Steven Gerrard plays soccer.
The team captain of an association football team , sometimes known as the skipper , is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team : it is often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad , or a player that can heavily influence a game . Liverpool Football Club ( [ ˈlɪvərpuːl ] ) is a professional association football club based in Liverpool , Merseyside , England . A midfielder is an association football position . Steven Gerrard . He played as a central midfielder and spent the majority of his career playing for Premier League club Liverpool , with most of that time spent as their captain .