Michael Owen

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1979 (46 years old)
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Chester, England

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Michael James Owen (born 14 December 1979) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker for Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle United, Manchester United and Stoke City and the England national team. Since retiring from football in 2013, he has become a racehorse breeder and owner and regularly features as a sports pundit and commentator. Owen is widely considered to be one of the greatest strikers of his generation and in Premier League history. In March 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players.

The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen was born in Chester and began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. Displaying rapid pace and composed finishing, he progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his Premier League debut in May 1997, becoming the club's youngest goalscorer, at 17 years, 143 days. In his first full season in the Premier League, Owen finished as joint top scorer with 18 goals, sharing the Premier League Golden Boot. He repeated this the following year and was Liverpool's top goal-scorer from 1997 to 2004, gaining his name as a proven goal-scorer despite suffering from a recurring hamstring injury. In 2001, Liverpool won a cup treble of the UEFA Cup, FA Cup (with Owen scoring two late goals in the final) and Football League Cup, and Owen was the recipient of the Ballon d'Or. He went on to score 118 goals in 216 appearances in the Premier League for Liverpool, and 158 goals in 297 total appearances.

After Liverpool had fallen behind their title rivals under Gérard Houllier's final two seasons, Owen opted not to renew his contract and then moved to Real Madrid for £8 million in the summer of 2004. There he was frequently used as a substitute. He scored 13 goals in La Liga before returning to England the following season where he joined Newcastle United for £16.8 million. This was after Owen's disappointment that Real had rejected a bid from Liverpool to re-sign him. After a promising start to the 2005–06 season, injuries largely ruled him out over the next 18 months. After his return, he became team captain and was the team's top scorer for the 2007–08 season. Newcastle were relegated in the 2008–09 season and, in a surprise move, Owen moved to Manchester United as a free agent. He spent three years at Old Trafford before joining Stoke City in September 2012. Owen is one of ten players to have scored 150 or more goals in the Premier League. He is also the youngest player to have reached 100 goals in the Premier League. On 19 March 2013, Owen announced his retirement from playing at the end of the 2012–13 season.

Internationally, Owen first played for the senior England team in 1998, becoming England's youngest player and youngest goalscorer at the time. His performance at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, which included a goal against Argentina in which he ran from the halfway line, brought him to national and international prominence, making him one of the most sought after players in world football. He went on to score in UEFA Euro 2000, the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004. He is the only player to have scored in four consecutive major tournaments for England. He played at the 2006 World Cup, but suffered an injury which took him a year to recover from. Occasionally playing as captain, he is England's 11th-most-capped player and has scored a former national record (since overtaken by Wayne Rooney) of 26 competitive goals, with 40 in total from 89 appearances, most recently in 2008.

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Trophies

English Premier League	Manchester United	2010-2011
English FA Community Shield	Manchester United	2010
English Football League Cup	Manchester United	2009-2010
English Football League Cup	Liverpool	2002-2003
UEFA Super Cup	Liverpool	2001
English FA Community Shield	Liverpool	2001
FIFA Ballon d Or	Liverpool	2001
English Football League Cup	Liverpool	2000-2001
English FA Cup	Liverpool	2000-2001
English Premier League Golden Boot	Liverpool	1998-1999
FIFA Young Player	England	1998
English Premier League Golden Boot	Liverpool	1997-1998
English Premier League Player of the Season	Liverpool	1997-1998
English PFA Young Players Player of the Year	Liverpool	1997-1998

Milestones

UEFA Champions League Hat-Trick	Liverpool	2002-10-22
UEFA Champions League Hat-Trick	Liverpool	2001-08-08
English Premier League Hat-Trick	Liverpool	2000-09-06
English Premier League 2 Goals	Liverpool	2000-08-26

Former Youth Teams

Liverpool	1991-1996	Youth	-	-

Former Senior Teams

Liverpool	1996-2004	Permanent	216 app	118 gls
England	1998-2008	International	-	-
Real Madrid	2004-2005	Permanent	36 app	13 gls
Newcastle	2005-2009	Permanent	71 app	26 gls
Manchester United	2009-2012	Permanent	31 app	5 gls
Stoke	2012-2013	Permanent	8 app	1 gls