Trent Alexander-Arnold was born in Liverpool in October 1998. He went to St Matthews Catholic primary school and was serious about football when he was very young.

He was spotted by a Liverpool FC academy coach and joined the club.

Originally a winger, he changed to being a right back – a very fast right back.

By the time he was 21 he had already played 100 times for Liverpool and his career includes winning the Champions League and the Premier League.

He also plays for England, making his debut in 2018 against Costa Rica.

The National Football Museum’s collection includes the special Black Lives Matter football boots that Trent wore in the Merseyside derby against Everton during the lockdown.

Clubs and players are making a big effort to get rid of racism in football, and this match was part of that campaign.

Trent has said:

“The system is broken, it’s stacked against sections of our society and we all have a responsibility to fix it. Black people are viewed differently. We face discrimination in actions, but also in thought.”

Originally, Trent donated the boots to the Nelson Mandela Trust for a raffle. They were won by a Liverpool fan and the raffle raised over £27,000!

The boots stand for something very important and the Liverpool fan decided to give them to the museum so lots of people could see them and talk about equality and why black lives matter.

Trent is also an ambassador for a Liverpool charity called ‘An hour for Others’ which helps provide food and education to people in the city.

You may be surprised that he enjoys playing chess too!

Trent is very successful and still at the beginning of his career. He is bound to go on and keep making a difference on and off the pitch.