Adam Lallana
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Personal information
Date of Birth 10 May 1988
Place of Birth St. Albans, England
Height 1.73 m ( 5’8 ” )
Position Midfielder

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Liverpool statistics
Years 2014-2020
Appearances 178
Goals 22

Adam David Lallana ( bear 10 May 1988 ) is an english international football player who played as a midfielder for Liverpool for six years, between 2014 and 2020 .

Liverpool career

Following the decision of the 2013-14 season, it was widely reported that Brendan Rodgers had identified the highly-rated Southampton attacking midfielder Adam Lallana as a priority transfer prey. Press reports circulated of bids in the region of £20,000,000 and £25,000,000 being submitted by Liverpool, with Southampton holding out for closer to £30,000,000. After Lallana ‘s involvement in the 2014 World Cup, negotiations between the two clubs accelerated and, on 1 July 2014, Liverpool announced the signing- reportedly for £23,000,000 with £2,000,000 add-ons- believed to make Lallana the second-most expensive bless in Liverpool ‘s history. The move cursorily re-united Lallana with his former Southampton teammate Rickie Lambert, whom Liverpool had signed earlier in the summer. Lallana opted to wear shirt number 20, and upon sign, stated “ I ‘ve been granted my regard to play at such a fantastic football club, in Champions League football and competing for Premier League titles. ” Brendan Rodgers described Lallana as a “ special commodity. ” Lallana ‘s Anfield career began in disappointing manner as, on 25 July 2014, he suffered a knee ligament wound in train before he ‘d made a single appearance for the baseball club. He was ruled out for six weeks. Lallana ultimately made his introduction on 13 September 2014, starting Liverpool ‘s home tie with Aston Villa. Unfortunately it would not be an affair to remember as the Reds lost 1-0. Lallana ‘s performances over the coming games attracted praise, despite Liverpool struggling to put together many winning performances. On 4 October 2014, he netted his first Liverpool goal in the Reds ‘ dwelling draw with West Brom. shortly before half time, Lallana exchanged a one-two with Jordan Henderson, breaking into the box and slotting the ball across Ben Foster into the far corner of the internet from a close angle. Liverpool went on to win 2-1. After a spell of finding himself in and out of the team, Lallana netted his second Liverpool goal on 2 December 2014. In the Reds ‘ away draw against Leicester City, with Leicester 1-0 up, Lallana acted fast to lash a ball in the box past ‘keeper Kasper Schmeichel to tie the game. Liverpool went on to win 3-1. Lallana following scored on 29 December 2014 in Liverpool ‘s home clash with Swansea. In the 51st minute, keeper Lukasz Fabianski took a goal kick that rebounded off Lallana and looped into the net. Ten minutes later, Lallana netted again, this time with a well-placed effort after receiving the ball from Philippe Coutinho and skillfully evading the Swansea defense. After struggling for consistent plot time, partially owing to injury, Lallana came off the bench in Liverpool ‘s base tie against Tottenham on 10 February 2015 to assist Mario Balotelli ‘s winning finish with a low crossbreed as the Reds ‘ prevailed 3-2. In Liverpool ‘s future game- an away FA Cup tie against Crystal Palace on 14 February 2015- Lallana scored the winner in a 2-1 victory, slotting in the rebound after a Mario Balotelli detached kick was parried by goalkeeper Julian Speroni. On 1 March 2015, Lallana played the duration of Liverpool ‘s base match against Manchester City and helped the Reds call a 2-1 succeed. In the match, Lallana scored two goals but both were disallowed for offside.

