External links
- Liam Kinsella at Soccerbase
- Liam Kinsella at Soccerway
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Liam Mark Kinsella [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Colchester, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cheltenham Town | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2014 | Walsall | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2023 | Walsall | 212 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Swindon Town | 22 | (0) |
| 2024– | Cheltenham Town | 65 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:27, 13 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:00, 28 December 2016 (UTC) | |||
Liam Mark Kinsella (born 23 February 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Cheltenham Town. He has represented the Republic of Ireland at U19 level and U21 level.
Kinsella signed for Walsall as an eight-year-old and worked his way through various youth levels before signing his first professional contract in March 2014. [2] [3] He made his senior debut against Bradford City on 16 August 2014, and was named man of the match in a 0–0 draw. [4]
He scored his first senior goal in a 2–0 win over Burton Albion in October 2015, to help Walsall leapfrog the Brewers to the top of the League One table. [5] Kinsella described the goal as "one of the best moments of my career so far". [2]
He was offered a new contract by Walsall at the end of the 2018–19 season. [6] In January 2021, he signed a new two-year contract. [7]
Kinsella was named as the club's Player of the Season in 2020–21 and 2021–22. [8]
He departed the club upon the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2022–23 season. [9]
Kinsella signed for Swindon Town on 28 July 2023, linking up again his former manager at Walsall, Michael Flynn. [10]
On 24 January 2024, Kinsella joined League One club Cheltenham Town on an eighteen-month contract, reuniting with former Walsall manager Darrell Clarke. [11]
On 2 June 2025, Kinsella signed a new one-year contract at Cheltenham, with the option of an additional year. [12]
Kinsella made his Republic of Ireland U19s debut on 25 February 2015, in a friendly match against Azerbaijan Under 19s. He was named in the starting eleven for the match at Tallaght Stadium. [13] His second appearance came just two days later in a 2–0 win against the same opposition at the same venue. [14]
He earned his first call-up to the Republic of Ireland U21s in September 2016, [15] and made his debut 12 months later against Azerbaijan U21s. [16]
His father is former Republic of Ireland international footballer Mark Kinsella. [16] His younger sister is Olympic gymnastics bronze medallist, Alice Kinsella. [17] [18]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Walsall | 2014–15 [19] | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2015–16 [20] | League One | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 [21] | League One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 [22] | League One | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 [23] | League One | 31 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 [24] | League Two | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 [a] | 1 | 40 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 [25] | League Two | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 [26] | League Two | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 [27] | League Two | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 43 | 1 | |
| Total | 212 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 253 | 4 | ||
| Swindon Town | 2023–24 [28] | League Two | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Cheltenham Town | 2023–24 [29] | League One | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 2024–25 [30] | League Two | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 [a] | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 [31] | League Two | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 65 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 299 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 352 | 4 | ||
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