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Conor Masterson
Personal information
Full name Conor Ciaran Masterson[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-08) 8 September 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Celbridge, Ireland
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Swindon Town
(on loan from Queens Park Rangers)
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2014 Lucan United
2014–2018 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Liverpool 0 (0)
2019– Queens Park Rangers 16 (1)
2021– → Swindon Town (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2014–2015 Republic of Ireland U17 11 (0)
2016–2017 Republic of Ireland U19 6 (0)
2019–2020 Republic of Ireland U21 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:45, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

Conor Ciaran Masterson (born 8 September 1998) is an Irish footballer who plays for Swindon Town on loan from Championship club Queens Park Rangers.[2]

Club Career

Originally from Celbridge, County Kildare, in Ireland,[3] he played for Lucan United before making a move to Liverpool F.C. on his 16th birthday.[4]

He made his U18s debut in 2014–15. A Republic of Ireland youth international, Masterson captained the under-18s and was an unused sub for Liverpool in their FA Cup tie at Exeter City in January 2016.[5] He moved to the U23s squad ahead of the 2017–18 season.[6]

He was named on the bench for Liverpool's UEFA Champions League 3–0 quarter final victory against Manchester City on 4 April 2018.[7][8] He was named in Liverpool's Premier League squad for the match against Everton on 7 April 2018 and was included on the substitutes' bench.[9]

Masterson was released by Liverpool at the end of the 2018–19 season.[10]

Queens Park Rangers

On 3 July 2019, Masterson signed a two-year deal with Queens Park Rangers.[2][11] On 5 January 2020, he made his debut for the club in an FA Cup Third Round 5–1 thrashing of Swansea City.[12] On 18 July 2020, Masterson scored his first senior goal when he opened the scoring in an eventual 4–3 victory over Millwall.[13]

Swindon Town (loan)

On 19 January 2021, Masterson joined League One side Swindon Town on loan until the end of the season.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 January 2021[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liverpool 2017–18 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2018–19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Queens Park Rangers 2019–20 EFL Championship 12 1 2 0 0 0 — — 14 1
2020–21 4 0 1 0 1 0 — — 6 0
Queens Park Rangers Total 16 1 3 0 1 0 — — 20 1
Career total 12 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 1

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Conor Masterson signs for QPR". QPR. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Liverpool bench role for Ireland's Conor Masterson next step in steady rise". Irish Independent. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018. [Though he played] at Lucan where his father, Ciarán, was a coach [..] Masterson [..] actually grew up across the Kildare border in Celbridge
  4. ^ Ste McGovern. "Who Is Conor Masterson? The Irish Starlet Who Could Make His Champions League Debut Tonight". Balls.ie. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  5. ^ "Liverpool youngster Conor Masterson could be named on the bench against Man City". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  6. ^ "Liverpool FC". liverpoolfc.com. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  7. ^ "Champions League: Liverpool v Manchester City & Barcelona v Roma - Live - BBC Sport". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  8. ^ "Watch: Jurgen Klopp reveals the ultra-confident reaction of Ireland's Conor Masterson to his Champions League bench role". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  9. ^ Reddy, Melissa (April 7, 2018). "#LFC starting XI v #EFC: Karius, Clyne, Lovren, Van Dijk, Klavan, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Milner, Mane, Ings, Solanke \ Subs: Mignolet, Masterson, Moreno, Alexander-Arnold, Jones, Ox, Firmino \ Clyne's first start of the season. First squad involvement for Curtis Jones, 17".
  10. ^ Shaw, Chris (7 June 2019). "Liverpool confirm Premier League retained list". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Conor Masterson: QPR sign defender after Liverpool exit". BBC Sport. July 3, 2019.
  12. ^ "Queens Park Rangers 5–1 Swansea City". BBC Sport. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Queens Park Rangers 4–3 Millwall". BBC Sport. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  14. ^ "CONOR MASTERSON SIGNS ON LOAN FROM QPR". www.swindontownfc.co.uk. 19 January 2021.
  15. ^ https://ie.soccerway.com/players/conor-masterson/335221/


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