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We run the rule over Liverpool starlet Raheem Sterling
By Sky Sports Scout Last updated: 17th March 2010
NAME: Raheem Sterling
AGE: 15 (9th December, 1994)
BORN: Kingston, Jamaica
POSITION: Winger
CLUB: Liverpool
FACTS: Jamaican born but has pledged international future to England
Sky Sports Scout Ratings:
0-10 - No hoper
11-20 - Should look elsewhere
21-30 - Might not make it
31-40 - Has work to do
41-50 - Keep an eye on him
51-60 - Great prospect
61-70 - On his way to the top
71-80 - Already World-class
Also see
// A bit of a hack but it works // The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is empty if( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) { $("div#article-sub").remove(); } Sky Sports Scout is our exciting feature where we scour the globe looking out for the best talent and bring you a report on what we find.
Our Scout will report back and you can comment on what you think of our appraisal.
Also, in association with Football Manager, we give all readers the chance to win a copy of the latest game by nominating a player.
You can only nominate a player by emailing here, including the word 'Scout' in your subject line and please check to make sure we haven't already covered the player!
Should your player get reviewed by our scout, and you were first to send in his name, then you will win a copy of Football Manager 2010.
Latest under our scout's gaze is Liverpool youngster Raheem Sterling - recommended by Sky Sports reader Wayne James.
The scout reports...
Raheem Sterling hit the headlines in recent months, after being described as one of the best young players in England.
Liverpool won the battle to sign him from Queens Park Rangers - now Sky Sports Scout takes the chance to check up on the youngster.
Sterling has been hitting the headlines for more than a year, hard to contemplate as he was just 14.
But still only 15, Sterling was at the centre of a massive transfer battle with Liverpool fending off both Manchester clubs to land the young winger.
QPR were helpless to keep the winger that had been raised though their own Academy - after it became known Sterling was wanted by some of the country's biggest clubs.
He opted for Liverpool, and at just 15, they are understood to have a struck a deal worth more than £1million.
Sterling is a seemingly archetypal modern English winger - diminutive with pace to burn.
Very much in the vein of a Theo Walcott, Aaron Lennon, Shaun Wright-Phillips or even Jermaine Pennant - it is not hard to see what Sterling offers.
Sterling does have immense pace and it is more than likely he will spend most of his career on the right wing - but he does have other things to offer.
He is very good with his left foot and is almost two footed, whilst he also has outstanding skill and close control.
The scout says...
All in all, Sterling is an outstanding prospect who, even at 15, does not look a million miles away from being first-team ready.
But the benefits of being part of the Liverpool set-up will not be lost on him - they will nurture him, and although they won't be frightened to play him, they will do it when the time is right.
The Scout rating...
Shooting: 7 out of 10
Passing: 7 out of 10
Tackling: 5 out of 10
Heading: 5 out of 10
Pace: 9 out of 10
Vision: 8 out of 10
Current ability: 6 out of 10
Potential ability: 10 out of 10
OVERALL SCOUT RATING: 57/80
Current value: £1.5million
Potential value: £22million
We run the rule over Liverpool starlet Raheem Sterling
By Sky Sports Scout Last updated: 17th March 2010
NAME: Raheem SterlingAGE: 15 (9th December, 1994)
BORN: Kingston, Jamaica
POSITION: Winger
CLUB: Liverpool
FACTS: Jamaican born but has pledged international future to England
Sky Sports Scout Ratings:
0-10 - No hoper
11-20 - Should look elsewhere
21-30 - Might not make it
31-40 - Has work to do
41-50 - Keep an eye on him
51-60 - Great prospect
61-70 - On his way to the top
71-80 - Already World-class
Also see
// A bit of a hack but it works // The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is empty if( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) { $("div#article-sub").remove(); } Sky Sports Scout is our exciting feature where we scour the globe looking out for the best talent and bring you a report on what we find.
Our Scout will report back and you can comment on what you think of our appraisal.
Also, in association with Football Manager, we give all readers the chance to win a copy of the latest game by nominating a player.
You can only nominate a player by emailing here, including the word 'Scout' in your subject line and please check to make sure we haven't already covered the player!
Should your player get reviewed by our scout, and you were first to send in his name, then you will win a copy of Football Manager 2010.
Latest under our scout's gaze is Liverpool youngster Raheem Sterling - recommended by Sky Sports reader Wayne James.
The scout reports...
Raheem Sterling hit the headlines in recent months, after being described as one of the best young players in England.
Liverpool won the battle to sign him from Queens Park Rangers - now Sky Sports Scout takes the chance to check up on the youngster.
Sterling has been hitting the headlines for more than a year, hard to contemplate as he was just 14.
But still only 15, Sterling was at the centre of a massive transfer battle with Liverpool fending off both Manchester clubs to land the young winger.
QPR were helpless to keep the winger that had been raised though their own Academy - after it became known Sterling was wanted by some of the country's biggest clubs.
He opted for Liverpool, and at just 15, they are understood to have a struck a deal worth more than £1million.
Sterling is a seemingly archetypal modern English winger - diminutive with pace to burn.
Very much in the vein of a Theo Walcott, Aaron Lennon, Shaun Wright-Phillips or even Jermaine Pennant - it is not hard to see what Sterling offers.
Sterling does have immense pace and it is more than likely he will spend most of his career on the right wing - but he does have other things to offer.
He is very good with his left foot and is almost two footed, whilst he also has outstanding skill and close control.
The scout says...
All in all, Sterling is an outstanding prospect who, even at 15, does not look a million miles away from being first-team ready.
But the benefits of being part of the Liverpool set-up will not be lost on him - they will nurture him, and although they won't be frightened to play him, they will do it when the time is right.
The Scout rating...
Shooting: 7 out of 10
Passing: 7 out of 10
Tackling: 5 out of 10
Heading: 5 out of 10
Pace: 9 out of 10
Vision: 8 out of 10
Current ability: 6 out of 10
Potential ability: 10 out of 10
OVERALL SCOUT RATING: 57/80
Current value: £1.5million
Potential value: £22million