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Liam Kerrigan

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Liam Kerrigan
Personal information
Full name Liam Thomas Kerrigan
Date of birth (2000-05-09) 9 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Sligo, Ireland
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder, winger, Striker
Team information
Current team
Beveren
(on loan from Como)
Number 7
Youth career
2015–2018 Sligo Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Sligo Rovers 23 (0)
2019–2022 UCD 74 (20)
2022– Como 12 (1)
2024Novara (loan) 9 (0)
2024–Beveren (loan) 3 (0)
International career
2022 Republic of Ireland U21 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:02, 2 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:04, 28 September 2022

Liam Thomas Kerrigan (born 9 May 2000) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Challenger Pro League club Beveren, on loan from Serie A club Como.

Club career

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Kerrigan started his career with Sligo Rovers.[2][3][4]After three years with UCD, he signed for Como in Serie B in July 2022.[5][6][7] On 21 August 2022, Kerrigan made his league debut for the club and also scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw away to Pisa.[8] Kerrigan suffered a long term injury in September 2022, tearing his anterior cruciate ligament.[9] He made his return on 13 August 2023, when he made his first appearance in just under a year by coming off the bench in a 1–0 loss away to Serie A side Lecce in the Coppa Italia.[10]

On 26 January 2024, Kerrigan moved on loan to Serie C club Novara until the end of the season.[11][12]

On 30 August 2024, Kerrigan signed for Belgian side Beveren on loan.[13]

Personal life

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He is first cousins with Johnny Kenny, who is also a professional footballer.[14]

Career statistics

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As of match played on 20 September 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sligo Rovers 2018 LOI Premier Division 11 0 0 0 0 0 1[c] 0 12 0
2019 12 0 1 0 13 0
Total 23 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 25 0
UCD 2019 LOI Premier Division 8 1 2 4 0[d] 0 10 5
2020 LOI First Division 19 5 1 0 1[e] 0 21 5
2021 28 12 3 1 4[f] 0 35 13
2022 LOI Premier Division 19 2 19 2
Total 74 20 6 5 5 0 85 25
Como 2022–23 Serie B 4 1 1 0 5 1
2023–24 8 0 1 0 9 0
2024–25 Serie A 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 12 1 2 0 14 1
Novara (loan) 2023–24 Serie C 9 0 9 0
Beveren (loan) 2024–25 Challenger Pro League 3 0 1 0 4 0
Career total 121 21 9 5 1 0 6 0 137 26

References

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  1. ^ "Liam Kerrigan" (in Italian). Como 1907. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Last year, he was working in SuperValu. Now, he's representing Ireland". the42.ie.
  3. ^ "Kerrigan's rise is no surprise". independent.ie.
  4. ^ "'Last year was so interrupted by Covid, but this year I have been able to have a proper run at it' - Liam Kerrigan on his good form as UCD's playoff push continues". extratime.com.
  5. ^ "'I'll keep an eye out for Fabregas. It would be incredible to play with a World Cup winner'". the42.ie.
  6. ^ "Liam Kerrigan on his Serie B leap & remarkable 12-month rise". punditarena.com.
  7. ^ "Commerce grad Liam Kerrigan makes calculated risk with move to Serie B side Como". independent.ie.
  8. ^ "TheJournal.ie - Liam Kerrigan scores on Serie B debut but Como denied by 90th-minute equaliser". www.the42.ie.
  9. ^ Fallon, John (19 September 2022). "Como 1907's Irish striker Liam Kerrigan tears ACL". Irish Examiner.
  10. ^ "Coppa Italia (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports.
  11. ^ "Liam Kerrigan è un calciatore del Novara FC" [Liam Kerrigan is a footballer for Novara FC] (in Italian). Novara. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  12. ^ Massara, Filippo (26 January 2024). "Calcio, l'irlandese Kerrigan è il decimo rinforzo del mercato del Novara". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  13. ^ https://comofootball.com/en/liam-kerrigan-on-loan-to-s-k-beveren__trashed/
  14. ^ "'I have shown I'm good enough' – Liam Kerrigan's journey from minor GAA in Sligo to playing alongside Fabregas in Italy". Independent.ie. 25 April 2023.
  15. ^ Liam Kerrigan at Soccerway