Carragher holds the record for England Under-21 caps and can play in defence or midfield, though he has played more often in defence in recent seasons.
The locally born player made his Liverpool first team debut during season 1996/97 against Aston Villa and marked it with a goal.
Represented England in the World Youth Championships in Malaysia, where Michael Owen and Danny Murphy were also included in the squad, and he made his first full appearance for his country in April 1999 as a substitute against Hungary.
Made a defensive berth his own at Liverpool during 1999/2000 and continued to be a regular in Gerard Houllier's side during 2000/01 season.
Saw off the challenge of German international Christian Ziege to take the left-back, despite being right-footed, as Liverpool enjoyed a massively successful season.
Has struggled to grab a starting spot in the England team but did come on as a substitute for an injured Nicky Butt after only 25 minutes against Italy in November 2000.
He replaced team-mate Steven Gerrard in England's 4-0 friendly win over Mexico at Pride Park in May 2001 as part of Sven Goran Eriksson's wholesale half-time changes - he lost out to Phil Neville for the starting right-back slot.
Since that time Eriksson has been impressed by the treble winner and his experience in the UEFA Cup, during the 2000/01 season, and the Champions League, during the 2001/02 season, can do nothing but help his England cause.
Hit the headlines in January 2002 during an FA Cup tie at Arsenal. A coin was thrown from the crowd, and Carragher opted to throw it back into the fans. He earned a red card and a disrepute charge from the FA.
Missed out on the 2002 World Cup, needing surgery on an injury over the summer. By that time he had made 222 appearances for the Reds, scoring twice.
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