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Lampard with Chelsea in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank James Lampard | ||
| Date of birth | 20 June 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Romford, London, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1995 | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2001 | West Ham United | 148 | (24) |
| 1995–1996 | → Swansea City (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2001–2014 | Chelsea | 429 | (147) |
| 2014–2015 | Manchester City | 32 | (6) |
| 2015–2016 | New York City | 29 | (15) |
| Total | 647 | (193) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1997–2000 | England U21 | 19 | (9) |
| 1998 | England B | 1 | (0) |
| 1999–2014 | England | 106 | (29) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:53, 1 November 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 August 2014 |
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Frank James Lampard OBE (born 20 June 1978) is a retired English professional footballer and children's writer. He is the all-time leading goalscorer for Chelsea, where he played for 13 years, and is considered by a number of journalists and football experts to be one of the greatest midfielders of his generation, in addition to being regarded as Chelsea's greatest ever player by some Chelsea players, such as previous record goal-scorer Bobby Tambling and long-term teammate John Terry.
Lampard began his career at West Ham United, for whom his father Frank Lampard, Sr. had also played. He secured a place in the first team by the 1997–98 season, and the following year helped the team finish 5th in the Premier League, their highest-ever Premier League placing. In 2001, he moved to rival London club Chelsea for £11 million. In 2014, he was released by Chelsea after 13 years of service. Lampard then joined New York City FC on a two-year deal, in preparation for the club's Major League Soccer debut in 2015, as a free transfer, but would play for Manchester City in the meantime. On 31 December 2014, however, BBC Sport's David Ornstein revealed Lampard is under contract to Manchester City and not New York City as previously claimed by both clubs.
From his début, he was ever-present in the Chelsea first team and made 164 consecutive Premier League appearances, a record for an outfield player. He established himself as a prolific scorer at the west London club and was a key part of the sides which won back-to-back Premier League titles in 2004–05 and 2005–06 and a domestic cup double in 2007. He signed a new contract in 2008, becoming the highest-paid Premier League footballer at that time, and scored in his first Champions League Final that year. He won a second FA Cup winners' medal in 2009, scoring the winning goal in the final. In the 2009–10 season, Lampard helped Chelsea secure their first league and FA Cup Double, and also had his most prolific season with the club, scoring 22 league goals and 17 league assists. In 2012, Lampard captained Chelsea to their first UEFA Champions League success and a year later to their first UEFA Europa League title. He was released by the club after the 2013–14 season.
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