Liam Bossin
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Liam Bossin | ||
Date of birth | 15 June 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Sint-Pieters-Woluwe, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | |||
Team information | |||
Current team | FC Dordrecht | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2013 | RWS Bruxelles | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013 | RWS Bruxelles | 3 | (0) |
2013–2017 | RSC Anderlecht | 0 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | (0) |
2020 | Cork City | 7 | (0) |
2021– | FC Dordrecht | 1 | (0) |
International career | |||
2014–2015 | Republic of Ireland U19 | ||
2016–2018 | Republic of Ireland U21 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2021 |
Liam Bossin (born 15 July 1996 in Belgium) is an Irish footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper for Dutch Eerste Divisie side FC Dordrecht.[1]
Club career
Belgium
At the age of 16, Bossin debuted for RWS Bruxelles in the Belgian Second Division.[2] He made 3 appearances for the club[3] before signing for RSC Anderlecht, Belgium's most successful club, where would he mainly feature for the club's reserve team. In late 2016, he went on trial with Barnsley and stated that he was looking to spend time out on loan but his club decided against this.[4][5]
England
In 2017, he signed for English EFL Championship outfit Nottingham Forest having failed to make an appearance for RSC Anderlecht.[6] However, he failed to mane an appearance there due to a change of head coach.[7] He spent 2 years at the club and was released by at the end of the 2018–19 season supposedly over his height, with the club wanting taller goalkeepers.[8] After being released by Nottingham Forest, Bossin spent time on trial with EFL League Two side Swindon Town, playing in a friendly game against Manchester United XI but ultimately not signing for the club.[9]
Ireland
Bossin signed for Cork City in the League of Ireland Premier Division ahead of the 2020 season.[10][11] His debut came in the opening game of the season, a 1–0 loss to newly promoted Shelbourne.[12] In February 2020 Bossin was hospitalised following a head injury against Finn Harps, being discharged the next day.[13] On the 4th August 2020 he played in the Munster Senior Cup Final as his side were beaten 2–0 by non league club Rockmount after extra time.[14] Bossin finished the season with 10 appearances in all competitions as Cork finished bottom of the table and were relegated to the League of Ireland First Division.[15]
Holland
Bossin signed for Dutch Eerste Divisie side FC Dordrecht in January 2021.[16] He made his debut in a 3–0 loss to Almere City on the 22nd January 2021.[17]
International career
Despite being born in Belgium, Bossin qualifies to play for the Republic of Ireland through his Irish mother who is from Carrick-on-Suir.[18] He has played for the Republic of Ireland U19s as well as the Republic of Ireland U21s.[19][20][21]
Career statistics
Professional appearances – correct as of 27 January 2021.[22]
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 | ||
RWS Bruxelles | 2012–13 | Belgian Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
RSC Anderlecht | 2013–14 | Belgian First Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[b] | 0 | 0[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[d] | 0 | 0[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[e] | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[d] | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
RSC Anderlecht Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Nottingham Forest | 2017–18 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Nottingham Forest Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Cork City | 2020 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1[f] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
FC Dordrecht | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Career Total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
- ^ Appearances in Belgian Second Division Play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ a b Appearances in Belgian Super Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in Munster Senior Cup
References
- ^ https://int.soccerway.com/players/liam-bossin/292779/
- ^ From pillar to posts for new Cork City keeper Liam Bossin echolive.ie
- ^ https://int.soccerway.com/players/liam-bossin/292779/
- ^ https://www.herald.ie/sport/soccer/keeper-liam-looks-to-progress-35109627.html
- ^ https://www.extratime.com/articles/24123/meet-cork-citys-new-recruit---liam-bossin/
- ^ I am so grateful for a chance with Cork City says new keeper Liam Bossin echolive.ie
- ^ From books in Belgium to clean sheets in Cork - An interview with Liam Bossin extratime.ie
- ^ Cork City keeper Liam Bossin walking tall on Leeside after being cut by Nottingham Forest for being too short at 6’2
- ^ https://www.extratime.com/articles/24123/meet-cork-citys-new-recruit---liam-bossin/
- ^ https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/arid-30971674.html#:~:text=Former%20Ireland%20U21%20goalkeeper%20Liam,fixture%20list%20was%20revealed%20today.
- ^ https://www.corkcityfc.ie/home/2019/12/20/liam-bossin-signs-for-city/
- ^ https://www.extratime.com/articles/24455/league-report-cork-city-0---1-shelbourne/
- ^ https://www.newstalk.com/sport/cork-goalkeeper-liam-bossin-discharged-hospital-975489
- ^ https://www.extratime.com/matches/detail/42013/2/
- ^ https://int.soccerway.com/players/liam-bossin/292779/
- ^ https://www.extratime.com/articles/26500/former-cork-city-and-ireland-under-21-goalkeeper-liam-bossin-joins-dutch-side-fc-dordrecht/
- ^ https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/lineups/almere-city-vs-dordrecht_game_16614945_sl.html
- ^ https://www.extratime.com/articles/24123/meet-cork-citys-new-recruit---liam-bossin/
- ^ https://www.extratime.com/articles/24123/meet-cork-citys-new-recruit---liam-bossin/
- ^ https://www.herald.ie/sport/soccer/keeper-liam-looks-to-progress-35109627.html
- ^ https://www.fai.ie/ireland/player/250065934
- ^ "Republic of Ireland – L.Bossin". Int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
External links
- Liam Bossin at Soccerway
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Living people
- Association football goalkeepers
- 1996 births
- RWS Bruxelles players
- Cork City F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- Nottingham Forest F.C. players
- R.S.C. Anderlecht players
- FC Dordrecht players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- English Football League players
- Irish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Republic of Ireland expatriate association footballers
- Republic of Ireland youth international footballers
- Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers