Liam Kelly (footballer, born 1996)

Liam Kelly
Personal information
Full name Liam Kelly
Date of birth (1996-01-23) 23 January 1996
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Livingston
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– Livingston 1 (0)
National team‡
2011–2012 Scotland U16[1] 3 (0)
2012 Scotland U17[1] 5 (0)
2012–2015 Scotland U19[1] 11 (0)
2016 Scotland U21[1] 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:09, 17 May 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 May 2016

Liam Kelly (born 23 January 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership side Livingston. Kelly has previously played for Rangers and East Fife, 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.[2][3]

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.[4]

Loan moves

On 8 January 2016, Kelly joined East Fife in the Scottish League Two on a six-month loan.[5] During his time at Bayview Stadium, Kelly played in 16 league matches and was part of the side which won the Scottish League Two title.[6] Upon returning to Rangers, Kelly travelled to the United States with the Rangers first-team for a pre-season training camp.[7] However, on 15 July 2016, he was loaned out to the then Scottish League One team Livingston until January 2017.[8] He made his debut for Livi the next day in a League Cup match against St Mirren.[9]

Livingston

Kelly moved to Livingston, where he had previously been on loan, for an undisclosed fee in June 2018.[10]

International career

Kelly has represented Scotland at various age levels, up to an including the under-21 team.[1]

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".[11]

Personal life

He is the brother of defender Sean Kelly.

Career statistics

As of 17 May 2017[12]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rangers 2014–15 Scottish Championship0000000000
2015–16 0000000000
2016–17 Scottish Premiership000000—00
Total 0000000000
East Fife (loan) 2015–16 Scottish League Two1600000—160
Livingston (loan) 2016–17 Scottish League One340204000400
Career total 500204000560

    Honours

    Club

    Rangers under-17
    East Fife
    Livingston

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Liam Kelly". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
    2. ↑ "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.
    3. 1 2 Dickson, Andrew (16 April 2012). "Gers Win Glasgow Cup". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
    4. ↑ "Kelly Delight At New Deal". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. 25 February 2015.
    5. ↑ "Kelly Joins East Fife". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. 8 January 2016.
    6. 1 2 Macgregor, Archie (16 April 2016). "Clyde 0-0 East Fife: League 2 title joy for Fifers". The Scotsman. Edinburgh: Johnston Press.
    7. ↑ "Gers head to America". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. 27 June 2016.
    8. ↑ Thomson, Nick (15 July 2016). "Kelly Moves On Loan". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club.
    9. ↑ McLauchlin, Brian (16 July 2016). "Livingston 2-3 St Mirren". BBC Sport. BBC.
    10. ↑ "Liam Kelly Joins Livingston". Rangers FC. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
    11. ↑ "Liam Kelly 'could lead next batch of Scotland goalkeepers' - Kenny Miller". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
    12. ↑ "L. Kelly". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
    13. ↑ "Livingston 2–1 Alloa Athletic". Livingston F.C. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
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