Chris Kirkland

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chris Kirkland
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	May 2, 1981(1981-05-02)
Age	43
Birthplace	Barwell
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Taurus

Chris Kirkland Biography

Chris Kirkland is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on May 2, 1981 in Barwell, England, United Kingdom. English goalkeeper from England who was a player for Liverpool as well as Wigan Athletic before joining Sheffield Wednesday in the year 2012.

He was a teammate of He was teammates with Steven Gerrard on Liverpool from 2001 to 2006. on Liverpool between 2001 and 2006.

Kirkland was born in Barwell, Leicestershire, where he grew up with his parents, Marie and Eddie, and attended Heathfield School and then Henley College Coventry. His father, Eddie, was a crane driver and spent many hours helping his son practise his goalkeeping skills. After an unsuccessful trial with Blackburn Rovers, he accepted a contract offer from Coventry City. He signed professional terms with the club in July 1998.

Kirkland made his debut for Coventry in the League Cup in a 3–1 victory over Tranmere Rovers at Highfield Road on 22 September 1999. Manager Gordon Strachan began selecting him in Premier League matches ahead of Swedish international Magnus Hedman despite saying Kirkland was “big Bambi who couldn’t kick the ball out of the penalty box”. His performances were rewarded at the end of the 2000–01 season when he made his debut for the England under- 21s, and was voted Coventry’s Players’ Player of the Year by his teammates. He was linked with moves to Arsenal and Liverpool, despite his relatively limited experience and was eventually bought by Liverpool for £6 million in August

2001. At the time he was the most expensive goalkeeper in British transfer history, at only 20 years old.

He was the father of a daughter called Lucy along with the wife Leeona.

Chris Kirkland Net Worth

Chris Kirkland is one of the richest Soccer Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chris Kirkland 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The first contract he signed was at seventeen with Coventry.

He was a part of England’s national squad in the year 2006.

Christopher Edmund Kirkland (born 2 May 1981) is an English football coach and former professional goalkeeper. As a player, he made 321 league and cup appearances in an 18-year professional career from 1998 to 2016, and won one cap for the English national team in 2006.

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Who is Chris Kirkland Dating?

According to our records, Chris Kirkland married to Leeona Denham. As of December 1, 2023, Chris Kirkland’s is not dating anyone.

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In July 2005, Kirkland agreed to go on a season-long loan to Bryan Robson’s West Bromwich Albion in order to kick-start his career again. He kept a clean sheet on his Albion debut as the team drew 0–0 away at Manchester City. An injury to Kirkland in the first half of the 2005–06 season saw Polish goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak replace him, and Kuszczak showed excellent form and therefore remained first-choice goalkeeper at The Hawthorns for the rest of the season. Kirkland also again spent time out of action with a broken finger, and was told by Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez that he would have to move away from Anfield if he wanted to play regular first team football as new signing Pepe Reina had made an excellent start to his Liverpool career.

Facts & Trivia

Chris Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Chris Kirkland celebrates birthday on May 2 of every year.

In July 2006, Kirkland joined Wigan Athletic on a six-month loan spell. Manager Paul Jewell said that “He certainly has the potential, but there’s the obvious question mark over fitness. It’s not just been one thing with him because he’s been unlucky with broken ribs, fingers, knee injuries, back.” This move became permanent for a sum of £2.5 million on 27 October when the two clubs and Kirkland made a compromise. He won the club’s Players’ Player of the Year and Media Player of the Year awards for the 2007–08 season. A highlight of this season was saving a Benni McCarthy penalty in a 5–3 win over Blackburn Rovers at the DW Stadium. He committed his future to Wigan in May 2008 when he signed a new contract, tying him to the club until 2012.

How old is Chris Kirkland?

41 years (May 2, 1981)

How tall is Chris Kirkland?

6′ 6″

Where is Chris Kirkland now?

Colne F.C.

Why did Chris Kirkland leave Sheffield Wednesday?

But though he loved the club, anxiety that was triggered by regular time spent away from his Lancashire home meant he couldn’t sign the deal and the one-cap England stopper left the club in 2015.

Who did Chris Kirkland play for?

Colne F.C.