Adam Lallana

Lallana in September 2012

Adam David Lallana (born 10 May 1988 in St Albans ) is an English football player who is under contract with FC Southampton since 2006.

Playing career

Southampton FC (2006 -)

The coming out of their own youth academy Adam Lallana made ​​his debut on 23 August 2006 for Southampton FC in the League Cup against Yeovil Town. Three days later he played his first league game for the second division, however, came during the Football League Championship 2006/ 07 to any other competitive game. From 8 October to 8 November 2007, he played three league games for the third division AFC Bournemouth before he came to five league operations in the 2007/ 08 season for Southampton. Here him on 28 April 2008 and his first goal in the second division succeeded. In the Football League Championship 2008/ 09, the 20 -year-old earned Lallana (40 games / 1 goal) a regular place, but rose at the end of the season with the financially troubled club from the third division. In Southampton's first third league season since 1960, he scored fifteen league matches, the club failed, however, because of a ten-point deduction the play-offs and thus the return to the second division. This was achieved in the subsequent Football League One 2010/11 by winning the runner-up behind Brighton & Hove Albion. Adam Lallana contributed eight goals in thirty-six league games his part to the rise and was elected at the end of the season into the PFA Team of the Year the third division. Already on 11 January 2011 he signed a new contract for four and a half years.

German U- 21 team

On November 18, 2011 Adam Lallana made ​​his debut for the English U- 21 team in a 2-0 home win against the Czech Republic. Previously, he had each played one match for the U -18 and U-19.

English national team

On November 15, 2013 he made the 0-2 against Chile as well as his team-mate Jay Rodriguez his first cap for the senior team.

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