Personal information | |||
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Full name | Liam Patrick Kelly [1] | ||
Date of birth | 23 January 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Rangers | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2015 | Rangers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
2016 | → East Fife (loan) | 16 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Livingston (loan) | 34 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Livingston | 36 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Queens Park Rangers | 19 | (0) |
2021 | → Motherwell (loan) | 18 | (0) |
2021–2024 | Motherwell | 114 | (0) |
2024– | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2011–2012 | Scotland U16 [3] | 3 | (0) |
2012 | Scotland U17 [3] | 5 | (0) |
2012–2015 | Scotland U19 [3] | 11 | (0) |
2016 | Scotland U21 [3] | 2 | (0) |
2023– | Scotland [3] | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:29, 2 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:18, 17 October 2023 (UTC) |
Liam Patrick Kelly (born 23 January 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership club Rangers and the Scotland national team. Kelly has previously played for Motherwell, Rangers, East Fife, Livingston and Queens Park Rangers.
Kelly joined Rangers aged ten and played in the club's youth sides, notably scoring the final penalty during Rangers under-17s Glasgow Cup win in 2012. [4] [5]
After training with the first-team for the majority of the 2014–15 season and featuring on the bench, Kelly signed a contract extension on 25 February 2015, until the summer of 2018. [6]
On 8 January 2016, Kelly joined East Fife in Scottish League Two on a six-month loan. [7] During his time at Bayview Stadium, Kelly played in 16 league matches and was part of the side which won the League Two title. [8] Upon returning to Rangers, Kelly travelled to the United States with the first team for a pre-season training camp. [9] However, on 15 July 2016, he was loaned out to the then Scottish League One team Livingston until January 2017. [10] He made his debut for Livi the next day in a League Cup match against St Mirren. [11]
Kelly moved to Livingston, where he had previously been on loan, for an undisclosed fee in June 2018. [12] He played regularly for Livingston in the 2018–19 season, but then invoked a release clause in his contract. [13]
On 14 June 2019, Kelly signed for Queens Park Rangers for an undisclosed fee on a four-year contract. [14] He made his debut on 13 August 2019, in an EFL Cup match against Bristol City saving two penalties in a 5–4 penalty shootout win.
On 6 January 2021, Kelly moved on loan to Motherwell for the remainder of the season. [15]
On 5 July 2021, Kelly returned to Motherwell on a permanent transfer from Queens Park Rangers, signing a three-year contract. [16]
On 27 June 2024, Rangers completed the signing of goalkeeper Liam Kelly on a two-year deal. Kelly, a former Rangers academy player, returned to Ibrox after his contract expired at Motherwell. [17]
Kelly has represented Scotland at various age levels, up to an including the under-21 team. [3]
Kelly received his first call-up to the senior Scotland squad in March 2019 for games against Kazakhstan and San Marino. [18] After many call-ups to the squad, Kelly made his full international debut in a friendly against France on 17 October 2023. [19] He was selected in the Scotland squad for UEFA Euro 2024. [20]
Kenny Miller, who played alongside Kelly at Rangers and was also his player-manager at Livi, said of him in 2018: "He's excellent with the ball at his feet. He's a proper modern-day goalkeeper". [21]
He is the brother of Livingston defender Sean Kelly. [22] In October 2023 the siblings faced each other from 12 yards in a Scottish Premiership fixture, with Sean scoring his penalty past Liam. [23]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rangers | 2015–16 | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
East Fife (loan) | 2015–16 | Scottish League Two | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
Livingston (loan) | 2016–17 | Scottish League One | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
Livingston | 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |
Queens Park Rangers | 2019–20 | Championship | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |
2020–21 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
Motherwell (loan) | 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
Motherwell | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 46 | 0 | |
2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
Total | 132 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 154 | 0 | ||
Career total | 237 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 274 | 0 |
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