Corey Whelan

Corey Whelan

Personal information
Full name	Corey Whelan [1]
Date of birth	(1997-12-10) 10 December 1997 (age 25) [2]
Place of birth	Chester, England
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender / Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Carlisle United
Number	17
Youth career
0000–2007	Crewe Alexandra
2007–2016	Liverpool
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Liverpool	0	(0)
2018	→ Yeovil Town (loan)	16	(1)
2018–2019	→ Crewe Alexandra (loan)	22	(1)
2019–2021	Phoenix Rising	51	(0)
2021	Wigan Athletic	10	(0)
2021–	Carlisle United	60	(2)
International career‡
2013–2014	Republic of Ireland U17	3	(0)
2017–2018	Republic of Ireland U21	10	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:04, 8 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:50, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

Corey Whelan (born 10 December 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Carlisle United. Born in England, he has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth level.

Club career

Liverpool

Whelan began his youth career at Crewe Alexandra when he was signed by Liverpool F.C aged 9 in 2007. He made his Liverpool under-18 debut against Manchester United, with the team winning 4–0. He then became a regular starter of the club's under-23 team and team captain. He signed a new contract with the club in December 2017. ^[3]

Loans to Yeovil Town and Crewe Alexandra

On 5 January 2018, Whelan joined League Two club Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the season. ^[4] He made his debut for Yeovil against Bradford City in the FA Cup third round, on 6 January 2018. ^[5] He scored his first senior goal against Fleetwood Town in the EFL Trophy on 6 February 2018.

On 31 August 2018, he joined Crewe on loan until January 2019. ^[6] After under-21s international call-ups, he made his Crewe debut playing at right-back in a 0–0 draw at Cheltenham Town on 15 September 2018. ^[7] He scored his first goal for Crewe at Gresty Road in a 2–0 win over Grimsby Town on 27 October 2018. ^[8]

He was released by Liverpool at the end of the 2018–19 season. ^[9]

Phoenix Rising

On 15 July 2019, Whelan joined USL Championship side Phoenix Rising FC. ^[10]

Wigan Athletic

On 22 January 2021, Whelan joined League One side Wigan Athletic on a permanent deal until the end of the 2020-21 season. He made 10 appearances at his time at Wigan, helping the club avoid the drop to league 2, despite being in administration . ^[11]

Carlisle United

On 23 June 2021, Whelan agreed to join Carlisle United on two-year deal following the expiry of his contract at Wigan. ^[12]

International career

Having previously played for Ireland at youth level, he received his first Republic of Ireland under-21 cap in a match against Kosovo on 25 March 2017. ^[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 May 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Liverpool	2017–18 [14]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2018–19 [15]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yeovil Town (loan)	2017–18 [14]	League Two	16	0	1	0	0	0	3 [lower-alpha 1]	1	11	1
Crewe Alexandra (loan)	2018–19 [15]	League Two	22	1	0	0	0	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	18	1
Phoenix Rising	2019 [16]	USL Championship	10	0	0	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	9	0
	2020 [16]	USL Championship	41	0	0	0	—		3 [lower-alpha 2]	0	18	0
	Total		51	0	0	0	—		5	0	27	0
Wigan Athletic	2020–21 [17]	League One	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Carlisle United	2021–22 [18]	League Two	35	0	2	0	0	0	4 [lower-alpha 1]	0	41	0
	2022–23 [19]	League Two	25	2	1	0	1	0	6 [lower-alpha 3]	0	33	2
Career total			159	3	4	0	1	0	20	1	184	4

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
2. Appearances in USL Championship play-offs
3. 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy and 3 Appearances in the play-offs

Honours

Carlisle United

• EFL League Two play-offs: 2023 ^[20]

References

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3. "Ireland star Corey Whelan signs new contract at Liverpool". independent.ie. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
4. "Yeovil Town: Corey Whelan, Lewis Wing and Marcus Barnes sign on loan". BBC Sport. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
5. "Yeovil Town 2–0 Bradford City". BBC Sport. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
6. "Done Deal: Corey Whelan Joins On Loan From Liverpool". Crewe Alexandra F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
7. "Cheltenham Town 0-0 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
8. "Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Grimsby Town". BBC Sport. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
9. Shaw, Chris (7 June 2019). "Liverpool confirm Premier League retained list". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
10. "Rising FC Signs Former Liverpool Defender Whelan". USL Championship. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
11. "Wigan Athletic sign defender Corey Whelan". Wigan Athletic FC. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
12. "CONTRACT: Defender joins on two-year deal". Carlisle United F.C. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
13. "Corey Whelan profile". Football Asspciation of Ireland. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
14. "Games played by Corey Whelan in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
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17. "Games played by Corey Whelan in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
18. "Corey Whelan | Football Stats | Carlisle United | Season 2021/2022 | Soccer Base".
19. "Games played by Corey Whelan in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
20. "Carlisle United 1–1 Stockport County (5–4 pens)". BBC Sport. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.