Frank Lampard Position Midfielder Club Chelsea FC D.O.B 20.06.1978

Career highlights
Having won 19 caps at Under-21 level, many of them as captain, it was only a matter of time before making the step up to senior level.

As part of a talented midfield alongside other young West Ham protegees Michael Carrick and Joe Cole, Frank's outstanding performances as a hard-working attacking midfielder led to an £11m move to Chelsea in the summer of 2001 after more than 130 Premiership matches and 23, often spectacular, goals at West Ham.

One of a clutch of talented players who have graduated from West Ham's youth team, Frank, son of a former England International, made his debut in the friendly against Belgium at the Stadium of Light in 1999 (won 2-1). His second appearance was as a substitute at Villa Park in February 2001 in the friendly against Spain.