Sterling, Raheem

Rahim was born on the outskirts of the capital of Jamaica - Kingston ^{[2] [3]} . In such areas, even ordinary walks turned into a dangerous adventure, and Rahim's house was located opposite the drug bar. When Rahim was 2 years old, his father was shot dead ^{[4] [5]} . Sterling might never have played football, but his mother receives an invitation to work in London and, without hesitation, moves to the capital of Great Britain , taking four children with her ^{[2] [3] [6] [7]} . Here the Sterlings settle in the disadvantaged area of ​​Saint-Raphael.

Young Rahim was not well-mannered and was considered a problem child. At the age of 11, Sterling enters London's correctional school and it is here that he begins to play football for the first time. On the local site, one of the Sunday school teams held their meetings, and Rahim also asked for a game where he was doing a great job with adult men. For a long time I met with one of my fans, who in 2012 gave birth to a daughter. Her name is Rose Melody tattooed on Stirling’s shoulder.

Sterling joined the Queens Park Rangers Academy at the age of ten. In October 2009, at the age of 14, he made his debut for the U-18 team and scored a goal in this match.

Raheem was the youngest player in history to play for the main league squad when he made his Queens Park Rangers debut shortly after he turned fifteen. By that time, he had already made his debut in the youth team of England among players no older than 16 years old, and was also the main player of the team of the Academy of the CRC ^[8] .

In the fall of 2009, according to rumors, he was interested in many top clubs in England - Liverpool, Arsenal , Manchester United , Manchester City and others ^[8] , but in the end he became a member of the Merseyside club, joining the Liverpool Academy in Kirby . On February 27, 2010 this was officially announced ^[9] .

Liverpool

Rahim Sterling made his debut in Liverpool on March 24, 2012, replacing his home game against Wigan Athletic ^[10] . At the age of 17 years and 107 days, the winger became one of the youngest players of the first team in club history ^[10] .

He scored his first goal in a friendly match against Bayer on August 12. By October, he entrenched at the heart of the first team. Rakhim scored his first goal in the Premier League on October 20, 2012 in a match against Reading . Thanks to this, Liverpool won their important match, and Sterling became the second young player after Michael Owen to score for Liverpool in the Premier League.

On October 28, 2012, in a match with Everton , Rahim Sterling became the youngest player to take part in the Liverpool derby.

December 21, 2012 signed a new contract with the club. ^[11] .

On January 2, 2013, in a match with Sunderland , he chalked up his second goal in the English Premier League. This goal was victorious, allowing Liverpool to win 3-0.,

February 8, 2014 at Anfield in the match with Arsenal scored double. Liverpool won 5-1.

Manchester City

On July 14, 2015, Manchester City officially announced the signing of a five-year contract with a football player. His salary at the club amounted to 200 thousand pounds per week. Liverpool was paid 49 million. ^[12]

England team

In November 2009, Rahim made his debut in the youth team of England among players no older than 16 years old, and in the first game he marked the assist. In 2011, he took part in the U-17 World Cup .

In the fall of 2012 he made his debut in the youth team of England and was first called up to the first team, having played a match against Ukraine on the bench. Rahim Sterling made his debut for England at the age of 17 years and 341 days, leaving in the starting lineup for a friendly match against Sweden. Becoming the fifth youngest player in team history.

In the qualifying match with the Czech Republic for the European Championship, Rahim Sterling made a hat-trick against the opponent’s goal. ^[13]

Performance Statistics

As of August 10, 2019

As of November 19, 2018

Total: 47 matches / 4 goals; 30 wins, 9 draws, 8 losses.

Team

"Manchester city"

• Champion of England (2) : 2017/18 , 2018/19
• FA Cup Winner : 2018/19
• Football League Cup Winner (2) : 2017/18 , 2018/19
• Super Bowl of England (2) : 2018 , 2019

Personal

• Golden Boy Award Winner: 2014
• English Premier League Player of the Month ( 2 ): August 2016, November 2018 ^[14]
• PFA Young Player of the Year : 2019
• AFJ footballer of the year : 2019
• PFA Young Player of the Year : 2018/19
• PFA Premier League member of the Premier League : 2018/19

• Profile on the official website of Manchester City
• Player Profile and Statistics on LFCHistory.net
• Profile on the official website of the Premier League
• Profile on the official website of the Football Association of England