Raheem Sterling is a football player who started playing football with the Queens Park Rangers youth team. He rose to fame after his move to Liverpool and he now plays for the English club, Manchester City and England as an attacking midfielder or a winger. Here’s what you need to know about the young footballer.
Raheem Sterling Biography, Age
December 8, 1994 was the date when the attacking midfielder was born in the Jamaican city of Kingston as Raheem Shaquille Sterling. Although he was raised partly in his native country, he moved to England when he was only five years old with his mother.
His father who was never present in the early Gamer’s life was murdered before Raheem was even 10 years old. It was therefore his mother who raised him alone with the support of parents. He started his education at Ark Elvin Academy before choosing to play football fully.
Raheem Sterling has three siblings – one brother and two sisters. Her brother’s name is Kingston Sterling and her sisters are Kimberley Sterling and Lakima Sterling.
Club football career
As stated, the English player started his footballing career with Queens Park Rangers in 2003. He stayed there until he moved to club Liverpool in 2010 with whom he would rise to fame. In 2012, Sterling started his senior career with the club and he netted 18 goals after 95 caps before deciding to leave for Manchester City.
Although at the time the deal was one of the most expensive, it was not a success for Brendan Rodgers, who gave Sterling his first chance with the team, as did Anfield supporters. who felt betrayed.
His first game for Manchester was against WestBromwich Albion and City emerged as the winners. He continued to play well with the club and by the end of the 2017/2018 season he had already played 97 games with 31 goals. The quick player won the English Premier League title and the Football League Cup with City.
National football career
Regarding his run for the England team, he remarked quite early on that if Jamaica requested him, he would definitely play for the country. Nothing has yet been said about it as he now wears the colors of England for domestic missions.
He played for the country’s Under-16, Under-17, Under-19 and Under-21 teams between 2009 and 2013. In 2012 he was invited to play for the senior team, which earned him the honor of representing England at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, among other events.
Before the 2018 FIFA World Cup was called up, Sterling had already made 37 appearances for the country, scoring two goals. At the tournament, he featured in 6 games and provided an assist.
Girlfriend and kids – is he gay?
You’ve probably come across people suggesting the Manchester player is gay. The truth is that such claims have no basis, Raheem Sterling is not gay. He’s had more than just a relationship with women in the past.
Paige Milian is his longtime girlfriend. The two have been together for a very long time and together have a son, Thiago Sterling, born in 2017. Before having his son, Sterling also had a daughter, Melody Rose Sterling, born in 2012 to his ex, Melissa Clark. For now, the two are the only children he has.
Even though he has been with Milian for a long time, it was not until shortly before he left to prepare for the 2018 FIFA World Cup that the young English player proposed to Paige Milian and she agreed to be his woman.
Having said that, it is important to also point out that he has not been with a single woman in his life, even when he was dating his fiancée, he had also had relationships with other women, but he always found the path of Paige Milian. In 2017, he allegedly paid a prostitute for sex. The news came after the footballer had an argument with the prostitute, who was described as just a Kim Kardashian lookalike after sex.
Weight and height
Football fans agree that Sterling needs it when it comes to pace, agility, skill and stamina. That’s why he’s very important for England and for City.
Nonetheless, he may not be the tallest man on the pitch, although he is still one of the best on the pitch. He is 1.70 m (5 ft 6 in) tall and weighs 69 kg (152 lb).
Net value
It’s always a pleasure to watch people from the humblest places grow in life through hard work and perseverance. This sums up the story of Sterling, who was raised by a single mother and now has an estimated net worth of £36million.
He now owns a number of mansions, cars and was able to buy a house for his older sister on her 27th birthday, while supporting loved ones including friends and family from Jamaica.