Frank Lampard, Jr., (born 20th June 1978 Romford, Havering, England) is a central midfielder known for his powerful long-range shots and prolific goal-scoring abilities from midfield. A current England national team regular, Lampard is acknowledged as one of the most improved players in English football over the past three years.
Frank Lampard Jr, (born 20th June 1978 Romford, Havering, England) is a central midfielder known for his powerful long-range shots and prolific goal-scoring abilities from midfield. A current England national team regular, Lampard is acknowledged as one of the most improved players in English football over the past three years. He has won the English Premiership twice (with Chelsea, 2004-05 and 2005-06), twice the League Cup (with Chelsea, 2005 and 2007), the FA Community Shield (with Chelsea, 2005), and the UEFA Intertoto Cup (with West Ham, 1999).
Frank has also scored 89 goals for Chelsea making him the top goalscorer currently at the club, and 11th highest in total. He is also the highest-scoring midfielder in Chelsea's history, having passed Dennis Wise's record of 76 goals on 17 December 2006. In November 2005 he was named the second best player in Europe, losing out in the European Footballer of the Year awards to the Brazilian midfielder Ronaldinho. A month later he finished in second place, once again behind Ronaldinho, in the 2005 FIFA World Player of the Year awards. He was also named Football Writers Association Footballer of the Year in 2005. Frank scored his first goal for the national side on August 20, 2003.
Frank Lampard was selected in the squad for Euro 2004 in Portugal when England reached the quarter-finals, scored three goals in four matches and was named in the official Euro 2004 All-Star squad by the UEFA technical study group.
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