Liam Kinsella

Liam Kinsella
Personal information
Full name Liam Mark Kinsella[1]
Date of birth (1996-02-23) 23 February 1996
Place of birth Colchester, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Full back / midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Walsall
Number 15
Youth career
2004–2014 Walsall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Walsall 42 (1)
National team‡
2015 Republic of Ireland U19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:47, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:49, 28 December 2016 (UTC)

Liam Mark Kinsella (born 23 February 1996) is an English-born Irish professional footballer who plays as a full back or midfielder for League One side Walsall. His father is former Republic of Ireland international footballer Mark Kinsella.

Club career

Kinsella signed for Walsall as an eight-year-old and worked his way through various youth levels before signing his first professional contract in March 2014.[2][3] He made his senior debut against Bradford City on 16 August 2014 and was named man of the match in a 0–0 draw.[4]

He scored his first senior goal in a 2–0 win over Burton Albion in October 2015 to help Walsall leapfrog the Brewers to the top of the League One table.[5] Kinsella described the goal as "one of the best moments of my career so far".[2]

International career

Kinsella made his Republic of Ireland U19s debut on 25 February 2015 in a friendly match against Azerbaijan Under 19s. He was named in the starting eleven for the match at Shamrock Rovers' Tallaght Stadium.[6] His second appearance came just two days later in a 2–0 win against the same opposition at the same venue.[7]

He earned his first call-up to the Republic of Ireland U21s in September 2016[8] but is yet to make an appearance for his country at this age group.

Career statistics

As of 5 October 2018
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Walsall 2014–15[9] League One 4000100050
2015–16[10] League One 7110001[lower-alpha 1]091
2016–17[11] League One 8000103[lower-alpha 1]0120
2017–18[12] League One 19010103[lower-alpha 1]0240
2018–19[13] League One 4000200060
Career total 421205070561
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 20th May 2017" (PDF). The Football League. p. 67. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 "The son of one of Ireland's '02 World Cup heroes is aiming to follow in his father's footsteps". the42.ie. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Walsall sign up Mark Kinsella's teenage son Liam on first deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Dean Smith: Liam Kinsella will only get better". Express & Star. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Walsall 2-0 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Kinsella Makes Ireland Under 19s Debut". Bescot Banter. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Ireland U19s beat Azerbaijan in second fixture". fai.ie. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "King names squad for final U21 qualifier". rte.ie. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Liam Kinsella in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Liam Kinsella in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Liam Kinsella in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Liam Kinsella in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Liam Kinsella in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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