Liam Bern

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Liam Bern
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-03-06) 6 March 2003 (age 21)
Position(s) Defender
Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cape Town Spurs
Number 34
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Cape Town Spurs 36 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024

Liam Bern (born 6 March 2003) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for Cape Town Spurs in the Premier Soccer League.

Bern came through the academy of what was then called Ajax Cape Town, joining from Tableview at age 9. His first training session with the senior team of Cape Town Spurs came when he was 15, and he was moved up to the senior team in 2021. [1] Here, he played two seasons in the National First Division, gaining promotion to the 2023–24 South African Premier Division. [2]

In 2022, Bern went on trial with KV Mechelen in Belgium. [1] He also helped launch a charity campaign called "Blikkies and Boots", aimed at donating sports gear and nutritional goods for the club Blikkiesdorp United FC. [3]

During the 2023–24 Premier Division, Bern was moved from left back to defensive midfield. The manager Ernst Middendorp who took over during the season wanted Bern more centrally in the field. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Delport, Rob (24 June 2022). "Spurs Youngster Heading For Belgian Trials". iDiski Times. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  2. ↑ Liam Bern at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Cape Town Spurs Youngster Launches 'Blikkies and Boots'". Soccer Laduma. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  4. ↑ Molefe, Mazola (5 March 2024). "Ernst Middendorp raving about 20-year-old Liam Bern in fight for survival". SABC Sport. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
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