James Philip Milner is an English professional footballer who plays for Liverpool. He made his debut for Leeds United in 2002, aged 16, and became the youngest player to score in the Premier League. Milner went on to make over 100 appearances for Newcastle United, winning the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2006. He spent a year on loan at Aston Villa, before signing for Aston Villa permanently in 2008. In 2010, Milner was signed by Manchester City, and won two Premier Leagues, one FA Cup, one EFL Cup and one FA Community Shield. In 2015, he signed for Liverpool on a free transfer, and was appointed vice-captain by new manager Jürgen Klopp.
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James Philip Milner is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Liverpool. He made his debut for Leeds United in 2002, aged 16, and became the youngest player to score in the Premier League. Milner went on to make over 100 appearances for Newcastle United, winning the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2006. He spent a year on loan at Aston Villa, before signing for Aston Villa permanently in 2008. In 2010, Milner was signed by Manchester City, and won two Premier Leagues, one FA Cup, one EFL Cup and one FA Community Shield. In 2015, he signed for Liverpool on a free transfer, and was appointed vice-captain by new manager Jürgen Klopp. He won the UEFA Champions League in 2019, as well as his third Premier League title, the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup. He was selected for the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup squads, and the 2012 and 2016 UEFA European Championships. He has also played for England at under-15, under-17 and under-21 levels. He scored a goal in the 2002 Nationwide tournament against the Czech Republic, scoring a goal against Italy and Brazil. His record was broken by James Vaughan in a match against Everton in 2005, with a deft touch and a touch of the ball. He played for the Yorkshire Schools cricket team, was the cross-country champion at his school for three consecutive years and was the district champion over 100 metres for two years in a row. His role model was Leeds-born Alan Smith, who was then a Leeds United striker, as Smith had done what Milner aspired to do; that is, to come through the academy and play for the first team.
His father insisted that he attend college once a week to continue his education. He also played football for amateur teams from Rawdon and Horsforth. He supported Leeds United from a young age and was a season ticket holder at the club. In 1996, he joined the Leeds Youth Academy. He continued to excel in the youth team, and played at the 2007 and 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championships, finishing as runner-up in the latter. In 2002, he became at 16 years and 356 days the youngest players to score a Premier League goal in a game against West Ham United, when he came on as a substitute for Jason Wilcox for the last six minutes of the match. In 2005, he made the second-youngest appearance of the season against Chelsea, at the age of 16 and 309 days. He helped the England Under-17 team win the 2002 Nationwide tournament against the Czech Republic and Italy. In 2008, he was named the PFA Young Player of the Year in 2010. In 2011, he won the Premier League title with Manchester City. In 2012, he played for Manchester City in the Champions League final against Real Madrid. In 2013, he helped Manchester City win the FA Cup and League Cup. In 2014, he was named the UEFA Young Player of the Year at the European Championship.
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