Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 27 November 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Airdrieonians | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2022 | Cliftonville | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2023 | Linfield | 57 | (1) |
2023– | Airdrieonians | 34 | (3) |
International career | |||
Northern Ireland U18 | |||
2023– | Northern Ireland U21 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 June 2025 |
Liam McStravick (born 27 November 2004) [2] is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for the Scottish Championship club Airdrieonians as a midfielder. [3] He was born in Belfast. [4]
McStravick was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. [5] He started playing youth football with Cliftonville under the mentorship of the former Northern Ireland youth international Marc Smyth. [6] [4] In 2022, he joined Linfield and signed his first professional contract. [7] In 2023, he moved to sign for Airdrieonians in Scotland for an undisclosed amount. [8] [9] He scored his first professional goal in November 2023 against Arbroath. [10] In 2024, McStravick scored the equalising goal for Airdrieonians against The New Saints in the 2024 Scottish Challenge Cup final, which Airdrieonians won to give him his first senior medal. [11] [12]
However, McStravick suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury during the match against The New Saints. [13] Due to the nature of his injury requiring surgery, Airdrieonians permitted him to return to Northern Ireland to undergo rehabilitation with the physio of Larne. [14] He later returned to Scotland to take part in Airdrieonians' social programmes in February 2025. [15] He returned to playing in March 2025, coming off the bench and scoring an equaliser against Livingstone. [14]
During his youth career, he was called up to play for Northern Ireland national under-18 schoolboys football team. In October 2023, he was called up to the Northern Ireland national under-21 football team. [16] After returning from his ACL injury, he was recalled to Northern Ireland U-21s. [17]