Martin Skrtel

Position: Defender
Date of Birth: 15/12/1984
Height: 6'4
Weight: 12st 11
1st team games: 50
1st team goals: 0
International caps: 32
International goals: 5
Former clubs: FC Banik Prievidza, AS Trencin, Zenit St Petersburg
Birth Place: Handlova, Slovakia

Nationality: Slovakian

Squad Number: 37

Signed: Jan 07

Nabil El Zhar

Position: Midfielder
Date of Birth: 27/08/1986
Height: 5'6
Weight: 11st 9
1st team games: 25
1st team goals: 2
International caps: 8
International goals: 2
Former clubs: OAC Ales, Nimes Olympique, St Etienne
Birth Place: Ales, France

Signed: From Nimes (Sept. 2006)

Debut: v Cardiff (31.10.07)

Philipp Degen

Position: Defender
Date of Birth: 15/02/1983
Height: 6'1
Weight: 12st 6
1st team games: 2
1st team goals: 0
International caps: 30
International goals: 0
Former clubs: FC Basel, Borussia Dortmund
Birth Place: Holstein, Switzerland\

Signed: July 2008

From: Borrussia Dortmund

Fee: Free Transfer

Nationality: Swiss

Pepe Reina

Position: Goalkeeper
Date of Birth: 31/08/1982
Height: 6'2
Weight: 14st 7
1st team games: 207
International caps: 13
International goals: 0
Former clubs: Barcelona, Villarreal
Birth Place: Madrid

Squad No: 25

Nationality: Spanish

Signed From: Villareal (July 2005 )

LFC Debut: vs TNS (13.07.05)

David Ngog

Position: Striker
Date of Birth: 01/04/1989
Height: 6'2
Weight: 12st 3
1st team games: 18
1st team goals: 3
Former clubs: Paris Saint Germain
Birth Place: Gennevilliers, France

Jamie Carragher

Position: Defender
Date of Birth: 28/01/1978
Height: 5'10
Weight: 12st 4
1st team games: 577
1st team goals: 5
International caps: 34
Birth Place: Bootle

Squad No: 23

Nationality: English

Signed From: Youth System (1996)

LFC Debut: vs M'boro (08.01.98)

Emiliano Insua

Position: Defender
Date of Birth: 07/01/1989
Height: 5'8
Weight: 12st 2
1st team games: 18
Former clubs: Boca Juniors
Birth Place: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Signed: From Boca Jrs., Nov. 2006

Debut: vs Portsmouth (a) 28 April 2007

Lucas Leiva

Position: Midfielder
Date of Birth: 09/01/1987
Height: 5'8
Weight: 11st 7
1st team games: 72
1st team goals: 4
International caps: 3
International goals: 0
Former clubs: Gremio
Birth Place: Dourados, Brazil

Nationality: Brazilian

Squad Number: 21

Signed: Gremio, July 2007

Fee: 6m

Debut: vs Toulouse, Aug 28 2007

Javier Mascherano

Position: Defensive Midfielder
Date of Birth: 08/06/1984
Height: 5'7
Weight: 13st 5
1st team games: 90
1st team goals: 1
International caps: 48
International goals: 2
Former clubs: River Plate, Corinthians, West Ham United
Birth Place: San Lorenzo, Sante Fe, Argentina

Squad Number: 20

Signed: Jan 2007, West Ham

Ryan Babel

Position: Midfielder
Date of Birth: 19/12/1986
Height: 6'0
Weight: 11st 7
1st team games: 91
1st team goals: 14
International caps: 31
International goals: 5
Former clubs: Ajax
Birth Place: Amsterdam

Dirk Kuyt

Position: Striker
Date of Birth: 22/07/1980
Height: 6'0
Weight: 13st 2
1st team games: 147
1st team goals: 39
International caps: 51
International goals: 12
Former clubs: FC Utrecht, Feyenoord
Birth Place: Katwijk, Netherlands

Squad Number: 9

Signed: Feyenord, Aug 2006

Alvaro Arbeloa

Position: Full Back

Date of Birth: 17/01/1983
Height: 6'0
Weight: 12st
1st team games: 98
1st team goals: 2
International caps: 5
International goals: 0
Former clubs: Real Madrid, Deportivo La Coruna
Birth Place: Salamanca, Spain

Yossi Benayoun

Position: Midfielder
Date of Birth: 05/05/1980
Height: 5'8
Weight: 9st 8
1st team games: 89
1st team goals: 20
International caps: 72
International goals: 19
Former clubs: Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Maccabi Haifa, Racing Santander, West Ham United
Birth Place: Dimona, Israel

Xabi Alonso

Position: Midfielder
Date of Birth: 25/11/1981
Height: 6'0
Weight: 12st 6
1st team games: 210
1st team goals: 19
International caps: 56
International goals: 4
Former clubs: Real Sociedad, SD Eibar
Birth Place: Tolosa, Spain

Squad No: 14

Signed From: Real Sociedad (20 August 2004)

Fee: £10.5m

Debut: vs Bolton (29.08.04)

Fabio Aurelio

Date of Birth: 24/09/1979
Height: 5'8
Weight: 11st 9
1st team games: 87
1st team goals: 4
Former clubs: Sao Paulo, Valencia
Birth Place: San Carlos Brazil

Position: Left Back

Signed: Free Transfer, Valencia, July 2006

Albert Riera

Position: Midfielder
Date of Birth: 15/04/1982
1st team games: 40
1st team goals: 5
International caps: 8
International goals: 2
Former clubs: RCD Mallorca, Girondins Bordeaux, RCD Espanyol, Manchester City loan
Birth Place: Mancacor, Spain

Signed: August 2008

From: Espanyol

Fee: £8m

Nationality: Spanish

Debut: NA

Fernando Torres

Position: Striker
Date of Birth: 20/03/1984
Height: 6'1
Weight: 12st 4
1st team games: 83
1st team goals: 50
International caps: 61
International goals: 18
Former clubs: Atletico Madrid
Birth Place: Madrid, Spain

Squad No: 9

Nationality: Spanish

Fee: Approx. £20m

LFC Debut: vs Aston Villa (11.08.07)

Steven Gerrard

Date of Birth: 30/05/1980
Height: 6'0
Weight: 12st 5
1st team games: 483
1st team goals: 120
International caps: 72
International goals: 14
Position: Attacking Midfielder

Squad No: 8

Nationality: English

Birth Place: Whiston, Merseyside

Signed From: Youth System (1997)

Fee: 0

Former Clubs: None

Daniel Agger

Position: Centre Back
Date of Birth: 12/12/1984
Height: 6'3
Weight: 12st 6
1st team games: 79
1st team goals: 6
International caps: 26
Former clubs: Brondby
Birth Place: Hvidovre, Denmark

Squad Number: 5

Nationality: Danish

Former Clubs: Rosenhoj, Brondby

Signed: 12 Jan 2006, £5.8m

Andrea Dossena

Position: Defender
Birth Place: Lodi, Italy

Date of Birth: 11/09/1981
Height: 5'8
Weight: 12st 3
1st team games: 26
International caps: 7
Former clubs: Hellas Verona, Udinese, Treviso FBC
Signed: July 2008

From: Udinese

Fee: Reportedly £7m

Nationality: Italian

Debut: vs Sunderland (Aug. 16th 2008)

Diego Cavalieri

Position: Goalkeeper
Date of Birth: 01/12/1982
Height: 6'2
Weight: 13st 1
Signed: July 2008
From: Palmeiras
Fee: Undisclosed (Reportedly 3m)
Nationality: Brazilian
Birth Place: Sao Paulo, Brazil