Liam Kelly (footballer, born 1996)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Liam Patrick Kelly[1] | ||
Date of birth | 23 January 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Queens Park Rangers | ||
Number | 32 | ||
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– | Queens Park Rangers | 16 | (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 18 April 2020 (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 EFL Championship side Queens Park Rangers. Kelly has previously played for Rangers, East Fife and Livingston and has 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] Kelly made his Queens Park Rangers debut on 13 August 2019 in an EFL Cup match against Bristol City saving two penalties in a 5-4 penalty shootout win.
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.[15]
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".[16]
Personal life
He is the brother of defender Sean Kelly.[citation needed]
Career statistics
- As of match played 19 May 2019[17]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rangers | 2015–16 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
Career total | 86 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 0 |
Honours
Club
- Rangers under-17
- Glasgow Cup: 2012[5]
- East Fife
- Livingston
References
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Player Profile: Goalkeeper Liam Kelly". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Liam Kelly at the Scottish Football Association
- ^ "Goalkeeper Liam Kelly is the hero as Rangers colts triumph in Glasgow Cup penalty shoot-out". Evening Times. Glasgow: Herald & Times Group. 17 April 2012.
- ^ a b Dickson, Andrew (16 April 2012). "Gers Win Glasgow Cup". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- ^ "Kelly Delight At New Deal". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. 25 February 2015. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "Kelly Joins East Fife". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. 8 January 2016.
- ^ a b Macgregor, Archie (16 April 2016). "Clyde 0-0 East Fife: League 2 title joy for Fifers". The Scotsman. Edinburgh: Johnston Press.
- ^ "Gers head to America". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. 27 June 2016.
- ^ Thomson, Nick (15 July 2016). "Kelly Moves On Loan". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club.
- ^ McLauchlin, Brian (16 July 2016). "Livingston 2-3 St Mirren". BBC Sport. BBC.
- ^ "Liam Kelly Joins Livingston". Rangers FC. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ "Liam Kelly triggers Livingston release clause amid English Championship interest". BBC Sport. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Liam Kelly: QPR sign goalkeeper from Livingston". BBC Sport. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Scotland: Andy Robertson to miss Kazakhstan clash as trio also pull out". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "Liam Kelly 'could lead next batch of Scotland goalkeepers' - Kenny Miller". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "L. Kelly". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ "Livingston 2–1 Alloa Athletic". Livingston F.C. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
External links
- Liam Kelly at Soccerbase
- Liam Kelly – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Association football goalkeepers
- Scottish footballers
- Rangers F.C. players
- East Fife F.C. players
- Livingston F.C. players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Scotland youth international footballers
- Scotland under-21 international footballers
- English Football League players