97 Facts About Frank Lampard

Frank James Lampard was born on 20 June 1978 and is an English professional football manager and former player who is caretaker manager of Premier League club Chelsea.

Frank Lampard is widely regarded as one of Chelsea's greatest players ever, and one of the greatest midfielders of his generation.

Frank Lampard has the record of the most goals by a midfielder in the Premier League and of scoring the most goals from outside the box.

Frank Lampard ranked highly on a number of statistics for Premier League players for the ten years from 1 December 2000, including most games and most wins.

Frank Lampard won three Premier League titles, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League, four FA Cups, and two League Cups.

Frank Lampard is one of 10 players, and the only midfielder, to have scored 150 or more goals in the Premier League.

Frank Lampard is fourth in the Premier League's all-time assists ranking, with 102 assists.

Frank Lampard holds a number of additional Chelsea and Premier League records, and has won PFA Fans' Player of the Year and the FWA Tribute Award.

Frank Lampard played 106 matches for the England national team, after making his debut in 1999.

Frank Lampard scored 29 goals for England, and was voted England Player of the Year in 2004 and 2005.

Frank Lampard began his managerial career with Derby County in 2018, leading the club to the final of that season's Championship play-offs.

Frank Lampard was appointed as Chelsea's head coach a year later, guiding them to fourth place and the FA Cup Final in his first season.

However, after a poor run of results, Frank Lampard was dismissed in 2021.

Frank Lampard joined West Ham when his father was the assistant coach, entering as an apprentice in the youth team in 1994 and signing a professional contract the following year.

Frank Lampard played nine times for Swansea before returning to West Ham in January 1996.

Frank Lampard made his debut for West Ham on 31 January 1996 against Coventry City coming on as a substitute for John Moncur.

Frank Lampard had made 16 appearances in all competitions for The Hammers.

From this season Frank Lampard took the number 18 squad number having previously held the number 26 spot.

Frank Lampard came on as a 76th-minute substitute for Eyal Berkovic.

The game received notoriety for Frank Lampard's fight over the ball with Paolo Di Canio.

Frank Lampard finished with 13 goals, in addition to leading the league in assists with 16.

Frank Lampard continued his season strongly, and his brilliant performances for Chelsea in the Premier League and Champions League further increased his reputation as one of the best midfielders in the world.

Frank Lampard's second goal in the first leg was a spectacular one; he controlled Claude Makelele's cross with his chest then turned and swivelled and sent the ball inside the far post with a left-foot half volley.

Frank Lampard landed his first personal award by being named the 2005 Footballer of the Year.

Frank Lampard finished as runner-up to Ronaldinho for both the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards.

Chelsea eventually won the Premier League for the second time, in which Frank Lampard was Chelsea's topscorer with 16 league goals.

Frank Lampard enjoyed a streak of seven goals in eight games.

Frank Lampard finished with 21 goals in all competitions, including a career-high six FA Cup goals.

Frank Lampard scored his first Chelsea hat-trick in the third-round tie against Macclesfield Town on 6 January 2007.

Frank Lampard managed to play 40 matches, 24 of them in the Premier League.

Frank Lampard was later named UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year.

Frank Lampard scored the 150th goal of his club career with a goal against Manchester City in the Premier League.

Frank Lampard again scored a stoppage time winner, this time against Wigan Athletic.

Frank Lampard finished the season with 20 goals and 19 assists.

Frank Lampard was later named Chelsea's Player of the Year for the third time.

Frank Lampard scored his 133rd goal for Chelsea in a Champions League match against Atletico Madrid on 21 October 2009, which moved him up to fifth among the club's all-time goalscorers.

Frank Lampard helped Chelsea make a remarkable comeback, assisting John Terry from a corner for the second goal and then equalising the aggregate score from the penalty spot with a powerful shot to the left of the goal.

Frank Lampard assisted Didier Drogba for the first goal, and scored the fourth goal for the Blues from a free-kick 35 yards from goal.

Frank Lampard captained Chelsea in the 2012 Champions League final against Bayern Munich due to Terry's suspension.

On 22 February 2014, Frank Lampard scored a stoppage-time winner against Everton, initially credited to John Terry but awarded to Frank Lampard by the Dubious Goals Committee, keeping Chelsea in first place.

On 23 May 2014, Frank Lampard was included on the list of players released by Chelsea.

Frank Lampard said that any contract talks with Chelsea would be decided after the 2014 World Cup, with a statement saying "he will meet with Chelsea before any consideration of a move elsewhere".

On 3 June 2014, Chelsea confirmed Frank Lampard would leave the club.

New York City's parent club, Manchester City, announced on 3 August 2014 that Frank Lampard would join the club on a six-month deal ending in January 2015.

Frank Lampard extending his stay in Manchester prompted an angry response from fans in New York, with New York City being accused of dishonesty for using the player in their promotional material and MLS Commissioner Don Garber being accused of poor leadership and a lack of transparency in handling the affair.

On 1 January 2015, Manchester City head coach Manuel Pellegrini hinted that Frank Lampard could extend his stay at Manchester City to a second season.

Frank Lampard's equalising goal ended Chelsea's perfect winning streak in the season, but it was a goal which he did not celebrate, and he described it as a very emotional day.

On 1 January 2015, the day after extending his stay with the club, Frank Lampard scored the winner for City in a Premier League encounter against Sunderland.

