Midfielder
Full Name: Raheem Sterling
Born: Thu 08th December 1994 in Kingston, Jamaica
Bought: 01st February 2010 from QPR
Transfer Fee: £600000
12/13 Appearances: 11 (4 from bench)
12/13 Goals: 0
12/13 Assists: 1
Minutes on pitch: 725 mins
All LFC Appearances: 13
LFC Goals: 0
Career Appearances: 13
Career Goals: 0
England Appearances: Goals:
Previous Clubs: QPR
Liverpool's 17-year-old winger Raheem Sterling has been called into
the England squad for Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Ukraine.
Midfielders Jake Livermore, 22, of Tottenham, and Southampton's Adam
Lallana, 24, have also been brought in by manager Roy Hodgson.
Arsenal winger Theo Walcott has been ruled out through illness.
He missed Monday's training session along with Chelsea forward Daniel Sturridge, who remains with the squad.
Chelsea defenders John Terry and Ashley Cole are both unavailable for the Group H tie at Wembley because of ankle injuries.
Hodgson said Walcott, who has picked up a bug and been violently ill,
has returned to his club but he hopes Sturridge will recover in time
from stomach cramps.
"I can only hope nothing is going round the squad. That was why we
were quite keen to get Theo home as soon as possible and also keep
Daniel away from the squad. I have to hope it's just an isolated case
with the two players," said the manager.
He said the trio who had been drafted into the squad were unlikely to feature in Tuesday's match.
"It was a good opportunity to invite some young players to come in and be part of the atmosphere," said Hodgson.
Captain Steven Gerrard welcomed the addition of Sterling, who has
started twice for Liverpool in the league this season and made three
substitute appearances towards the end of the last campaign.
"I think he deserves this call-up. The impact he's made has been
sensational," said Gerrard. "He's been one of our shining lights. The
important thing is he keeps his feet on the ground. I think it won't be
long before he's in the set-up for real."
Jamaica-born Sterling has been offered the chance to play for the
country of his birth, but has represented England at Under-19, Under-17
and Under-16 level.
Last month England Under-16s head coach Kenny Swain said Liverpool could expect "big things" from the pacy Sterling.
Sterling and Lallana are uncapped while Livermore has played once for
England, coming on as a substitute in the 2-1 friendly win over Italy
in August.
Lallana said he was stunned to hear of his call-up from Southampton boss Nigel Adkins.
"I didn't think the gaffer was being serious when he called to tell me this morning, " he told the Saints website.
Hodgson is expected to make only one change from the team which won Friday's opening qualifier 5-0 in Moldova.
He has defenders Phil Jagielka and Gary Cahill available as cover for
the absent Terry, and faces a straight choice between the pair as to
who partners Joleon Lescott in the centre of defence.
"It's a tight decision. Whichever player I choose, I will be happy that John's absence is well covered," said Hodgson.
Leighton Baines, who scored England's fifth goal against Moldova with
a deflected free-kick, is set to continue at left-back in place of
Cole.
England beat Ukraine 1-0 at Euro 2012 to qualify for the last eight before losing on penalties to Italy.
Ukraine have yet to start their 2014 World Cup qualification campaign after being without a fixture on Friday.
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