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James Philip Milner is an English Professional Football player currently playing for Liverpool in the Premier League. Liverpool’s vice-captain Milner is a versatile player and has played in different positions such as on the wing, in midfield, and ar full-back.

Early life and Childhood

Born on the 4th of January 1986 in Worthley, United Kingdom, Milner is the son of Peter and Lesley Milner. His mother was an estate agent whereas his father was a quantity surveyor. He is 35 years old.

Milner played several games as a child including football, cricket, long-distance running and was good at all of them. As a primary school student, it was at Westbrook Labe Primary School where he started playing football. Later he was transferred to Horsforth School.

Here, school coach Graeme Coulson, who was also a couch for Rawdon, recognized his talent and persuaded him to play for Rawdon in several tournaments. He was later admitted to Yorkshire School. During his days at Yorkshire School, he played for the school’s cricket team as a wicket-keeper.

He was also the school’s cross-country champion for three years in a row and won the district over 100 meters race for two consecutive years. Along with being a great athlete, Milner was a ‘first-class’ student with 11GCSE and an award for his performance in physical education. However, Milner completer his studies form Boston Spa Schol. It was a sports college partnered with a football club.

Caption: James Milner holds the trophy as Liverpool wins the champions league 
Source: Footballtransfertavern

Professional life

Leeds United

After completing his education, Miler joined the Leeds United Youth Academy in 1996. 6 years later, on November 10, 2002, he made his debut as a substitute for Jason Wilcox, in a match against West Ham United. With the debut, he became the second-youngest player to ever play in the Premier League at the age of 16.

Later in December of the same year, Milner scored a goal against Sunderland and became the youngest player to score in the Premier League. However, his record was broken in 2005 by James Vaughan.

The year 2002 was in favor of Milner. So many of his performances were praised and appreciated by other professional players, coaches, commentators and viewers. As a result, Leeds offered a 5-year contract to Milner on February 10, 2003. However, Leeds had to face numerous negative stories in the media. It led the team to lose many of its first-team players.

Consequently, the Leeds relegated for the championship leaving speculation over Milner’s future at the club. Initially, Milner rejected offers from Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa, and Everton. But eventually, the Leeds sold his to Newcastle United for an initial price of £3.6 million due to financial problems. Although he was not happy about leaving the club, he wished to fo what was best for the club.

Newcastle United and Aston Villa

Milner made his debut for Newcastle United during their pre-season tour in Asia, scoring his first goal for the club against Kitchee, in a 1–1 draw in Hong Kong. He played the 2004 Premier League and debuted in European competition in the same year for the Newcastle.

His first match in the UEFA Cup was against Bnei Sakhnin from Israel. Milner was having a good time with the Newcastle until manager Bobby Robsonwas replaced by Graeme Souness. He started 13 league matches but did not play his first full Premier League match for Newcastle until April 2005.

In the 2005-06 season Newcastle’s purchase of Nolberto Solano from Aston Villa. Consequently, Miner being loaned to Villa had to play the rest of the season for the Villa. He made his first appearance for the Villa on 12 September 2005 in a Premier League match against West Ham United.

Milner was a positive signing for the Villa. Manager David O’Leary wanted Milner to join the club permanently. Even Milner was leaned toward joining Villa due to the probability of becoming a regular starter. However, Newcastle’s new manager Glenn Roeder appeared to appreciate Milner and expressed a desire that he remains in Newcastle.

Milner returned to Newcastle at the start of the 2006-07 season and played for the entire season. He even signed a 4-year contract with Newcastle in January. The season started off well for Milner. However, he had to miss the last nine matches due to foot injury. Consequently, he requested a written transfer. Later, on 29 August 2008 for a fee of £12 million, Milner signed a 4-year contract with Aston Villa.

Manchester City

Manchester City first offered Milner to play for the club in 2010. But Villa Manager rejected the offer. However, on August 17, 2010, Villa sold Milner to Manchester City. He made his debut for City on 23 August against Liverpool. Milner invested 5 years of his career in Manchester City. In this period, he played at the 2011 FA cup, 2011-12 and 2012-13 premier league and UEFA Champions League.

Caption: Milner when he played as a calpain for Liverpool
Source: teamtalk

Liverpool

Milner joined Liverpool a free transfer on June 4, 2015. Soon after joining the club, he was announced as the vice-captain on August 7, 2015. He played his first match for the club against Stroke with a 1-0 win. He played as a captain for the team against Arsenal in the same year.

On 26 September 2015, he scored his debut goal for Liverpool against his former club Aston Villa at Anfield and won with a 3-2. Milner has been a great asset to Liverpool since the day he joined. Recently in December 2019, the club extended contract with its Vice-captain

Awards and Net Worth

As a brilliant player won the title PFA Young Player of the Year: 2009–10. Besides this, he has been a part of several wins for his team. As for the recent wins, his current club won the UEFA Champions League 2018-19, UEFA Super Cup 2019and the FIFA Club World Cup 2019.

Currently, the international player has a net worth of around $11 Million. Moreover, this talented player makes around $7 million on a yearly basis.

Relationship Status

Milner is happily married to his long term girlfriend Amy Fletcher. The two were together even before Milner started his football career. The lovely couple married in the year 2014 and now two beautiful children together.

Although Milner has spent years being in media, he has not given a chance to the public to gossip about his personal and professional life. That is to say, he has not been a part of any controversy.

Caption: James Milner with wife at his charity ball with Liverpool stars. Source: The Sun

Body Measurements

As a professional Football player, Milner has maintained an athletic body structure. He is 5 feet and 9 inches tall with a bodyweight of 70 kgs.

Social Media: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, etc.

Milner is active on different social media sites where he connects with his fans. One can find him on Instagram (@jamesmilnerofficial), Twitter (@JamesMilner), and Facebook (@JamesMilnerPages). His Instagram has the highest number of followers 3 M followed by Twitter 975k.

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