Having announced his retirement from the game earlier today, we look back at the numbers which made up Sami Hyypia's glittering Liverpool career.

25 was how old he was when he signed for the Reds in May, 1999.

42 was the amount of first-team appearances he made during his debut season

10 was the minute he volleyed home the opener in our sensational 2-1 win over Juventus back in 2005.

4 was the number on his back

12 was the number he wore during his debut season in the first team

5 goals is his best tally in a season

19 was his position in Sky Sports' list of top 50 Premier League Foreign Players

38 was his position in Liverpoolfc.tv's 100 Players that shook the Kop

97 Finland caps

5 international goals

7 Finnish Sports' Journalists Player of the Year Awards

2 Finnish Cup winners' medals

1 Finnish Sportsperson of the Year Awards

190,000 That's how many votes he amassed to make it into UEFA.com's team of the year for 2001. He also made it into the World team of the year

57 The number of consecutive European games he played every minute of from 20th of November 2001 to 21st of February 2006!

87 matches in a row from January 2000 to October 2001 without a booking

7 Finnish Football Association Player of the Year Awards

1 Premier League Player of the Month Award: November 1999

463 appearances for LFC

35 LFC goals

10 pieces of silverware with the Reds

10 years

1 Sami Hyypia