Liam Bossin

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Liam Bossin
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Bossin in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-06-15) 15 June 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Belgium
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Oostende
Number 1
Youth career
0000–2013 RWS Bruxelles
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013 RWS Bruxelles 3 (0)
2013–2017 Anderlecht 0 (0)
2017–2019 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
2020 Cork City 7 (0)
2021–2023 FC Dordrecht 86 (0)
2023– Oostende 26 (0)
International career‡
2014–2015 Republic of Ireland U19 4 (0)
2016–2018 Republic of Ireland U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:30, 21 September 2021 (UTC)

Liam Bossin (born 15 July 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Challenger Pro League side Oostende. [1] Born in Belgium, he has represented Ireland at youth level.

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Club career

Belgium

At the age of 16, Bossin debuted for RWS Bruxelles in the Belgian Second Division. [2] He made three appearances for the club [1] before signing for Anderlecht, Belgium's most successful club, where would he mainly feature for the club's reserve team. In late 2016, he went on trial with Barnsley and stated that he was looking to spend time out on loan but his club decided against this. [3] [4]

England

In 2017, he signed for English EFL Championship outfit Nottingham Forest having failed to make an appearance for Anderlecht. [5] However, he failed to mane an appearance there due to a change of head coach. [6] He spent two years at the club and was released by at the end of the 2018–19 season. After being released by Nottingham Forest, Bossin spent time on trial with EFL League Two side Swindon Town, playing in a friendly game against Manchester United XI but ultimately not signing for the club. [4]

Ireland

Bossin signed for Cork City in the League of Ireland Premier Division ahead of the 2020 season. [7] [8] His debut came in the opening game of the season, a 1–0 loss to newly promoted Shelbourne. [9] In February 2020 Bossin was hospitalised following a head injury against Finn Harps, being discharged the next day. [10] On 4 August 2020, he played in the Munster Senior Cup Final as his side were beaten 2–0 by non league club Rockmount after extra time. [11] Bossin finished the season with ten appearances in all competitions as Cork finished bottom of the table and were relegated to the League of Ireland First Division. [1]

Netherlands

Bossin signed for Eerste Divisie side FC Dordrecht in January 2021. [12] He made his debut in a 3–0 loss to Almere City on 22 January 2021. [13]

Oostende

On 28 July 2023, Bossin signed for Challenger Pro League club Oostende on a three-year contract with the option for a further year. [14]

International career

Despite being born in Belgium, Bossin qualifies to play for the Republic of Ireland through his Irish mother who is from Carrick-on-Suir. [4] He has played for the Republic of Ireland U19s as well as the Republic of Ireland U21s. [4] [3] [15]

Career statistics

As of match played on 13 November 2022 [16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup League cup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
RWS Bruxelles 2012–13 Belgian Second Division 3000——0 [lower-alpha 1] 030
Anderlecht 2013–14 Belgian First Division A 0000—0 [lower-alpha 2] 00 [lower-alpha 3] 000
2014–15 0000—0 [lower-alpha 4] 00 [lower-alpha 3] 000
2015–16 0000—0 [lower-alpha 5] 0—00
2016–17 0000—0 [lower-alpha 4] 0—00
Total0000—000000
Nottingham Forest 2017–18 EFL Championship 000000——00
2018–19 000000——00
Total000000——00
Cork City 2020 League of Ireland Premier Division 7020——1 [lower-alpha 6] 0100
FC Dordrecht 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 10000———100
2021–22 38010———390
2022–23 15000———150
Total6301000——640
Career total73030000010770

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  2. ↑ From pillar to posts for new Cork City keeper Liam Bossin echolive.ie
  3. 1 2 "Keeper Liam looks to progress". independent.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Meet Cork City's new recruit - Liam Bossin". ExtraTime.com. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  5. ↑ I am so grateful for a chance with Cork City says new keeper Liam Bossin Archived 29 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine echolive.ie
  6. ↑ From books in Belgium to clean sheets in Cork - An interview with Liam Bossin extratime.ie
  7. ↑ CLAFFEY, MARTIN (20 December 2019). "Former Anderlecht goalie signs for Cork City as Ryan and Griffin depart". The Irish Examiner.
  8. ↑ "Liam Bossin signs for City!". 20 December 2019. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "League Report: Cork City 0 - 1 Shelbourne". ExtraTime.com.
  10. ↑ O'Callaghan, Will. "Cork goalkeeper Liam Bossin discharged from hospital". Newstalk. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  11. ↑ "Munster Senior Cup Final Report: Cork City 0 - 2 Rockmount". ExtraTime.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  12. ↑ "Former Cork City and Ireland under-21 goalkeeper Liam Bossin joins Dutch side FC Dordrecht". ExtraTime.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  13. ↑ "Lineups for Almere City 3-0 Dordrecht". Sports Mole. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  14. ↑ "LIAM BOSSIN NIEUWE DOELMAN" [LIAM BOSSIN NEW GOALKEEPER]. kvo.be (in Dutch). 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
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