40 Facts About Trent Alexander-Arnold

Trent John Alexander-Arnold was born on 7 October 1998 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back or midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool and the England national team.

Trent Alexander-Arnold joined Liverpool's academy in 2004 and captained the club across its youth levels.

Trent Alexander-Arnold made his senior debut in 2016, at age 18, and played in back-to-back UEFA Champions League finals in 2018 and 2019, winning the latter, and being named in the Champions League Squad of the Season.

Trent Alexander-Arnold has represented England at various youth levels and made his senior debut in 2018.

Trent John Alexander-Arnold was born on 7 October 1998 in the West Derby suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside.

Trent Alexander-Arnold attended St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, before later enrolling at St Mary's College in Crosby.

Trent Alexander-Arnold began training two-to-three times a week, and in a variety of different positions, before later going on to captain the club at U16 and U18 level under coach Pepijn Lijnders.

Trent Alexander-Arnold was booked in the first half for a foul on Ben Davies, which he later revealed could have ended in him being sent off, before being substituted for first-choice right-back Nathaniel Clyne in the 68th minute.

Trent Alexander-Arnold's performance saw him named man of the match and earned him praise from the media for his ability to nullify City winger Leroy Sane.

Trent Alexander-Arnold continued to enhance his burgeoning reputation in the months thereafter and was consistently listed in reports by the CIES as the world's most valuable full-back from a transfer value perspective.

Trent Alexander-Arnold was later named in the competition's Team of the Season and nominated for the Defender of the Season award.

Trent Alexander-Arnold appeared in subsequent wins over Southampton and Arsenal, as well as in Liverpool's triumph over Chelsea in the UEFA Super Cup where he scored a penalty in the shoot-out.

Trent Alexander-Arnold was later rewarded for his form with the Premier League Player of the Month award, becoming the first full-back to claim the honour since Micah Richards in 2007.

However, both his and the club's form waned in the second half of the season which culminated in Trent Alexander-Arnold's highly publicised omission from Gareth Southgate's England squad for March's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against San Marino, Albania and Poland.

In May 2022, following Liverpool's victory over Chelsea in the 2022 FA Cup Final, Trent Alexander-Arnold became the youngest-ever player to win six major trophies, namely the FIFA Club World Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup, for an English club, doing so at the age of 23 years and 219 days.

Trent Alexander-Arnold came 22nd in the 2022 Ballon d'Or as Liverpool narrowly missed out on a historic quadruple, finishing in 2nd place in the Premier League and losing the Champions League final to Real Madrid.

Trent Alexander-Arnold was selected as part of the Champions League Team of the Season.

On 17 April 2023, Trent Alexander-Arnold provided his 50th assist in the Premier League in a victory away to Leeds United.

On 30 April 2023, Trent Alexander-Arnold became the first person to assist a goal in five consecutive Premier League matches twice.

On 31 July 2023, following the departure of James Milner, Trent Alexander-Arnold was named as Liverpool's new vice-captain, acting as deputy to Virgil van Dijk.

Trent Alexander-Arnold was ruled out for an estimated three weeks following the injury.

Trent Alexander-Arnold returned to the Liverpool squad on 20 April 2025, as a 71st-minute substitute against Leicester City, making his 350th appearance for the club.

On 5 May 2025, eight days after winning the Premier League title, Trent Alexander-Arnold announced that he has decided to depart Liverpool at the end of the current season, bringing an end to his time with the club that he has represented for 20 years.

Trent Alexander-Arnold has represented England at various youth levels and featured at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile.

Trent Alexander-Arnold scored three goals for the England U19 team, including a brace against Croatia and another against Spain which secured England's qualification for the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

Trent Alexander-Arnold did not feature at the tournament itself as Liverpool reached an agreement with England to rest him ahead of the following season's league campaign, but the Three Lions went on to defeat Portugal in the final to claim their first ever title in the competition.

In March 2018, while part of the U21 team, Trent Alexander-Arnold was invited to train with the senior national team for the first time ahead of their friendly matches against Italy and the Netherlands.

Trent Alexander-Arnold received his first call-up in May 2018 when he was named in Gareth Southgate's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Trent Alexander-Arnold played in the same 'Number 10' role in the next game and was likewise praised.

Trent Alexander-Arnold played 69 minutes before being substituted for Conor Gallagher.

Trent Alexander-Arnold went on to start the second match against Denmark, being substituted for Gallagher in the 54th minute, before playing the final six minutes of the final match against Slovenia as a substitute for Kieran Trippier.

Under Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, whose tactical set-up placed creative responsibility on the shoulders of the club's full-backs, Trent Alexander-Arnold was predominantly deployed down the right flank where his overlapping runs, switching of play, accuracy of crossing and work-rate in tracking back saw him become an important figure in the side's transitional style of play centred around high pressing.

Trent Alexander-Arnold has often been the subject of criticism for his alleged lack of defensive capabilities.

Trent Alexander-Arnold has supported the charity since being introduced to it by his mother in his mid-teens.

Trent Alexander-Arnold is the nephew of former Reading and Millwall footballer, and former Manchester United club secretary, John Alexander.

Trent Alexander-Arnold was thus eligible to play for the United States prior to making his England debut.

Trent Alexander-Arnold has two brothers; Tyler, who is four years his senior and acts as his agent, and Marcel, who is three years younger.

Trent Alexander-Arnold is an avid chess player, having been introduced to the game by his father as a youngster, and in 2018 he played an invitational match against world champion Magnus Carlsen.

Trent Alexander-Arnold later explained how chess was more than just a pastime and had helped him in his football career by teaching him to think "two or three moves ahead of the opposition".

In 2023, Trent Alexander-Arnold joined the investment group of the Alpine racing team of Formula One.