Jordan Henderson: new Gerrard and new hope of English football

English football legend Steven Gerrard held in the "Liverpool" seventeen seasons and became fans at "Anfield" is not just a captain and idol. When in the spring of 2015 he had the last time as a player stepped on the lawn of the main Liverpool team, the whole stadium tearfully sang You will never walk alone. With his departure to Liverpool over an entire era of football, but everyone knew that the captain sooner or later be forced to leave the "ship". However, over the captaincy at the club issues just did had the fewest, after long Stephen produced a worthy replacement. The new leader on the field and in the locker room "Red" became Jordan Henderson.

Early career

Life Path Jordan Henderson started in 1990 in Sunderland. Football has a fairly young age became a major hobby boy, and from 1998 to 2008, he was listed in the youth team, "black cats".

Henderson's debut in "Sunderland" main team appeared bleak. Jordan was one of those who coach during the game was trying to enhance the composition in the fight against the "Chelsea", but "cats" still were defeated 0: 5. However, early in his first season midfielder has become a leader of his team and "stake out" for a place in the starting lineup.

In just three seasons in the "Sunderland" Jordan Henderson had 79 fights, which scored six times marked balls. In 2009, for a short time, he was loaned to "Coventry".

Move to the "Liverpool"

Advances potentially one of the best young midfielders in the Premier League very quickly attracted the attention of more famous clubs. More than the others showed interest in "Liverpool", who passed pretty position after a great play at the beginning of the new century. The leader of the "red" Steven Gerrard at the time was 31, and the club knew that sooner or later the star of "Enfield" will have to look for a replacement. Ultimately such and it became Jordan Henderson.

Football came to the "Liverpool" at age 21, to the position with considerable competition, however, six years had never happened to Hendo spent less than forty games per season. And this is without taking into account the national team matches, for which Jordan played since 2010.

Since 2015 Jordan Henderson - captain of "Liverpool" and the new idol of the "Anfield". Through his confident game in the middle of the field, as well as the arrival of the club the German specialist Jurgen Klopp, "Merseyside club," the last two seasons demonstrate the new bright football that fans love so much, and finally returned to the fight for the lead in the English Championship. The team has come a number of great players that can, as they say, to make a difference, so there is every reason to believe that the season 2017-2018 years for Hendo and the company will be successful.

Henderson Jordan and England

The played a similar role with the club's main team of the country midfielder, "Liverpool". In the center of the field, he was replaced by Stevie G again, and it must be admitted fulfilled this task perfectly. In 2012, the player "Red" recognized as the best young player in England.

In spite of his young age, by 2016, Henderson had visited on three forums - the World Cup in 2014 and Euro 2012 and 2016. Jordan at least once out on the field at all three tournaments, but none of them England was not able to pass on the quarter-finals.

In the selection for the World Cup 2018, which will be held in Russia, the British with Henderson as a part of the game and show a convincing yet that is the main contender for a direct hit on the world championship. By the way, in the same qualifying group with founders of football, among other plays and Slovakia national team, which has become an insurmountable obstacle for the British at the European Championship-2016.

Jordan Henderson: personal life

Modern football - this is not just a game with a ball on a green lawn. Representatives of the writing fraternity willing to go all out to unearth new details of the private life of star athletes, and even how many of them collected in one only to the English Premier League, we all know.

Jordan Henderson - one of those players who is usually called a sex symbol. By the way, this role he took over as the time from his predecessor - Steven Gerrard. Apparently, with the captain's armband. However, fans in the past few years, was reduced because Jordan married his beloved Rebecca Burnett. The pair are often seen in public together, but their relationship does not hold for show.