Liam Kelly (footballer, born 1996)

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Liam Kelly
Personal information
Full name Liam Patrick Kelly[1]
Date of birth (1996-01-23) 23 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Motherwell
Number 1
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)
2019–2021 Queens Park Rangers 19 (0)
2021 → Motherwell (loan) 18 (0)
2021– Motherwell 107 (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)
2023– Scotland[3] 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:29, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:18, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Liam Patrick Kelly (born 23 January 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership club Motherwell and the Scotland national team. Kelly has previously played for Rangers, East Fife, Livingston and Queens Park Rangers.

Club career[edit]

Rangers[edit]

Kelly joined Rangers aged ten 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[edit]

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 United States with the 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[edit]

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[edit]

On 14 June 2019, Kelly signed for Queens Park Rangers for an undisclosed fee on a four-year contract.[14] He made his debut on 13 August 2019, in an EFL Cup match against Bristol City saving two penalties in a 5–4 penalty shootout win.

Motherwell (loan)[edit]

On 6 January 2021, Kelly moved on loan to Motherwell for the remainder of the season.[15]

Motherwell[edit]

On 5 July 2021, Kelly returned to Motherwell on a permanent transfer from Queens Park Rangers, signing a three-year contract.[16]

International career[edit]

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.[17] After many call-ups to the squad, Kelly made his full international debut in a friendly against France on 17 October 2023.[18]

Style of play[edit]

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".[19]

Personal life[edit]

He is the brother of Livingston defender Sean Kelly.[20] In October 2023 the siblings faced each other from 12 yards in a Scottish Premiership fixture, with Sean scoring his penalty past Liam.[21]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 28 May 2023[22]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rangers 2015–16 Scottish Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Scottish Premiership 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 — 42 0
Queens Park Rangers 2019–20 Championship 19 0 1 0 2 0 — 22 0
2020–21 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 19 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 22 0
Motherwell (loan) 2020–21 Scottish Premiership 18 0 3 0 0 0 — 21 0
Motherwell 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 38 0 3 0 5 0 — 46 0
2022–23 Scottish Premiership 38 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 44 0
Total 76 0 5 0 7 0 2 0 90 0
Career total 199 0 12 0 18 0 2 0 231 0

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Rangers under-17
East Fife
Livingston

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: Queens Park Rangers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Goalkeeper Liam Kelly". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Liam Kelly at the Scottish Football Association
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b Dickson, Andrew (16 April 2012). "Gers Win Glasgow Cup". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Kelly Joins East Fife". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. 8 January 2016.
  8. ^ a b Macgregor, Archie (16 April 2016). "Clyde 0-0 East Fife: League 2 title joy for Fifers". The Scotsman. Edinburgh: Johnston Press.
  9. ^ "Gers head to America". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. 27 June 2016.
  10. ^ Thomson, Nick (15 July 2016). "Kelly Moves On Loan". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club.
  11. ^ McLauchlin, Brian (16 July 2016). "Livingston 2-3 St Mirren". BBC Sport. BBC.
  12. ^ "Liam Kelly Joins Livingston". Rangers FC. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Liam Kelly triggers Livingston release clause amid English Championship interest". BBC Sport. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Liam Kelly: QPR sign goalkeeper from Livingston". BBC Sport. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Liam Kelly signs on loan". motherwellfc.co.uk. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  16. ^ "LIAM KELLY RETURNS TO MOTHERWELL". motherwellfc.co.uk/. Motherwell F.C. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Scotland: Andy Robertson to miss Kazakhstan clash as trio also pull out". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  18. ^ "France 4-1 Scotland: Star-studded hosts inflict heavy defeat on makeshift Scots". BBC Sport. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  19. ^ "Liam Kelly 'could lead next batch of Scotland goalkeepers' - Kenny Miller". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  20. ^ Charlie Rhodes (25 November 2018). "Sean Kelly says Liam Kelly 'has the ability and mindset' to play for Rangers". Sports Lens.
  21. ^ Motherwell kid Lennon Miller has wise head on his shoulders, red card won't affect him, says skipper, Andy McGilvray, Daily Record, 10 October 2023
  22. ^ "L. Kelly". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  23. ^ "Livingston 2–1 Alloa Athletic". Livingston F.C. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.

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