Liam Kelly (footballer, born 1996)

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Liam Kelly
Personal information
Full name Liam Patrick Kelly[1]
Date of birth (1996-01-23) 23 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
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Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Motherwell
Number 1
Youth career
2006–2015 Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Rangers 0 (0)
2016 → East Fife (loan) 16 (0)
2016–2017 → Livingston (loan) 34 (0)
2018–2019 Livingston 36 (0)
2019–2021 Queens Park Rangers 19 (0)
2021 → Motherwell (loan) 18 (0)
2021– Motherwell 76 (0)
International career‡
2011–2012 Scotland U16[3] 3 (0)
2012 Scotland U17[3] 5 (0)
2012–2015 Scotland U19[3] 11 (0)
2016 Scotland U21[3] 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 March 2019

Liam Patrick Kelly (born 23 January 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership side Motherwell. Kelly has previously played for Rangers, East Fife, Livingston and Queens Park Rangers. He has also represented Scotland in youth internationals.

Club career

Rangers

Kelly joined Rangers aged ten years-old and played in the club's youth sides, notably scoring the final penalty during Rangers under-17s Glasgow Cup win in 2012.[4][5]

After training with the first-team for the majority of the 2014–15 season and featuring on the bench, Kelly signed a contract extension on 25 February 2015, until the summer of 2018.[6]

Loan moves

On 8 January 2016, Kelly joined East Fife in Scottish League Two on a six-month loan.[7] During his time at Bayview Stadium, Kelly played in 16 league matches and was part of the side which won the League Two title.[8] Upon returning to Rangers, Kelly travelled to the US with the Rangers first-team for a pre-season training camp.[9] However, on 15 July 2016, he was loaned out to the then Scottish League One team Livingston until January 2017.[10] He made his debut for Livi the next day in a League Cup match against St Mirren.[11]

Livingston

Kelly moved to Livingston, where he had previously been on loan, for an undisclosed fee in June 2018.[12] He played regularly for Livingston in the 2018–19 season, but then invoked a release clause in his contract.[13]

Queens Park Rangers

On 14 June 2019, Kelly signed for Queens Park Rangers for an undisclosed fee on a four-year contract.[14] He made his debut on 13 August 2019, in an EFL Cup match against Bristol City saving two penalties in a 5–4 penalty shootout win.

Motherwell (loan)

On 6 January 2021, Kelly moved on loan to Motherwell for the remainder of the season.[15]

Motherwell

On 5 July 2021, Kelly returned to Motherwell on a permanent transfer from Queens Park Rangers, signing a three-year contract.[16]

International career

Kelly has represented Scotland at various age levels, up to an including the under-21 team.[3]

Kelly received his first call-up to the senior Scotland squad in March 2019 for games against Kazakhstan and San Marino.[17]

Style of play

Kenny Miller, who played alongside Kelly at Rangers and was also his player-manager at Livi, said of him in 2018: "He's excellent with the ball at his feet. He's a proper modern-day goalkeeper".[18]

Personal life

He is the brother of Livingston defender Sean Kelly.[19]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 May 2023[20]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rangers 2015–16 Scottish Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2017–18 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
East Fife (loan) 2015–16 Scottish League Two 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
Livingston (loan) 2016–17 Scottish League One 34 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 40 0
Livingston 2018–19 Scottish Premiership 36 0 1 0 5 0 — 42 0
Queens Park Rangers 2019–20 Championship 19 0 1 0 2 0 — 22 0
2020–21 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 19 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 22 0
Motherwell (loan) 2020–21 Scottish Premiership 18 0 3 0 0 0 — 21 0
Motherwell 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 38 0 3 0 5 0 — 46 0
2022–23 Scottish Premiership 38 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 44 0
Total 76 0 5 0 7 0 2 0 90 0
Career total 199 0 12 0 18 0 2 0 231 0

Honours

Club

Rangers under-17
East Fife
Livingston

References

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