Cieran Slicker

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Cieran Slicker
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Slicker with Ipswich Town in 2023
Personal information
Full name Cieran Peter Slicker [1]
Date of birth (2002-09-15) 15 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Oldham, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Barnet
(on loan from Ipswich Town)
Number 29
Youth career
2010–2022 Manchester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Manchester City 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Rochdale (loan) 0 (0)
2023– Ipswich Town 0 (0)
2025– → Barnet (loan) 7 (0)
International career‡
2019 Scotland U17 3 (0)
2019 Scotland U18 1 (0)
2021– Scotland U21 17 (0)
2025– Scotland 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:25, 14 September 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:19, 6 June 2025

Cieran Peter Slicker (born 15 September 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League Two club Barnet on loan from EFL Championship club Ipswich Town. He began his career with Manchester City, and played on loan for Rochdale. Born in England, he is a Scotland international, being capped at under-17, under-18, under-21 and senior levels.

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Club career

Manchester City

Born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, [3] Slicker played youth football with Manchester City. [4] He made his professional debut for the club's under-21 team in an EFL Trophy draw against Lincoln City on 17 November 2020. [5]

On 15 November 2021, Slicker was named as a substitute for the first team in a 6–3 victory over RB Leipzig in the UEFA Champions League. [6] Manager Pep Guardiola also named him as his substitute on five occasions in both League and Cup during the 2021–22 season. [7]

In July 2022 Slicker signed for EFL League Two side Rochdale on loan for the 2022–23 season. [8] He made his Rochdale debut on 9 August 2022 in the club's 2–0 victory over Burton Albion in the EFL Cup. [9] On 11 January 2023, Slicker was recalled by Manchester City, having made three appearances for Rochdale, two in the EFL Cup and one in the EFL Trophy. [10]

Ipswich Town

In July 2023 he signed for Ipswich Town for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract. [11] [12] On 1 October 2024, Ipswich announced that Slicker had signed a new four-year contract lasting until 2028. [13]

Slicker joined Barnet on a season-long loan on 7 August 2025. [14] [15]

International career

Slicker is eligible to represent Scotland because of his Glaswegian father. [16] He is a Scottish youth international, having been capped at under-17, under-18 and under-21 levels. [3] [16] [17] [18]

He was called up to the senior Scotland squad for the first time on 4 November 2024. [19] Slicker made his senior debut for Scotland against Iceland on 6 June 2025, coming on as substitute in the seventh minute to replace the injured Angus Gunn. He was criticised for his performance as Scotland lost 3–1. [20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 September 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonDivisionLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City U21 2020–21 [21] ————2 [a] 020
2021–22 [22] ————3 [a] 030
Total———5050
Manchester City 2022–23 [23] Premier League 0000000000
Rochdale (loan) 2022–23 [23] League Two 0000201 [a] 030
Ipswich Town 2023–24 [24] Championship 000020—20
2024–25 [25] Premier League001000—10
2025–26 [26] Premier League000000—00
Total0010200030
Barnet (loan) 2025–26 [26] League Two7000000070
Career total70104060180
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 6 June 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Scotland
202510
Total10

References

  1. ↑ "2024/25 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "Cieran Slicker Ipswich Town Goalkeeper, profile & stats". Premier League. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Scotland – C. Slicker – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.
  4. ↑ "Scotland U21 keeper Slicker opens up on learning under Guardiola & Ederson at Man City". HeraldScotland.
  5. ↑ "Papa Johns Trophy (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports.
  6. ↑ "Man City beat RB Leipzig in nine-goal thriller". BBC Sport.
  7. ↑ "Peterborough 0–2 Manchester City: Oleksandr Zinchenko captains Pep Guardiola's side to FA Cup win". Sky Sports.
  8. ↑ "Rochdale sign Man City goalkeeper Slicker on loan". BBC Sport.
  9. ↑ "Rochdale 2–0 Burton Albion". BBC Sport.
  10. ↑ "Slicker Returns To Manchester City". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk.
  11. ↑ FC, Ipswich Town (8 July 2023). "Ipswich Town sign Cieran Slicker from Manchester City". Ipswich Town FC.
  12. ↑ "Ipswich sign keeper Slicker from Manchester City" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  13. ↑ FC, Ipswich Town (30 September 2024). "NEW CONTRACT FOR CIERAN". Ipswich Town FC.
  14. ↑ FC, Barnet (7 August 2025). "GOALKEEPER CIERAN SLICKER JOINS THE BEES". Barnet FC.
  15. ↑ "Cieran Slicker: Barnet sign Ipswich Town goalkeeper on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 7 August 2025.
  16. 1 2 Robertson, Alan (27 October 2019). "Manchester City's Cieran Slicker makes Scotland commitment as he eyes Foden path". Daily Record.
  17. ↑ "Cieran Slicker | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk.
  18. ↑ "Celtic's England star shows Man City's Cieran Slicker the route to th…". archive.ph. 31 July 2022. Archived from the original on 31 July 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  19. ↑ "Familiar faces back for Scotland in Nations League". BBC Sport. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  20. ↑ "Ipswich Town: Cieran Slicker struggles on senior Scotland debut". East Anglian Daily Times . Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Cieran Slicker in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Cieran Slicker in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Cieran Slicker in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Cieran Slicker in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Cieran Slicker in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  26. 1 2 "Games played by Cieran Slicker in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
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