Caoimhín Kelleher

Caoimhín Odhrán Kelleher ([kiːvʲiːnʲ]; born 23 November 1998) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Liverpool.

Caoimhín Kelleher
Personal information
Full name Caoimhín Odhrán Kelleher[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-23) 23 November 1998[2]
Place of birth Cork, Ireland[3]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[4]
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 62
Youth career
Ringmahon Rangers
2015–2019 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Liverpool 0 (0)
National team‡
2014–2015 Republic of Ireland U17
2016–2017 Republic of Ireland U19 8 (0)
2019– Republic of Ireland U21 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:38, 14 May 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:13, 16 October 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Kelleher joined Liverpool's academy from Ringmahon Rangers in summer 2015. He featured regularly for Liverpool's side during their pre-season programme of 2018 and was part of the squad that travelled to the United States for Liverpool's summer tour.[5]

In August 2018 he signed a new contract with Liverpool.[6]

He was an unused substitute for the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final against Tottenham Hotspur.[7] In winning the Champions League he became the 12th Irish footballer to do so and the first for over a decade.[8]

Though he was recovering from wrist surgery, Kelleher was on the bench for Liverpool's victory in the 2019 UEFA Super Cup against Chelsea in Istanbul due to the absence of first-choice Alisson.[9][10]

He made his competitive debut for the club on 25 September 2019 in an EFL Cup third round match against Milton Keynes Dons, a 2–0 away win.[11]

International career

Kelleher featured for Republic of Ireland U17s in the 2015 U17 European Championships.[5]

He was capped by his country at Under-17 level in 2014, making his debut against Malta. He has also been capped at Under 19 and Under 21 level.[12]

On 6 November 2018, he was named in the senior Republic of Ireland squad for the first time for the friendly match against Northern Ireland on 15 November and the UEFA Nations League match against Denmark on 19 November 2018.[13]

He was called-up again by the senior national team in March 2019, whilst still part of the under-21s.[14]

Personal life

Kelleher is the younger brother of Macclesfield Town captain, Fiacre Kelleher.[15][16] He has three other older brothers who played hurling.[17]

Career statistics
As of 4 February 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool 2018–19[18] Premier League 0000000000
2019–20[19] 0010300040
Career total 0010300040

Honours

Liverpool

References
  1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2018 and 31/08/2018" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 7. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  2. "Caoimhin Kelleher: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  3. "C. Kelleher: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  4. "Caoimhin Kelleher". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  5. "Caomhin Kelleher". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  6. "Highly-rated Irish goalkeeper rewarded with new Liverpool contract". The42.ie. Journal Media. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  7. "Team news: Confirmed Liverpool line-up for Champions League final". Liverpool FC. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  8. Brent, Harry (2 June 2019). "Caoimhin Kelleher joins famous group of Irishmen to have won the Champions League after victory with Liverpool". The Irish Post. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  9. Krishnan, Joe (15 August 2019). "Liverpool win the Uefa Super Cup: Adrian the penalty shootout hero vs Chelsea in Istanbul". Evening Standard. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  10. Doyle, Ian (15 August 2019). "Liverpool analysis - Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain patience required as defensive waters remain muddied in Chelsea victory". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  11. "MK Dons 0–2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 25 September 2019.
  12. "Stephen Kenny begins Irish Under-21 reign in style". Irish Times. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  13. "Nigerian-eligible Southampton teenager among four new call-ups in Ireland squad". The 42. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  14. "Euro 2020 qualifiers: Republic of Ireland boss McCarthy hands three players first call-ups". BBC Sport. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  15. "Caoimhin Kelleher". Football Association of Ireland.
  16. Nash, Mathew (2015). "Liverpool complete signing of Celtic top talent Fiacre Kelleher's younger brother Caoimhin". HITC. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  17. "Getting to know Fiacre Kelleher". Celtic F.C. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  18. "Games played by Caoimhín Kelleher in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  19. "Games played by Caoimhín Kelleher in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  20. McNulty, Phil (1 June 2019). "Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  21. Rose, Gary (14 August 2019). "Liverpool 2–2 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
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