26 Facts About Lallana

Lallana began his youth career with AFC Bournemouth before transferring to Southampton in 2000, where he developed in their academy and became a professional in 2006.

Lallana was born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, but moved to the Iford area of Bournemouth when he was five years old.

Lallana attended Corpus Christi School followed by St Peter's Catholic School.

Lallana is of Spanish descent; his paternal grandfather is from Madrid.

Lallana was a member of the AFC Bournemouth Centre of Excellence, where he was spotted by a talent scout from Southampton.

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Lallana joined the Premier League club's academy as a 12-year-old in September 2000.

On 28 April 2008, Lallana scored his first professional goal for Southampton against West Bromwich Albion in a crucial Championship match, with a well-placed finish into the bottom left corner.

On 7 January 2011, Lallana signed a new contract with Southampton which would expire in the summer of 2015.

Lallana was nominated for the Southampton Player of the Year award but lost out to teammate Rickie Lambert.

Lallana scored on the final day of the campaign to finish with 13 goals, 11 of which came in the league, as Southampton clinched a second consecutive promotion.

Lallana therefore missed the start of the Premier League season, which began against former club Southampton.

On 19 April 2015, Lallana was selected in the Football Manager Team of the Decade at the Football League Awards.

On 28 February 2016, Lallana came on as a second-half substitute and missed in the penalty shoot-out against Manchester City, resulting in Liverpool's defeat in the 2016 League Cup Final.

On 22 February 2017, Lallana signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool, keeping him at the club until 2020.

On 26 May, during the 2018 UEFA Champions League Final against Real Madrid, Lallana came on as a substitute in the 31st minute for Mohamed Salah, who had left the field in tears after suffering an injury, following a duel with Sergio Ramos.

Lallana left the club at the end of the season with his contract set to expire, ending his six-year stay at the club.

Lallana played for England Under-18s, scoring on his debut against Slovenia, 18 months after undergoing an operation to correct an irregular heartbeat.

Lallana played once each for England under-19s and England under-21s.

On 10 September 2012, Lallana was called up to the senior England squad for the first time for the 2014 World Cup qualifying match against Ukraine although he was not selected for the match itself.

Lallana started in England's defeat against Germany four days later.

On 12 May 2014, Lallana was named in the 23-man England squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Lallana scored his first goal for England on 4 September 2016 in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match away to Slovakia at the Anton Malatinsky Stadium.

Lallana scored his second England goal on 11 November 2016 in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Scotland.

On 30 January 2017, Lallana was named the England Player of the Year for 2016 after his performances for the national team.

Lallana married his fiancee Emily Jubb on 24 December 2013.

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Lallana revealed his fashion photo shoot at an interview with Esquire magazine.