James Milner is a British footballer known by the nickname Jamie who currently plays as a midfielder for FC Liverpool. He is distinguished by incredible speed, high self-discipline and self-control.
Biography
In January 4, 1986, the future footballer James Milner was born in the small English town of Leeds. From an early age, he experienced a great craving for sports. He played equally well in football and cricket, showed good results in running and constantly participated in various sports events of the school where he received his education.
In school years, if the question arose of who would participate in the competition, James agreed without hesitation. It was from that time that he began to root for the Leeds United football club and even had a subscription to attend home games of his favorite team. In 1996, James went through a viewing at his favorite club and was enrolled in the Leeds Academy.
Career
Six years of hard training and performances for the youth team were not in vain for a football player, in 2002 he achieved transfer to the main team. At the end of the year, he made his debut for an adult team in a match against Hammers. James replaced Jason Wilcox in 86 minutes. In the first season, the player appeared on the field 22 times and even scored two goals. The next season, Milner was able to gain a foothold in the base and played 54 matches, in which he upset opponents 5 times.
In 2004, the famous football player moved to another club in the English Premier League - Newcastle United. In the club, he spent four fruitful seasons in which he played 142 matches and scored 14 goals. Four years later, the player moved to Aston Villa, where he spent three seasons.
But the first real trophies and awards came to Milner after moving to one of the top clubs in England “Manchester City” in 2010. In his debut season, he played 41 matches and received the award "Best Young Player" according to the professional football association. In 2011, as part of the club, Milner won the FA Cup, twice won the Premier League in 2012 and 2014.
Since 2015, the player has been playing for the Liverpool Football Club. James Milner immediately became a key player and appeared in almost every match in the first season. In 2018, Milner, as part of Liverpool, reached the final of the Champions League, but the team lost in the final match to the Spanish club Real Madrid.
Since 2009, James Milner has been playing in the colors of the national team of England. For 57 matches held on the field, the player was only able to distinguish himself once by taking the opponent's goal in 2012.
