Daniel Sturridge: career, achievements, interesting facts

Daniel Sturridge is a universal football player who proved his leadership qualities due to a successful game in almost all positions available to the attacker. The player is known for high accuracy of gears, perfected by technique, ability to perform rapid long lumbago.

Daniel Sturridge - Biography

Born future footballer in Birmingham on September 1, 1989. It was here that the boy began to take steps on the path to career growth. The first club in Sturridge was the local Aston Villa.

In 2002, the budding guy moved to Coventry City. Club colors Daniel defended for one season, until he received an offer to enter the academy of a more authoritative team - Manchester City. Subsequently, the Football Association forced a new team of 13-year-old player to pay compensation for him, "Coventry City" in the amount of 30,000 pounds.

At 15, Daniel Sturridge already had the status of the top scorer of the youth team from Manchester. A year later the player was transferred to the youth team with whom he entered the final of the FA Cup for children under 16 years old. During the tournament, Daniel scored 6 goals scored, and 2 in the game for the championship. However, this was not enough to select the cup from the youth squad of Liverpool. On the sum of the two-legged confrontation, "City" was defeated with a total score of 3: 2.

After such a successful start in the new team, Daniel Sturridge received an offer for signing a professional contract. The agreement between the player and the management of "Manchester City" came into force as soon as the young football player reached the age of 17.

Start of a career in Manchester City

Trained with the main line-up Daniel Sturridge began in the 2006/2007 season. The player first appeared on the field from the bench in the match against Reading, which took place on February 5, 2007. Then the young football player was allowed to spend the last 15 minutes in the game. A month later during his second match for the main team, Daniel Sturridge seriously injured his hip and was out of action until the end of the season.

The first goal in the "Manchester City" young talent scored in 2008 in the cup match against "Sheffield". A few days later, Sturridge managed to register in the Premier League, scoring the ball into the goal of "Derby County".

Despite the successful start, Daniel regularly sent to the games for the youth squad. Here in the 2008/2009 season the footballer won the title of the best scorer. In general, the official result of a year's performance for the "City" were 4 goals scored in the top league and several assists.

Career at Chelsea

In the summer of 2009, the agreement between City and Sturridge expired. As a free agent, the player decided to move to London "Chelsea", with which he signed a contract, designed for 4 years.

The first goal for the new club Daniel Sturridge recorded at his own expense already in the opening match against the American "Seattle Sounders" during the off-season. In the Premier League, the player appeared on the field on August 18, 2009, replacing the leader of the team Didier Drogba at the end of the fight against Sunderland.

In the future, due to the highest competition in the position of the striker in the team, Sturridge repeatedly had to "warm up" the bench, as well as wander around for rent. Negative coincidence forced the player to think about changing the team.

Daniel Sturridge - "Liverpool"

In 2013, with the onset of the off-season, Sturridge was in Liverpool. Already from the first matches the player began to justify the 12 million pounds paid for him. In the first season for the new club, Daniel marked 31 goals scored in 43 games, which was a pleasant surprise for the leadership of the team.

Currently, the player remains in the cage of the main players of the club. As not only the fans, but also the leadership of Liverpool believe, Sturridge possesses all the qualities to restore the former glory to the team.

Interesting Facts

Daniel's father is a former professional football player. As a child, he acted as a mentor for a young talent. On the contrary, the mother of the future player did everything possible to help the guy concentrate on studying.

Sturridge's parents went on real sacrifices for the sake of developing his career. At one time, the family decided to move from their native Birmingham, when Daniel at the age of 13 was invited to speak for Manchester City.

Daniel Sturridge and his family are religious people. Reading the Bible left a mark on the way of life of the football player. As the player himself admitted, he continues to read the holy script on the eve of important games.