kecojević. [ 130 ] He scored again in the possibility match of 2014, England ‘s March friendly with Denmark. [ 131 ] The score was 0–0 until the eighty-second minute, when Sturridge rose to head an Adam Lallana crisscross into the net income for a late winner. [ 131 ]

2012 Summer Olympics [edit ]

On 2 July 2012, Sturridge was named in Stuart Pearce ‘s 18-man team for the Great Britain Olympic football team to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [ 132 ] It was however, announced on 3 July 2012 that Sturridge was undergoing tests for distrust meningitis, and was possibly going to be ineffective to compete in the GB 2012 team. [ 133 ] however, he made a full recovery mean he could take partially and he scored his first goal for Great Britain in the second group equal, a 3–1 victory over the United Arab Emirates. [ 134 ] In the final group peer, Sturridge scored the entirely goal as Great Britain defeated Uruguay to finish top of their group and build up to the quarter-final. [ 135 ] In the quarter-final equal against South Korea, Sturridge missed the fifth punishment for Great Britain. South Korea then scored theirs, knocking out Team GB. [ 136 ]

2014 FIFA World Cup [edit ]

In May 2014, Sturridge was named in England ‘s team for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and assigned the number 9 shirt. [ 137 ] He scored the team ‘s opening goal in a 3–0 friendly victory over Peru at Wembley Stadium on 30 May. [ 138 ] On 14 June, Sturridge started England ‘s afford match of the tournament and scored the team ‘s finish in a 2–1 frustration by Italy in Manaus. [ 139 ]

UEFA Euro 2016 [edit ]

Despite injury keeping him out of most of the UEFA Euro 2016 reservation phase, Sturridge was named in England ‘s police squad for the UEFA Euro 2016 finals. In the team ‘s second group couple, after appearing as a half time alternate against Wales, Sturridge assisted Jamie Vardy ‘s equalizer and scored the winning finish as the team recovered from a 1–0 deficit. [ 140 ]

style of play [edit ]

Sturridge play for Liverpool in 2013 Former Chelsea coach André Villas-Boas said, “ Daniel offers a few of the characteristics I had with Hulk when I was with him in Porto … He is an highly quick player, and he has technique at pace. ” [ 141 ] Sturridge said he preferred to play as a centre-forward quite than as a wide actor : “ I do distillery see myself as a striker but I am doing a caper for the team and I ‘m enjoying doing it. ” As Sturridge transitioned from a wide character into a hitter when he joined Liverpool, Sturridge besides said that he likens himself on striker Thierry Henry, who “ played wide for Juventus and then went to Arsenal and played as a centre-forward. ” [ 142 ] Although he rarely played for Chelsea as a hitter, Liverpool director Brendan Rodgers played Sturridge as a striker in most matches. His ability to still drop between lines and pull wide and attack defences, like to former strike partner Luis Suárez ‘s playing-style, has led to Rodgers describing him as “ what I call a ‘ nine-and-a-half “. [ 143 ]

personal liveliness [edit ]

Sturridge is the son of former football player Mike Sturridge, [ 144 ] and the nephew of erstwhile footballers Dean and Simon Sturridge. [ 145 ] Sturridge used to support Derby County when he was younger because his uncle, Dean, played for them. But once Dean left, Sturridge switched his commitment to Arsenal. [ 146 ] Sturridge is a christian. After winning the Premier League Player of the Month award, Sturridge said, “ I do all [ through ] Christ who strengthens me. ” [ 147 ] He is actively involved in charity solve, much helping young players get involved in football. In November 2012, while playing for Chelsea, he presented a check for €50,000 on behalf of Hyundai to Street League, a charity dedicated to helping disadvantaged players across Europe get into football. [ 148 ] In June 2013 he presented a far check of £50,000 to Street League, whilst visiting their fresh center in Liverpool. [ 148 ] Later that same month, Sturridge opened his charity foundation named after him in Portmore, Jamaica, with its aim to help youngsters there get into sport and entertainment. [ 149 ] He besides owns the Sturr Class Entertainment record company. [ 150 ] Sturridge is of jamaican descent, all of his grandparents being Jamaican. [ 151 ]

Endorsements [edit ]

Sturridge has an endorsement deal with sportswear and equipment supplier Nike. He wears Nike Hypervenom boots. [ 152 ] He is an ambassador for BT Sport. [ 153 ] Sturridge is featured in EA Sports ‘ FIFA video recording game series, and his touch jig goal celebration appears in FIFA 14. [ 154 ] Prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Sturridge featured in a series of adverts in the UK promoting fast food restaurant Subway. [ 155 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 2 March 2020

International [edit ]

As of match played 8 October 2017[169]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team
Year
Apps
Goals

England

2011
1
0

2012
3
0

2013
5
2

2014
7
3

2016
9
3

2017
1
0

Total
26
8

As of match played 8 October 2017. England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sturridge goal.[169]

Honours [edit ]

Chelsea
Liverpool
Individual

Club career [edit ]

Youth career [edit ]

Manchester City [edit ]

Chelsea [edit ]

2009–10 season [edit ]

2010–11 season [edit ]

lend to Bolton Wanderers [edit ]

2011–12 season [edit ]

2012–13 season [edit ]

liverpool [edit ]

2012–13 season [edit ]

2013–14 season [edit ]

2014–15 season [edit ]

2015–16 season [edit ]

2016–17 season [edit ]

2017–18 season [edit ]

lend to West Bromwich Albion [edit ]

2018–19 season [edit ]

Trabzonspor [edit ]

Perth Glory [edit ]

International career [edit ]

young [edit ]

senior [edit ]

2012 Summer Olympics [edit ]

2014 FIFA World Cup [edit ]

UEFA Euro 2016 [edit ]

style of play [edit ]

personal liveliness [edit ]

Endorsements [edit ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

International [edit ]

Honours [edit ]

References [edit ]