On 10 January 2015, Frank Lampard signed a pre-contract to play for New York City FC in MLS, beginning on 1 July.

In July, Frank Lampard was one of the 22 players to be named to the 2015 MLS All-Star Game roster.

Frank Lampard finished his second MLS season with the club with 13 goals and 3 assists in 19 appearances, as New York City finished in second place in the Eastern Conference, and qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time ever, clinching a spot in the Eastern Conference semi-finals.

On 14 November 2016, New York City announced that Frank Lampard would leave as soon as his contract expired.

Frank Lampard announced his retirement on 2 February 2017 after turning down several offers, and said that he would look to obtain his coaching qualifications after retiring.

Frank Lampard was capped by England at youth level before making his under-21 debut on 13 November 1997 in a match against Greece.

Frank Lampard played for the under-21 side from November 1997 to June 2000, and scored nine goals in 19 appearances, a mark bettered only by Alan Shearer and Francis Jeffers.

Frank Lampard was part of the team at the FA Summer Tournament 2004, which England won.

Frank Lampard was overlooked for Euro 2000 and the 2002 World Cup, and had to wait until Euro 2004 to take part in his first international competition.

England reached the quarter-finals with Frank Lampard scoring three goals in four matches.

Frank Lampard was named in the team of the tournament by UEFA.

Frank Lampard became a regular in the squad following the retirement of Paul Scholes, and was voted England Player of the Year by fans in 2004 and 2005.

Frank Lampard was England's top-scorer in their 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign, with five goals.

Frank Lampard was very disappointing during qualifying for Euro 2008.

Frank Lampard was booed by England supporters while coming on as a second-half substitute during England's Euro 2008 qualifying match against Estonia on 13 October 2007.

Frank Lampard sent Stipe Pletikosa the wrong way from the spot and finished with one goal as England failed to qualify for the tournament.

Frank Lampard's goal was the 500th England goal scored at Wembley.

Frank Lampard's first goal was England's 100th ever penalty and his second was a header from a cross from Glen Johnson, after Steven Gerrard was substituted he captained the side.

Frank Lampard became only the eighth English player to earn his 100th England cap, doing so in a World Cup qualifier against Ukraine, on 10 September 2013.

On 12 May 2014, Frank Lampard was named in the 23-man England squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and a week later he was named vice-captain.

On 26 August 2014, Frank Lampard announced that he had retired from international football.

Frank Lampard was deployed as a deep-lying playmaker on occasion, in particular in his later career, due to his ability to build attacks with his passing.

On 31 May 2018, Frank Lampard was appointed as manager of Championship club Derby County on a three-year contract.

On 4 July 2019, Frank Lampard was appointed as the new head coach at former club Chelsea on a three-year contract, making him the first English manager to manage the side in over two decades.

Frank Lampard won Premier League Manager of the Month for October 2019 after Chelsea recorded a perfect record in the league for the month.

Frank Lampard eventually guided Chelsea to fourth in the Premier League and the FA Cup Final, where they lost to Arsenal.

However, after a run of two wins in eight Premier League matches, Chelsea dropped to ninth and Frank Lampard was dismissed as manager on 25 January 2021.

Frank Lampard reportedly fell out with or had limited communication with some players, causing former teammate and club advisor Petr Cech to have to serve as an intermediary.

Frank Lampard described the night as "one of the greatest nights of my career".

From 2015 until 2017, Frank Lampard served as a team captain on the ITV comedy panel show Play to the Whistle alongside Bradley Walsh.

Frank Lampard was a regular pundit for football on BT Sport.

In 2018, Frank Lampard was added as an icon to the Ultimate Team in FIFA 19.

Frank Lampard was born in Romford, London; he has two sisters, Natalie and Claire.

Frank Lampard attended Brentwood School between 1989 and 1994, finishing with eleven GCSEs, including an A* in Latin.

Frank Lampard's uncle is Harry Redknapp and his cousin is Redknapp's son Jamie Redknapp.

Frank Lampard is a Christian, and credits his faith for helping him cope with the death of his mother.

Frank Lampard is a supporter of the Conservative Party and was rumoured to be running as a candidate for Kensington upon Malcolm Rifkind's retirement at the 2015 general election.

Frank Lampard subsequently denied that he was running to be an MP.

Frank Lampard was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2015 Birthday Honours.

Frank Lampard has written a series of children's novels, inspired by his mother and children, related to football.

Frank Lampard formerly owned The Pig's Ear, Chelsea's oldest pub, with his father.

Frank Lampard has retained the ownership of the freehold at the Old Church Street, Chelsea property.

Frank Lampard has had a troubled relationship with his boyhood club West Ham United where he was seen by some fans as a product of nepotism.

Frank Lampard apologised over his behaviour when he signed for New York City FC in 2014, implying that he did not mean offence and that he was naive and young.

In 2021, Frank Lampard was charged with using a mobile phone while driving after being filmed by CyclingMikey holding a takeaway cup in one hand and a mobile phone in the other.

Frank Lampard has two daughters with his former fiancee, Spanish model Elen Rivas.

On 24 April 2009, Frank Lampard was involved in a radio confrontation with James O'Brien on the London radio station LBC 97.3.

Frank Lampard phoned in, objecting to criticism and asserting that he had fought "tooth and nail" to keep his family together.

Frank Lampard married Christine Bleakley, a Northern Irish broadcaster, on 20 December 2015.