Liverpool Reveal 'Scouse Messi', Ben Trueman (VIDEO)
'The Scouse Messi' - Watch Liverpool's 7 Year Old Wonderkid (VIDEO)
The Huffington Post UK
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You won't have heard of Ben Trueman, but Liverpool's "Scouse Messi" is a name worth remembering.
Trueman, seven, has scored an extraordinary 123 goals in 18 games for Haydock Under-7s and has already earned a flattering nickname after the Barcelona forward.
The Warrington Junior Football League youngster has been at Liverpool's Kirkby Academy since the age of five and he has already broken the previous Under-7s goalscoring record set by Michael Owen.
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Ben Trueman has scored 123 goals in 18 games, averaging over six a game
"We try to keep him level-headed and help him understand that it could all come to an end at any point," dad Ben told the Liverpool Echo.
“He loves football, he’s always walking round the house, kicking a ball around with a big smile on his face.”
Steven Gerrard's Liverpool career
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Fresh faced, 1998.
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Spotlight: A brilliant solo goal against Sheffield Wednesday in 1999 places Gerrard at the centre of attention.
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A first trophy: the 2001 League Cup.
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2001 Young Player of the Year
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Celebrating the first of many memorable goals against Manchester United, March 2001.
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FA Cup winner, 2001.
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Uefa Cup winner, 2001.
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Gerard. (credit:Getty Images)
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Celebrating the opener against Manchester United in Cardiff...
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To win a second League Cup.
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Rafa. (credit:Getty Images)
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Nodding into his own net during the 2005 League Cup final against Chelsea to send the conspiracy theorists into overdrive.
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2005 and all that.
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European champion.
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Overwhelmed in Istanbul.
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Triumphant after one of the great FA Cup finals, 2006.
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600 up.
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Agony in Athens, 2007.
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Giving Liverpool the lead in The 4-1 at Old Trafford, 2009.
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Remembering the 96, 20 years on.
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Roy. (credit:Getty Images)
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Clinging on to the past at Old Trafford, 2010.
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And again in 2011.
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Kenny. (credit:Getty Images)
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A third League Cup, 2012.
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Brendan. (credit:Getty Images)
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Savouring another goal against United in front of the Kop, 2012.