Liam McStravick
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 November 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Airdrieonians | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | Cliftonville | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Linfield | 57 | (1) |
| 2023– | Airdrieonians | 20 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| Northern Ireland U18 | |||
| 2023– | Northern Ireland U21 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 August 2024 | |||
Liam McStravick (born 27 November 2004)[2] is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for the Scottish Championship club Airdrieonians as a midfielder.[3] He was born in Belfast.[4]
Career
[edit]McStravick was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[5] He started playing youth football with Cliftonville under the mentorship of the former Northern Ireland youth international Marc Smyth.[6][4] In 2022, he joined Linfield and signed his first professional contract.[7] In 2023, he moved to sign for Airdrieonians in Scotland.[8] He scored his first professional goal in November 2023 against Arbroath.[9] In 2024, McStravick scored the winning goal for Airdrieonians against The New Saints in the 2024 Scottish Challenge Cup final.[10][11]
During his youth career, he was called up to play for Northern Ireland national under-18 schoolboys football team. In October 2023, he was called up to the Northern Ireland national under-21 football team.[12]
Honours
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "L. McStravick". Soccerway. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ "Liam McStravick". TNT Sports. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "Liam McStravick". Airdrieonians F.C. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ a b "Liam McStravick says Airdrie cup final hero of 2009 paved his own path to glory". Daily Record. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "Dundee United v Airdrie: Confident Airdrie signing wants to show his 'magic'". Daily Record. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "Emotional Airdrie hero pays tribute to ex-coach who was also a Diamonds winner". Daily Record. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "David Healy excited by 'bright spark' Liam McStravick as teen signs first professional contract with Linfield". Belfast Telegraph. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "Former Linfield teen Liam McStravick attracting significant interest in transfer window". Belfast Telegraph. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "Liam McStravick and Lewis McGregor fire Airdrie to victory against Arbroath". Irish News. 2023-11-11. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ a b "TNS 1 Airdrie 2: Diamonds deliver first trophy in 16 years in pulsating final". Daily Record. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "Liam Mcstravick - Airdrieonians Midfielder". ESPN (UK). Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "U21s - Three new faces in squad". Irish Football Association. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- Living people
- 2004 births
- Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Cliftonville F.C. players
- Linfield F.C. players
- Airdrieonians F.C. players
- Association football midfielders
- Association footballers from Belfast
- Northern Ireland men's under-21 international footballers
- NIFL Premiership players
- Scottish Professional Football League players