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