Chelsea's academy graduate who became one of England's most important midfielders of the 2020s — technical, industrious and capable of moments of real quality. Won the Champions League with Chelsea in 2021 and was the heartbeat of Tuchel's pressing system. His relationship with Frank Lampard as a manager and his development into a senior England regular made him one of the defining players of his generation's youth. Moved to Manchester United in 2023 in a £60 million transfer.
Raheem Shaquille Sterling was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1994 and moved to London at five. Liverpool's academy developed him before Manchester City paid £49 million in 2015 — a controversial fee for a 20-year-old that generated enormous debate. His seven City seasons produced four Premier League titles, seven League Cups and one Champions League as part of Guardiola's dominant team. He was named PFA Young Player of the Year in 2015. He won the Champions League with Chelsea in 2021 as a participant in the squad. He moved to Barcelona in 2022 and Chelsea permanently. His combination of explosive pace, direct running into the box and finishing with either foot made him the most consistently dangerous wide forward in England throughout the mid-2010s. He has been a prominent voice on racial equality in football — calling out double standards in media coverage of Black players in England, a contribution considered significant in English football's ongoing conversation about race.
Champions League (2021)
Career Honours
- Champions League (2021)
- Premier League 4x
- League Cup 7x
- FA Cup
- Nations League