Liam Delap

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Liam Delap
Personal information
Full name Liam Rory Delap [1]
Date of birth (2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 (age 21) [2]
Place of birth Winchester, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m) [3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Hull City (on loan from Manchester City)
Number 20
Youth career
2009–2019 Derby County
2019–2020 Manchester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020– Manchester City 2 (0)
2022–2023 → Stoke City (loan) 22 (3)
2023 → Preston North End (loan) 15 (1)
2023– → Hull City (loan) 27 (7)
International career‡
2018–2019 England U16 [4] 10 (6)
2019 England U17 [5] 2 (2)
2021 England U18 [6] 1 (1)
2022 England U19 [7] 5 (1)
2022– England U20 [8] 7 (1)
2023– England U21 [9] 5 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner 2022 Slovakia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:45, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:02, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

Liam Rory Delap (born 8 February 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Hull City, on loan from Premier League club Manchester City.

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Club career

Delap joined Manchester City's academy in 2019 from Derby County, impressing from a young age and being capped at several youth levels with England. [10] He scored a goal and set up two others in the final of the 2020 Under-18 Premier League Cup. [11]

On 24 September 2020, Delap made his first-team debut in a 2–1 home win against AFC Bournemouth in the EFL Cup, scoring his first senior goal in the 18th minute. [12] After the match, manager Pep Guardiola praised him and confirmed Delap would continue training with the first team. [13] Three days later, he made his Premier League debut in a 5–2 home defeat by Leicester City, coming on as a substitute for Fernandinho in the 51st minute. [14] In April 2021, Guardiola confirmed that Delap would be moved up to the first-team permanently before the following season. [15] Delap won his first trophy on 25 April, when City defeated Tottenham 1–0 in the League Cup final at Wembley Stadium. [16] Delap, however, was not selected for the squad and instead had to follow the match in the stands. [17]

During the 2021 pre-season, Delap suffered an injury to his foot, which led to him missing the Community Shield against Leicester City, which Manchester City lost 1–0, and the 2021–22 Premier League opener against Tottenham Hotspur, which they also lost 1–0. On 20 August, amid interest from several Championship clubs looking to loan him, Delap signed a three-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until 2026. [18] Following a number of injuries, he made his first appearance of the season as a substitute in the FA Cup Third Round tie against Fulham in February 2022, [19] and also came on during the 4–0 win over Norwich City in the Premier League, winning the penalty for the fourth goal. [20] On 15 February 2022, Delap made his UEFA Champions League debut in the first leg of the round of 16 tie as a substitute for Bernardo Silva, in a 5–0 away win over Primeira Liga champions Sporting CP. [21]

On 18 August 2022, Delap joined Stoke City on loan for the 2022–23 season. [22] He scored his first goal for Stoke in a 3–1 win over Sheffield United on 8 October 2022. [23] After making 23 appearances for Stoke, scoring three goals, Delap was recalled by Manchester City on 12 January 2023 and was sent to Preston North End for the remainder of the 2022–23 season. [24] [25]

On 2 July 2023, Delap joined Hull City on a season long loan. [26] He made his debut on 5 August 2023 in the 2–1 loss away to Norwich City, scoring the opening goal of the match. [27] Delap was named Hull City's Player of the Month for December 2023. [28]

International career

Delap has represented England at youth level. He finished as top scorer at the 2019 Mercedes-Benz Aegean Tournament for U16 international sides in Turkey, and went on to play for the U17s. [29] On 29 March 2021, Delap made his debut for England U18s during a 2–0 win away to Wales at Leckwith Stadium. [30] On 23 March 2022, Delap made his U19 debut as a substitute in a 3–1 win over Republic of Ireland during 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification at the Bescot Stadium. [31] On 17 June 2022, Delap was included in the England U19 squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. [32] He scored the only goal of the match in their last group fixture. [33] On 1 July 2022, Delap came off the bench during extra time in the final and helped Aaron Ramsey score the last goal of the game as England beat Israel 3–1 to win the tournament. [34] [35] [36]

On 21 September 2022, Delap made his England U20 debut and scored during a 3–0 victory over Chile at the Pinatar Arena. [37]

On 10 May 2023, Delap was included in the England squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [38]

On 11 September 2023, Delap made a goalscoring debut for England U21 during a 3-0 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification win away to Luxembourg. [39]

Personal life

Delap was born in Winchester, Hampshire, [3] and is the son of former professional footballer Rory Delap, who represented the Republic of Ireland national team. His brother is Burton Albion player Finn Delap. [10]

His grandfather and three great-uncles are originally from Letterkenny, County Donegal while his grandmother is from Moynalty, County Meath. [11]

Career statistics

As of 13 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City U21 2020–21 [40] —————2 [lower-alpha 1] 323
2021–22 [41] —————2 [lower-alpha 1] 020
Total————4343
Manchester City 2020–21 [40] Premier League 10101100—31
2021–22 [41] Premier League1010001 [lower-alpha 2] 00030
Total201011100061
Stoke City (loan) 2022–23 [42] Championship 22310———233
Preston North End (loan) 2022–23 [42] Championship151————151
Hull City (loan) 2023–24 [43] Championship2770010——287
Career total6611302110437615
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League

Honours

England U19

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