Raheem Sterling

Raheem Sterling
MBE
Sterling with England at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Raheem Shaquille Sterling
Date of birth (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth Kingston, Jamaica
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.72 m)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1999–2003 Alpha & Omega
2003–2010 Queens Park Rangers
2010–2012 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Liverpool 95 (18)
2015–2022 Manchester City 225 (91)
2022–2026 Chelsea 59 (14)
2024–2025 → Arsenal (loan) 17 (0)
International career
2009–2010 England U16 7 (1)
2010–2011 England U17 13 (3)
2012 England U19 1 (0)
2012–2013 England U21 8 (3)
2012–2022 England 82 (20)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  England
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up2020
UEFA Nations League
Third place2019
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:19, 25 May 2025 (UTC)

Raheem Shaquille Sterling (born 8 December 1994) is an English football player.

Sterling began his career at Queens Park Rangers, before signing for Liverpool in 2010, and then for Manchester City in 2015 for a transfer worth £49 million with add-ons, the highest transfer fee ever paid for an English player at the time.

Born in Jamaica, Sterling made his debut for the England senior team in November 2012. He was then chosen in England's squads for the FIFA World Cup in 2014, 2018 and 2022, and the UEFA European Championship in 2016 and 2020.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool 2011–12 Premier League 300000——30
2012–13 Premier League 2421010100—362
2013–14 Premier League 3393021——3810
2014–15 Premier League 357514380—5211
Total 95189174180—12923
Manchester City 2015–16 Premier League 3162141103—4711
2016–17 Premier League 337511082—4710
2017–18 Premier League 3318213084—4623
2018–19 Premier League 34174330105005125
2019–20 Premier League 3320415396115231
2020–21 Premier League 31103142111—4914
2021–22 Premier League 30133120123004717
Total 22591239226682411339131
Chelsea 2022–23 Premier League 286001093—389
2023–24 Premier League 3186161——4310
2024–25 Premier League 00————00
2025–26 Premier League 00000000—00
Total 5914617193008119
Arsenal (loan) 2024–25 Premier League 170104160—281
Career total 396123391140121012711577174
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearance in FA Community Shield

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
England 201210
2014120
201572
201690
201760
2018122
201998
202021
2021145
2022102
Total8220
England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sterling goal
List of international goals scored by Raheem Sterling
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
127 March 2015Wembley Stadium, London, England14 Lithuania3–04–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
29 October 2015Wembley Stadium, London, England18 Estonia2–02–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
315 October 2018Estadio Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain46 Spain1–03–22018–19 UEFA Nations League A
43–0
522 March 2019Wembley Stadium, London, England48 Czech Republic1–05–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
63–0
74–0
825 March 2019Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro49 Montenegro5–15–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
97 September 2019Wembley Stadium, London, England52 Bulgaria3–04–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
1010 September 2019St Mary's Stadium, Southampton, England53 Kosovo1–15–3UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
1114 October 2019Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria55 Bulgaria4–06–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
125–0
135 September 2020Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland57 Iceland1–01–02020–21 UEFA Nations League A
1425 March 2021Wembley Stadium, London, England59 San Marino3–05–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
1513 June 2021Wembley Stadium, London, England62 Croatia1–01–0UEFA Euro 2020
1622 June 2021Wembley Stadium, London, England64 Czech Republic1–01–0UEFA Euro 2020
1729 June 2021Wembley Stadium, London, England65 Germany1–02–0UEFA Euro 2020
182 September 2021Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary69 Hungary1–04–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
1929 March 2022Wembley Stadium, London, England74 Ivory Coast2–03–0Friendly
2021 November 2022Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar80 Iran3–06–22022 FIFA World Cup

References

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  10. ↑ "Games played by Raheem Sterling in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
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  30. ↑ "Czech Republic vs. England 0–1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  31. ↑ "England vs. Germany 2–0: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  32. ↑ "Hungary vs. England 0–4: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  33. ↑ "England vs. Côte d'Ivoire 3–0: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  34. ↑ "England vs. Iran 6–2: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
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