Trent Kone-Doherty
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Trent Toure Kone-Doherty[1] | ||
Date of birth | 30 June 2006 | ||
Place of birth | Derry, Northern Ireland | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
Number | 51 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2019 | Foyle Harps | ||
2019–2022 | Derry City | ||
2022– | Liverpool | ||
International career‡ | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Republic of Ireland U16 | 7 | (5) |
2021–2023 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 6 | (0) |
2023– | Republic of Ireland U19 | 4 | (0) |
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:35, 14 October 2023 (UTC) |
Trent Toure Kone-Doherty (born 30 June 2006) is an Irish professional footballer currently playing as a forward for Liverpool Academy.
Club career
Born in Derry, Northern Ireland, Kone-Doherty first started playing football for local side Foyle Harps, joining at the age of six.[2][3]
He joined Derry City at the age of thirteen, and went on to train with the first team squad, being involved in pre-season friendlies and earning himself a spot on the bench for a League of Ireland Premier Division game against St Patrick's Athletic at the age of fifteen.[4] Despite not making his debut for Derry City, he began to attract attention from British clubs Celtic and Liverpool, having gone on trial with the former in 2020.[5][6]
In July 2022, he signed for Liverpool in a deal worth a reported £150,000.[3][6] His career in Merseyside got off to a blistering start, scoring nine goals in his first 10 appearances for Liverpool's youth teams.[7]
International career
Kone-Doherty has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-16 and under-17 level.[8][9] In 2022, he was named "best player" at the under-16 Miljan Miljanic Tournament in Serbia.[6]
References
- ^ "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Trent Kone-Doherty". liverpoolfc.com. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ a b O'Neill, Caoimhe (7 July 2022). "Trent Kone-Doherty: The rise of Liverpool's new teenage 'flying machine'". theathletic.com. Retrieved 14 November 2022. (subscription required)
- ^ Healy, Martin (26 October 2022). "Who is Trent Kone-Doherty? Meet the Irish teenage sensation banging in goals for Liverpool". extra.ie. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ Victor, Tom (24 March 2022). "Trent Kone-Doherty: Meet the Irish teenager set to join Liverpool". irishmirror.ie. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ a b c Gott, Tom (26 June 2022). "Trent Kone-Doherty: Who is Liverpool's new signing?". 90min.com. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Liverpool fans calling for first team role for ex-Derry star Trent Kone Doherty". belfastlive.co.uk. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ Trent Kone-Doherty at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Killen, Stephen (22 July 2022). "Liverpool starlet Trent Kone-Doherty breaks silence after Derry City move". liverpoolecho.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- 2006 births
- Living people
- Association footballers from Derry (city)
- Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Derry City F.C. players
- Liverpool F.C. players