Conor Masterson
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Conor Ciaran Masterson[1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 September 1998 | ||
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 | |||
–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]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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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
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Conor Masterson signs for QPR". QPR. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "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
- ^ Ste McGovern. "Who Is Conor Masterson? The Irish Starlet Who Could Make His Champions League Debut Tonight". Balls.ie. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ^ "Liverpool youngster Conor Masterson could be named on the bench against Man City". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ^ "Liverpool FC". liverpoolfc.com. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ^ "Champions League: Liverpool v Manchester City & Barcelona v Roma - Live - BBC Sport". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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".
- ^ Shaw, Chris (7 June 2019). "Liverpool confirm Premier League retained list". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Conor Masterson: QPR sign defender after Liverpool exit". BBC Sport. July 3, 2019.
- ^ "Queens Park Rangers 5–1 Swansea City". BBC Sport. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Queens Park Rangers 4–3 Millwall". BBC Sport. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "CONOR MASTERSON SIGNS ON LOAN FROM QPR". www.swindontownfc.co.uk. 19 January 2021.
- ^ https://ie.soccerway.com/players/conor-masterson/335221/
External links
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Republic of Ireland youth international footballers
- Sportspeople from Dublin (city)
- Association football central defenders
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Republic of Ireland expatriate association footballers
- Republic of Ireland association football defender stubs