Any lover of football would know the English professional footballer Trent Alexander-Arnold, a product of the Liverpool academy who is currently playing in the right-back position for the premier league club Liverpool. Right from his formative years, the budding football star played for his country’s (England) national team at all the youth levels starting from U-16 to U-19. On the 25th day of October 2016, he played his first official senior match for Liverpool.
Who is Trent Alexander-Arnold?
The renowned footballer Trent Alexander-Arnold was born on the 7th day of October 1998 in West Derby, Liverpool. He is of English nationality and white ethnicity. The footballer attended the local primary school in West Derby, Liverpool known as St. Matthew’s Catholic Primary School. During his years at Saint the school, he loved to play football and when he turned six, his school was invited to a community summer camp which was hosted by Liverpool. Trent was fortunate enough to be noticed by the then academy coach Ian Barrigan and in the long run, he was offered the chance to join the club’s academy which was a great feat.
The budding soccer star embarked on a training exercise that he attends twice or sometimes three times a week. He was so successful that he became the club’s captain at both the under 16 and under 18 levels under the supervision of coach Pepijn Lijnders. His hard work and dedication in the academy paid off when Steven Gerrard who is a former Liverpool captain tipped him in his autobiography as someone who has a bright future in the club. The club manager Brendan Rodgers selected Trent Alexander-Arnold in the first-team squad for the team’s final pre-season friendly against Swindon Town during the run-up of the 2015-2016 season. On the 25th day of October 2016, he played his first official senior match for Liverpool and on the 8th day of November 2016, he entered into a long-term contract with the premier league club.
How Tall is He?
The English footballer stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches or 1.79m and has a bodyweight of 69 kg or 152lb to match. The details of his other body measurement are not currently available to the public.
What Does He Do Outside Football?
Philanthropy
In addition to playing football, the soccer star is involved with a Liverpool-based charity, known as An Hour for Others where he volunteers as an ambassador. An Hour for Others is a well-known charity organization whose primary duty is to provide the underprivileged ones in society with basic commodities like foodstuff, toys, and anything that can ease their burden. They even go as far as providing science lessons to those who might be in need of it. The records have it that the young footballer was introduced to the charity organization by his mum when he was a teenager. He pledged alongside his fellow Liverpool academy teammate Kris Owens, to support the initiative if any of them were to ever become professional footballers. According to Trent, the charity organization was founded by his best friend’s aunt and both him and his best friend were asked to help out from time to time.
Trent on his own part sees philanthropy as something he has always wanted to do, and An Hour for Others has given him the much-needed opportunity to influence the public on a high level. He also said that he has used the opportunity to sensitize people about the organization and the good that happens in society as opposed to the bad. He constantly visits the hospital to encourage the people. He also gets involved in breast cancer awareness campaigns by wearing pink boots on breast cancer awareness day.
Social Media Profile
The football star is active on a couple of social media platforms which include Twitter and Instagram. Being a talented footballer, he enjoys high followership on his social media accounts, on his Instagram account, he can boast over 183k followers while 63.1k fans are currently following him on Twitter.
His Net Worth
The professional footballer’s fortune has been unofficially pegged at $2 million by some sources that are not so reliable. From Liverpool, the soccer star earns a total of €40k or $47007.12 weekly. Trent’s market value as a footballer is pegged at €7.20 million or $8.46 million. He currently has an endorsement deal with Armor from which he earns a handsome amount. Trent Alexander-Arnold has a Chevrolet Camaro 2018 model which is worth $68,495.
