James Lee Duncan "Jamie" Carragher (born 28 January 1978) is an English (England) footballer (association football) who plays as a defender (defender (association football)) for Premier League side Liverpool (Liverpool F.C.). He is the current vice-captain (captain (association football)) and is one of the clubs longest-serving players; he made his 600th appearance for Liverpool in all competitions in December 2009. He currently holds the dubious honour of scoring more own-goals against than regular-goals for Liverpool.

Carragher started his career with the Liverpool youth team (Liverpool F.C. Reserves and Academy). He made his professional debut in the 1996-97 season (1996-97 in English football) and became a first team regular the following season. He gained his first senior honours in 2001, winning a cup treble (Treble (association football)#Other trebles) of the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup. Having initially played as a full back (Defender (association football)#Full back), the arrival of manager Rafael Ben�tez in 2004 saw Carragher move to the centre back (Defender (association football)#Centre back) position and that season he won his greatest honour to date?the UEFA Champions League (UEFA Champions League 2004-05). In the next season, he won the FA Cup (2006 FA Cup Final) and was selected in the PFA Team of the Year. Carragher set a record for the most appearances in European competition for Liverpool in 2007.

Internationally, Carragher held the national record for most caps at under-21 level and earned his senior debut in 1999. Although he competed at Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup, he failed to pin down a first team place in the England national team (England national football team). Carragher decided to retire from international football in 2007, with 34 senior England caps, and released his autobiography, Carra, in 2008. However, he came out of retirement after being selected for the 2010 FIFA World Cup squad.