Michael Owen signed for Liverpool at the age of thirteen, agreeing schoolboy terms that would see him stay with the Reds and sign a professional contract on his seventeenth birthday in 1996. Michael Owen went on to make 297 appearance for Liverpool and score 158 goals, and became one of only eleven Liverpool players to score over 100 league goals for the club.
From a very early age Owens' talent was obvious, he progressed rapidly through Liverpool's youth teams, helping them win the FA Youth Cup in 1996 and scoring a goal in the Final.
Owen made his first team debut in 1997 when he made a substitute appearance against Wimbledon. During the 1997-98 season he began to play regularly and became an instant Anfield hero with his prolific goal scoring. He scored 18 Premier league goals during his first full season and was awarded the Young Player of the Year award.The following season was successful for Owen, but not Liverpool, as he scored 23 goals in 40 games, but Liverpool failed to win a trophy or seriously challenge for the League title; towards the end of the season Owen suffered a hamstring injury that would see him miss several games and although he didn't know at the time, it was to be the first of many injuries that would blight his career.
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