Published 18:47 IST, June 1st 2021

What happened to Daniel Sturridge? Where is Daniel Sturridge now?

We look to answer the question "What happened to Daniel Sturridge?" and "Where is Daniel Sturridge now?" alongside other details on the former Liverpool star.

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Daniel Sturridge has been one of gems produced by English football that has gone missing in recent past following his move away from Liverpool in 2019. English striker is at fag end of his career as we look to answer question "What happened to Daniel Sturridge?" and "Where is Daniel Sturridge now?"

Daniel Sturridge career

Daniel Sturridge me his professional debut with Manchester City in 2007 before moving on to join Chelsea in 2010. Englishman was sent out on loan at Bolton Wanderers by Chelsea in second half of  2010–11 season before coming back and successfully playing for Blues in English football.

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After spending some time in London, Liverpool came calling for English striker as Daniel Sturridge joined Merseyside outfit in January 2013. He featured for Reds in Premier League, taking English top-flight competition by storm while forming a solid partnership with Luis Suárez, scoring over 21 goals during 2013–14 Premier League campaign. 

However, injuries curtailed his growth with  striker stuck to making substitute appearances for Reds over next five years.  English attacker h yet anor loan stint going out as he featured for West Bromwich Albion during  2017/2018 campaign before coming back to Reds next season. 

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Since loan spell, most of his appearances came from bench under manager Jürgen Klopp along with a taste of success as Daniel Sturridge went on to win  UEFA Champions League with Liverpool in 2019 before leaving m on a free transfer. Daniel Sturridge stats reveal that English attacker me over 218 appearances in Premier League, scoring 76 goals while providing 21 assists during his stint in English top-flight football.  England international has also won 26 caps scoring 8 times for country with his last national appearance coming in 2017.

 

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Where is Daniel Sturridge now?

After being released by Liverpool, 30-year-old English striker was seen plying his tre with Trabzonspor in Turkish Süper Lig. However, things did not go down well for Daniel Sturridge as his contact with Trabzonspor was terminated in March 2020 after he received a four-month ban for betting. Since n English striker has been a free agent and is often seen enjoying life as evident from his posts on social media. 

Meanwhile, Three Lions fans will be eagerly awaiting news on  England squ Euro 2020 that will be selected for  European Championship with Gareth Southgate has a tough task at hand. England boss will be looking to cut down his provisional 33-man squ into a 26-man team by axing seven players ahe of Euro 2020. 

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18:47 IST, June 1st 2021