Michael Owen
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Owen in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael James Owen | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Chester, England | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1996 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2004 | Liverpool | 216 | (118) |
| 2004–2005 | Real Madrid | 36 | (13) |
| 2005–2009 | Newcastle United | 71 | (26) |
| 2009–2012 | Manchester United | 31 | (5) |
| 2012–2013 | Stoke City | 8 | (1) |
| Total | 362 | (163) | |
| National team | |||
| England U15 | 8 | (12) | |
| England U16 | 11 | (15) | |
| England U18 | 14 | (10) | |
| 1997 | England U20 | 4 | (3) |
| 1997 | England U21 | 1 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | England B | 2 | (0) |
| 1998–2008 | England | 89 | (40) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Michael James Owen (born 14 December 1979) is a former English footballer who played as a striker for Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle United, Manchester United and Stoke City, as well as for the England national team. He is a regular pundit and co-commentator on BT Sport football coverage, and sometimes appears on BBC's Match of the Day as a pundit. Since retiring from football, he has become a successful racehorse breeder and owner.
The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen was born in Chester and began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997. In his first full season in the Premier League, he finished as joint top scorer with 18 goals. He repeated this the following year and was Liverpool's top goal-scorer from 1997–2004, gaining his name as a proven goal-scorer despite suffering from a recurring hamstring injury. In 2001, Liverpool won a cup treble of the UEFA Cup, FA Cup and Football League Cup, and Owen was the recipient of the Ballon d'Or. He went on to score 118 goals in 216 appearances in the Premier League for Liverpool, and 158 goals in 297 total appearances. Regarded as one of the greatest Liverpool players, Owen came 14th in the "100 Players Who Shook The Kop", an official Liverpool fan poll. In 2004, Owen was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players.
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