Alan Shearer

Alan Shearer (born 13 August 1970) is a retired English footballer and BBC football pundit. He played for the England national team, and club teams: Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United. He won the Premier League with Blackburn in the 1994/95 season. He is the person who has scored the most goals in the Premier League, as well as the 4th most goals for England. He played as a striker and was very good at taking penalties. Shearer is considered a legend in his hometown of Newcastle, and he is well respected in the rest of England as well because of his good playing for England. He also managed Newcastle for the last eight games of the 2008/2009 Premier League season. The team only got five points out of 28 possible points and were relegated to the championship for the 2009/2010 season.

Alan Shearer

Alan Shearer
Personal information
Full name	Alan Shearer
Date of birth	(1970-08-13) 13 August 1970
Place of birth	Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker (retired)
Youth career
1986–1988	Southampton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1992 1992–1996 1996–2006	Southampton Blackburn Rovers Newcastle United
National team
1992–2000	England
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only