Frank Lampard
Frank
James Lampard (born 20 June 1978) is an English footballer who
currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Chelsea and at
international level for the English national team. He plays most often
as a box-to-box midfielder and has also enjoyed spells in a more
advanced attacking midfield. He is considered to be one of the best
footballers in the world. Lampard began his career at West Ham United,
his father's former club. He had 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 in 2001 for £11 million.
From
his debut onwards he was ever-present in the Chelsea first team,
setting a record 164 consecutive Premier League appearances. 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 same
year. He won the FA Cup for the second time in 2009, scoring the winning
goal in the final. On 23 December 2009, he was named the Premier
League's Player of the decade by official statistics.
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