Conor Masterson

Conor Ciaran Masterson (born 8 September 1998) is an Irish footballer who plays for Championship club Queens Park Rangers.[2]

Conor Masterson
Personal information
Full name Conor Ciaran Masterson[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-08) 8 September 1998
Place of birth Celbridge, Ireland
Playing position(s) Central Defender
Club information
Current team
 Queens Park Rangers
Number 23
Youth career
?–2014 Lucan United
2014–2018 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Liverpool 0 (0)
2019– Queens Park Rangers 7 (0)
National team
2014– Republic of Ireland U17 10 (0)
2016– Republic of Ireland U19 11 (0)
2019– Republic of Ireland U21 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 June 2020 (UTC)

Originally from Celbridge, County Kildare, in Ireland,[3] he played for Lucan United before making a move to Liverpool F.C. for £900,000, signing on his 16th birthday.[4]

He made his U18s debut in 2014–15. A Republic of Ireland youth international, Masterson captained the under-18s and was an unused sub for Liverpool in their FA Cup tie at Exeter City in January 2016.[5] He moved to the U23s squad ahead of the 2017–18 season.[6]

He was named on the bench for Liverpool's UEFA Champions League 3–0 quarter final victory against Manchester City on 4 April 2018.[7][8] He was named in Liverpool's Premier League squad for the match against Everton on 7 April 2018 and was included on the substitutes' bench.[9]

Masterson was released by Liverpool at the end of the 2018–19 season.[10] On 3 July 2019, Masterson signed a two-year deal with Queens Park Rangers.[2][11]

Career statistics
As of match played 18th April 2020[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool 2017–18 Premier League 00000000—00
2018–19 00000000—00
Queens Park Rangers 2019–20 EFL Championship 60200000—80
Career total 602000000080

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. "Conor Masterson signs for QPR". QPR. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  3. "Liverpool bench role for Ireland's Conor Masterson next step in steady rise". Irish Independent. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018. [Though he played] at Lucan where his father, Ciarán, was a coach [..] Masterson [..] actually grew up across the Kildare border in Celbridge
  4. Ste McGovern. "Who Is Conor Masterson? The Irish Starlet Who Could Make His Champions League Debut Tonight". Balls.ie. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  5. "Liverpool youngster Conor Masterson could be named on the bench against Man City". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  6. "Liverpool FC". liverpoolfc.com. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  7. "Champions League: Liverpool v Manchester City & Barcelona v Roma - Live - BBC Sport". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  8. "Watch: Jurgen Klopp reveals the ultra-confident reaction of Ireland's Conor Masterson to his Champions League bench role". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  9. Reddy, Melissa (April 7, 2018). "#LFC starting XI v #EFC: Karius, Clyne, Lovren, Van Dijk, Klavan, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Milner, Mane, Ings, Solanke \ Subs: Mignolet, Masterson, Moreno, Alexander-Arnold, Jones, Ox, Firmino \ Clyne's first start of the season. First squad involvement for Curtis Jones, 17".
  10. Shaw, Chris (7 June 2019). "Liverpool confirm Premier League retained list". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  11. "Conor Masterson: QPR sign defender after Liverpool exit". BBC Sport. July 3, 2019.
  12. https://ie.soccerway.com/players/conor-masterson/335221/
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