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 . This is a list of association football players with 100 or more international appearances . Liverpool Football Club ( [ ˈlɪvərpuːl ] ) is a professional association football club based in Liverpool , Merseyside , England . Steven Gerrard . Gerrard spent 17 seasons at Anfield , making his Liverpool debut in 1998 , cementing his place in the first team in 2000 , and succeeding Sami Hyypiä as team captain in 2003 .