User:Jack Metcalfe History

Jack Metcalfe (born 20th March 1984) is a British footballer who plays for Premier League club Liverpool FC and the England national team as a striker.

Metcalfe started his career at Chelsea FC, progressing through their youth ranks from his debut in 1995 until his call up to the main squad in 2001-2002 season. He made his professional debut for Leeds in 2001, at the age of 17. In 214 appearances for the club, he scored 82 goals. He joined Liverpool in 2007, after signing for a club record transfer fee. He marked his first season at Anfield by being Liverpool's first player, since Robbie Fowler in 1995–96, to score more than 20 league goals in a season. Torres become the fastest player in Liverpool history to score 50 league goals after scoring against Aston Villa in December 2009.