52 Facts About Daniel Sturridge

Daniel Andre Sturridge was born on 1 September 1989 and is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Daniel Sturridge continued his development at City and played in two FA Youth Cup finals.

Daniel Sturridge left Chelsea to join Liverpool in January 2013, where he formed an attacking partnership with Luis Suarez.

Daniel Sturridge scored the opening goal in the 2016 UEFA Europa League final, although Liverpool eventually lost the game to Sevilla.

Daniel Sturridge featured most often as a substitute in the next seasons under manager Jurgen Klopp, but was part of the UEFA Champions League-winning squad in 2019.

Daniel Sturridge subsequently had spells with Turkish Super Lig club Trabzonspor and Australian A-League club Perth Glory.

Daniel Sturridge made his debut for the senior team against Denmark in November 2011 and was selected for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2016, earning 26 England caps in total.

Daniel Sturridge represented Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Daniel Andre Sturridge was born on 1 September 1989 in Birmingham, West Midlands.

Daniel Sturridge is the son of former footballer Mike Sturridge, and the nephew of former footballers Dean and Simon Sturridge.

Daniel Sturridge used to support Derby County when he was younger because Dean played for them, but once his uncle left, Daniel Sturridge switched his allegiance to Arsenal.

Daniel Sturridge began his football career at the age of seven at local club Cadbury Athletic, before being scouted, and subsequently signed by the youth academy of Aston Villa.

Daniel Sturridge did leave Villa in 2002 to move to Coventry City, resulting in Aston Villa putting a case to the Premier League 'poaching committee' but it was refused.

From Coventry, Daniel Sturridge subsequently joined Manchester City's Academy in 2003.

Daniel Sturridge duly made his debut from the bench, replacing Georgios Samaras for the final quarter-hour.

Daniel Sturridge made a second substitute appearance a month later, but then suffered a hip injury which sidelined him for the remainder of 2007.

Daniel Sturridge scored his first goal for City on 27 January 2008 in an FA Cup match against Sheffield United, followed three days later by his first league goal on his full debut, against Derby County.

However, first-team opportunities were quite sporadic, so Daniel Sturridge continued to play for the youth team in the FA Youth Cup.

City again reached the final, with Daniel Sturridge the leading scorer in the competition.

Daniel Sturridge went on to assist Robinho's injury time goal.

Manager Mark Hughes said that Daniel Sturridge was a player with great potential and had an impact in the game.

Daniel Sturridge praised his assist, saying "he picked out Robinho for the equaliser in an area where we had been struggling to find him".

Daniel Sturridge made his Premier League debut for Chelsea on 18 August 2009 against Sunderland, coming on for Didier Drogba.

Daniel Sturridge made his first start in the Premier League for Chelsea away against Birmingham City on 26 December 2009 and scored his first two goals for Chelsea against Watford in the FA Cup third round on 3 January 2010.

On 15 September 2010, Daniel Sturridge made his full UEFA Champions League debut against Slovakian team MSK Zilina.

On 31 January 2011, Daniel Sturridge joined Bolton Wanderers on a loan deal until the end of the season.

Daniel Sturridge made his debut two days later, coming on as a substitute at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers, scoring his first goal in the process, an injury time winner.

Daniel Sturridge continued to make an impact at Bolton and finished his loan spell with eight goals in 12 appearances at the club.

Daniel Sturridge returned to the Reebok Stadium on 2 October 2011, scoring twice within the first 30 minutes, the first a header after 90 seconds from a corner and the second a long-shot from outside the box that goalkeeper Adam Bogdan erred in saving.

Daniel Sturridge was an unused substitute as Chelsea won the 2012 UEFA Champions League final.

Daniel Sturridge did play against Manchester City in the 2012 FA Community Shield, assisting Ryan Bertrand's goal, by shooting and Costel Pantilimon spilling it.

Daniel Sturridge missed the Premier League match against Stoke City with a hamstring injury.

Daniel Sturridge ended the season as Liverpool's top scorer with 13 goals.

Daniel Sturridge began the season as an understudy to Roberto Firmino and generally came off the bench during the second half in league matches.

On 18 July 2019, Daniel Sturridge was banned from football for six weeks, four of which were suspended, for breaching betting rules after instructing his brother to bet on a possible transfer to Sevilla.

Daniel Sturridge signed for Turkish Super Lig club Trabzonspor on 21 August 2019 on a three-year contract.

On 2 March 2020, Daniel Sturridge was released from the club after having his contract mutually terminated; he had scored seven goals in sixteen games.

Perth chairman and owner Tony Sage described the signing as one of the biggest in A-League history, while Daniel Sturridge said he had not joined the club for "a holiday".

Daniel Sturridge made his debut for Perth Glory on 20 November 2021, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute against Adelaide United, in front of a near-capacity crowd of 17,198 at Perth Oval.

Daniel Sturridge has represented England at U16, U17, U18, U19, U20 and U21 levels.

Daniel Sturridge scored twice against the Netherlands for the under-18 team in 2007, netting again in the Under-19 European Championships against the Netherlands.

Daniel Sturridge was named in the England under-21 squad for the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

On 6 November 2011, Daniel Sturridge was handed his maiden England call-up by being named in the England squad for the friendlies against Spain and Sweden, after excelling for Chelsea.

Daniel Sturridge made his second appearance against the Netherlands coming on in the first half for the injured Steven Gerrard and caused the Dutch defence problems throughout the match and earned the man of the match award for his efforts during the match.

Daniel Sturridge scored again in the opening match of 2014, England's March friendly with Denmark.

On 2 July 2012, Daniel Sturridge was named in Stuart Pearce's 18-man squad for the Great Britain Olympic football team to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

In May 2014, Daniel Sturridge was named in England's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and assigned the number 9 shirt.

Daniel Sturridge is an extremely quick player, and he has technique at pace.

Later that same month, Daniel Sturridge opened his charity foundation named after him in Portmore, Jamaica, with its aim to help youngsters there get into sport and entertainment.

Daniel Sturridge is of Jamaican descent, all of his grandparents being Jamaican.

Daniel Sturridge is a relative of former Jamaican footballer Calvin Stewart.

In March 2021, Washington filed a suit against Daniel Sturridge and was awarded $30,000 in damages on 22 December 2021.