Liam Kerrigan

Liam Kerrigan

Personal information
Full name	Liam Thomas Kerrigan
Date of birth	(2000-05-09) 9 May 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Sligo, Ireland
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Position(s)	Midfielder winger striker
Team information
Current team	Ternana
Number	17
Youth career
2015–2018	Sligo Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Sligo Rovers	23	(0)
2019–2022	UCD	74	(20)
2022–2025	Como	12	(1)
2024	→ Novara (loan)	9	(0)
2024–2025	→ Beveren (loan)	25	(1)
2025–	Ternana	8	(3)
International career
2022	Republic of Ireland U21	3	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:08, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Liam Thomas Kerrigan (born 9 May 2000) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie C Group B club Ternana.

Club career

Tubbercurry, County Sligo native ^{[2] [3]} Kerrigan started his career with Sligo Rovers. ^{[4] [5] [6]} After three years with UCD, he signed for Como in Serie B in July 2022. ^{[7] [8] [9]} On 21 August 2022, Kerrigan made his league debut for the club and also scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw away to Pisa. ^[10] Kerrigan suffered a long term injury in September 2022, tearing his anterior cruciate ligament. ^[11] He made his return on 13 August 2023, when he made his first appearance in just under a year by coming off the bench in a 1–0 loss away to Serie A side Lecce in the Coppa Italia. ^[12]

On 26 January 2024, Kerrigan moved on loan to Serie C club Novara until the end of the season. ^{[13] [14]}

On 30 August 2024, Kerrigan signed for Belgian side Beveren on loan. ^{[15] [16]}

On 21 August 2025, Kerrigan signed a two-year contract with Serie C side Ternana. ^{[17] [18]}

Personal life

His brother Sean Kerrigan is a professional footballer. ^[19] The pair are first cousins of Johnny Kenny, who is also a professional footballer, playing for Scottish Premiership champions Celtic. ^[20]

Career statistics

As of match played on 1 February 2026 ^[21]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		League cup [b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sligo Rovers	2018	LOI Premier Division	11	0	0	0	0	0	1 [c]	0	12	0
	2019		12	0	—		1	0	—		13	0
	Total		23	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	25	0
UCD	2019	LOI Premier Division	8	1	2	4	—		0 [d]	0	10	5
	2020	LOI First Division	19	5	1	0	—		1 [e]	0	21	5
	2021		28	12	3	1	—		4 [f]	0	35	13
	2022	LOI Premier Division	19	2	—		—		—		19	2
	Total		74	20	6	5	—		5	0	85	25
Como	2022–23	Serie B	4	1	1	0	—		—		5	1
	2023–24		8	0	1	0	—		—		9	0
	2024–25	Serie A	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2025–26		—		0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		12	1	2	0	—		–		14	1
Novara (loan)	2023–24	Serie C	9	0	—		—		—		9	0
Beveren (loan)	2024–25	Challenger Pro League	25	1	2	0	—		—		27	1
Ternana	2025–26	Serie C	4	1	—		4	0	—		8	1
Career total			147	23	10	5	5	0	6	0	168	28

1. Includes FAI Cup, Coppa Italia & Belgian Cup
2. Includes League of Ireland Cup & Coppa Italia Serie C
3. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
4. Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup
5. Appearances in the 2020 League of Ireland First Division Promotion play-offs
6. Appearances in the 2021 League of Ireland First Division Promotion play-offs

References

1. "Liam Kerrigan" (in Italian). Como 1907. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
2. "Liam Kerrigan on incredible year that saw Sligo native sign for Serie B side Como: 'I have to pinch myself every now and then'". Irish Independent. 11 January 2023.
3. "Tubbercurry soccer star on the move - sport - Western People". westernpeople.ie. 4 February 2025.
4. "Last year, he was working in SuperValu. Now, he's representing Ireland". the42.ie.
5. "Kerrigan's rise is no surprise". independent.ie.
6. "'Last year was so interrupted by Covid, but this year I have been able to have a proper run at it' - Liam Kerrigan on his good form as UCD's playoff push continues". extratime.com.
7. "'I'll keep an eye out for Fabregas. It would be incredible to play with a World Cup winner'". the42.ie.
8. "Liam Kerrigan on his Serie B leap & remarkable 12-month rise". punditarena.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
9. "Commerce grad Liam Kerrigan makes calculated risk with move to Serie B side Como". independent.ie.
10. "TheJournal.ie - Liam Kerrigan scores on Serie B debut but Como denied by 90th-minute equaliser". www.the42.ie.
11. Fallon, John (19 September 2022). "Como 1907's Irish striker Liam Kerrigan tears ACL". Irish Examiner.
12. "Coppa Italia (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports.
13. "Liam Kerrigan è un calciatore del Novara FC" [Liam Kerrigan is a footballer for Novara FC] (in Italian). Novara. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
14. Massara, Filippo (26 January 2024). "Calcio, l'irlandese Kerrigan è il decimo rinforzo del mercato del Novara". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 26 January 2024.
15. Poloni, Chiara (31 August 2024). "Liam Kerrigan on loan to S.K. Beveren". Como 1907.
16. "Sligo's Liam Kerrigan joins Belgian side SK Beveren on loan from Como". Irish Independent. 2 September 2024.
17. "Dal Como a titolo definitivo arriva l'esterno Liam Kerrigan" [Liam Kerrigan arrives from Como on a permanent deal.] (in Italian). Ternana Calcio. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
18. "Liam Kerrigan signs for Serie C side Ternana as Como 1907 confirm Sligo man's departure". Irish Independent. 21 August 2025.
19. "Sligo's Sean Kerrigan joins Galway United after successful spell in US collegiate system". Irish Independent. 27 January 2025.
20. "'I have shown I'm good enough' – Liam Kerrigan's journey from minor GAA in Sligo to playing alongside Fabregas in Italy". Independent.ie. 25 April 2023.
21. Liam Kerrigan at Soccerway