page_title: Trent Alexander-Arnold
section_title: 2016–17 season: Development and breakthrough
hierarchical_section_title: Trent Alexander-Arnold / Club career / Liverpool / 2016–17 season: Development and breakthrough
caption_attribution_description: Trent Alexander-Arnold of Liverpool U18s during the game against Arsenal.
context_page_description: Trent John Alexander-Arnold is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Liverpool and the England national team.
  Born and raised in Liverpool, Alexander-Arnold joined Liverpool's academy in 2004 and captained the club at across its youth levels. He made his senior debut in 2016, at age 18, and played in back-to-back UEFA Champions League finals in 2018 and 2019, winning the latter and being named in the Champions League Squad of the Season. These appearances made Alexander-Arnold the youngest player to start in consecutive finals in the competition. In the same year, he won the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup. In domestic football, Alexander-Arnold was nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year award, named in the PFA Team of the Year, and helped end Liverpool's 30-year league title drought by winning the 2019–20 Premier League.
  Alexander-Arnold has also represented England at various youth levels and made his senior debut in 2018.
context_section_description: Having previously taken part in Liverpool's pre-season tour of the United States, Alexander-Arnold made his professional debut on 25 October 2016, starting in a 2–1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the fourth round of the EFL Cup. He was booked in the first half for a foul on Ben Davies, which he later revealed could have ended in him being sent off, before being substituted for first-choice right-back Nathaniel Clyne in the 68th minute. Despite the indiscretion, his performance was lauded by Gerrard who once again backed him "to become a top professional", and also earned a spot in the EFL Cup Team of the Round alongside teammate Daniel Sturridge.
  Alexander-Arnold's breakthrough into the first team was rewarded with a new long-term contract in November and he started in Liverpool's next EFL Cup match later that month against Leeds United. He was named Man of the Match for his performance after registering his first assist for the club by setting up striker Divock Origi for the opening goal of a 2–0 win for Liverpool. He then made his Premier League debut on 14 December, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–0 win over Middlesbrough, and made his first league start in a 1–1 draw with Manchester United on 15 January 2017. In May, having made 12 appearances across all competitions, he was named Liverpool's Young Player of the Season and was also nominated for the Premier League 2 Player of the Season award.
caption: Alexander-Arnold, pictured here in match against Arsenal U18 in 2016, captained the Liverpool U18 side during his time in the academy.
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