On 16 May 2015, Lallana opened the marking in Steven Gerrard ‘s final game at Anfield, latching onto a inadequate ball by former red Martin Kelly, he ran through on goal and cooley slotted it past the custodian. however, he was on the lose side as the Reds were defeated 3-1 by Crystal Palace. Lallana was in the begin batting order for the open two games of the season, but he was ruled out for a calendar month through injury. On 17 September 2015 he made his return, starting- and scoring in a 1-1 draw at Bordeaux. He picked up the ball from Alberto Moreno, before nutmegging the defender and slotting it into the corner. Less than a week by and by, he crossed the ball in for Danny Ings to score the opening goal in a League Cup necktie against Carlisle, but missed his penalty in the gunfight. On 1 October 2015, Lallana started in a 1-1 describe at home to Sion, and scored the first step goal, poking it into the corner after adept play from Divock Origi. He did however miss a fantastic gamble to put the Reds 2-1 improving, hitting it straight at the custodian from five yard, despite having a wide-eyed open finish to aim for. On 23 January 2016, Lallana last scored his first gear Premier League goal of the season, and in the most spectacular of circumstances, smashing the ball off the ground into the top corner to make it 5-4 to Liverpool with one of the final examination kicks off the crippled. Lallana had came on as a substitute and assisted Roberto Firmino ‘s counterweight with a fantastic musket ball from the exit flank to put the brazilian one v one with the goalkeeper. On 6 February 2016, Lallana scored again, this prison term a simple pat in after great work by Roberto Firmino to put the Reds 2-0 up against Sunderland. however, the game ended 2-2. On 2 March 2016, Lallana put in a man of the meet performance as the Reds beat Manchester City 3-0 at Anfield. Lallana opened the scoring with a bang-up strike from around 20 yards. He then went on to assist Roberto Firmino for Liverpool ‘s third. His better performances in 2016 led to Lallana being named the PFA Fans ‘ Player of the Month for March. On 23 April 2016, Lallana scored Liverpool ‘s moment goal in a 2-2 draw with Newcastle, with a fantastic left-footed curling feat from the edge of the box. Two weeks late, Lallana netted the Reds ‘ third goal in a 3-0 acquire over Villarreal to send them to the 2016 Europa League Final. Lallana was in the starting batting order for the open match of the 2016-17 season, playing in more of a central role in a 4-3 win at Arsenal. Lallana gave Liverpool the go early on in the second half, taking a Georginio Wijnaldum musket ball well on his chest of drawers before putting it through the legs of Petr Cech. He besides assisted Sadio Mane ‘s feat. On 10 September 2016, Lallana scored a potent assume from the edge of the area, giving the Reds clear day in a 4-1 win over Leicester. On 24 September 2016, Lallana continued his excellent form by being named valet of the match in a 5-1 win over Hull City. Lallana opened the score after 17 minutes, with a cunning finish into the far corner from inside the box. He besides picked up two assists, for Sadio Mane and Philippe Coutinho. On 22 October 2016, Lallana made his hundredth appearance for the clubhouse, starting in a 2-1 succeed over West Brom. Two weeks subsequently, Lallana picked up two assists in a 6-1 succeed over Watford. After picking up an injury on international duty, Lallana made his starting rejoinder on 11 December 2016, in a 2-2 string with West Ham. Lallana opened the scoring identical early on, with a good left footed polish from inside the box. Three days by and by, Lallana was named serviceman of the match in a 3-0 succeed at Middlesbrough, scoring twice and assisting Divock Origi ‘s finish. He continued his good form on 27 December 2016, scoring a crucial counterweight from a fast slant in an eventual 4-1 winnings over Stoke. In the moment half of the season, Lallana ‘s form declined slightly, not picking up a single assist and failing to score until the final day of the temper. however, the director was still impressed with his overall performance, and the Englishman was handed a newly three year contract. Lallana finished his most fruitful crusade in a Red shirt with 8 goals and 7 assists. In the summer of 2017, Lallana picked up a bad injury, that ruled him out for the foremost three months of the 2017-18 season. On 25 November 2017, he made his long-awaited retort, coming on as a substitute in a 1-1 drawing card to Chelsea. Despite this, he was quickly injured again, missing out for another pair of weeks. After returning, he struggled to keep a first-team invest, putting in below par performances, and managed to start just three times in the unharmed campaign. He did however, manage a alternate appearance in the Champions League concluding frustration to Real Madrid. ahead of the 2018-19 crusade, Lallana ‘s place in the team seemed to be even more under terror, with the signings of Naby Keita and Xherdan Shaqiri filling in positions that he could play. He did however, manage more appearances than his former political campaign, managing to make six starts in all competitions. On 1 June 2019, he was included in the team for a second consecutive Champions League final, and picked up a first major winners ‘ decoration as the Reds beat Tottenham 2-0.

On 20 October 2019, Lallana came on as a utility with Liverpool trailing 1-0 away to Manchester United. With five minutes remaining, he got on the end of an Andy Robertson cross, tapping in to earn the Reds a bad item. This was his first finish for the golf club since May 2017. Lallana continued to play a minor character throughout the season, most notably captaining a young Liverpool side to Merseyside Derby victory in the FA Cup. With his contract expiring on 1 July, there was refer that Lallana would miss the exsert end to the season. He was however, given a short circuit extension, allowing him to receive a Premier League winners ’ decoration. On 27 July 2020, it was confirmed that Lallana had left the clubhouse after six years, moving to Brighton. Lallana made 178 appearances for the club, scoring 22 goals .

Honours

liverpool

  • Premier League: 1 (2019-20)
  • UEFA Champions League: 1 (2019)
  • FIFA Club World Cup: 1 (2019)
  • UEFA Super Cup: 1 (2019)

individual

  • PFA Fans’ Player of the Month: 1 (March 2016)
  • Standard Chartered Player of the Month: 2 (September 2016, December 2016)
  • England Player of the Year: 1 (2016)

Stats

Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2014-15 27 5 4 1 4 0 6 0 0 0 41 6
2015-16 30 4 0 0 6 0 13 3 0 0 49 7
2016-17 31 8 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 35 8
2017-18 12 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 15 0
2018-19 13 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 16 0
2019-20 15 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 22 1
Total 128 18 8 1 15 0 24 3 3 0 178 22

  • Adam Lallana player profile at LFCHistory.net