Liam Polworth

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Liam Polworth
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-10-12) 12 October 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Inverness, Scotland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kilmarnock
Number 31
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2019 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 166 (15)
2019–2021 Motherwell 51 (1)
2021– Kilmarnock 77 (2)
2022 → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 9 (0)
International career
2009–2010 Scotland U16 6 (1)
2010–2011 Scotland U17 13 (0)
2016 Scotland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:06, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Liam Polworth (born 12 October 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock. He has previously played for Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Motherwell and Dunfermline Athletic.

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Early and personal life

Polworth was born in Inverness. [1] His father Iain also played for Inverness. [2]

Club career

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Polworth made his senior debut for Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Premier League on 11 May 2011, becoming the club's youngest ever player, at the age of 16 years, 211 days. [1] Polworth was an unused substitute as Inverness won the 2015 Scottish Cup Final. [3] Polworth established himself in the first team during the 2015–16 season, scoring five goals from a midfield position. [4] He signed a new three-year contract with Inverness in April 2016. [4]

Motherwell

On 17 April 2019, Polworth signed a pre-contract agreement with Motherwell, his first club after being at Inverness since the age of 8. [5]

After rejecting a new contract in January 2021 and falling out with manager Graham Alexander, Polworth was made to train with the youth team. [6] [7]

On 24 May 2021, Motherwell announced that Polworth would be leaving the club at the end of the season when his contract expired. [8]

Kilmarnock

He signed for Kilmarnock on 23 June 2021. [9] [10] On 28 February 2022, Polworth joined Scottish Championship side Dunfermline Athletic on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. [11]

International career

Polworth has represented Scotland at under-16 and under-17 youth levels. [12] [13] He made his debut appearance for the under-21 team during the 2015–16 season. [4]

Career statistics

As of 16 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2010–11 [14] Premier League 100000—10
2011–12 [15] 000000—00
2012–13 [16] 300000—30
2013–14 [17] Premiership 1912020—231
2014–15 [18] 500010—60
2015–16 [19] 366502000436
2016–17 [20] 3231050—383
2017–18 [21] Championship 35320405 [a] 2465
2018–19 [22] 35271404 [b] 0503
Total166151711809221018
Motherwell 2019–20 [23] Premiership3013141—373
2020–21 [24] 21000103 [c] 1251
Total511315131622
Kilmarnock 2021–22 [25] Championship14120301 [a] 0201
2022–23 [26] Premiership261206100342
2023–24 [27] Premiership280304000350
2024–25 [28] Championship9000104 [d] 0140
Total77270141501033
Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 2021–22 [25] Championship9000002 [e] 0110
Career total3031827237219338625
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and three appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in the 2020-21 Europa League.
  4. ↑ 2 appearances in the UEFA Europa League, 2 appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ↑ Appearances in the play-offs.

Honours

Inverness CT

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References

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  2. ↑ "Liam Polworth looks to seize Caley Thistle opportunity". Press & Journal. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Lamont, Alasdair (30 May 2015). "Inverness CT 2–1 Falkirk". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "Liam Polworth extends Inverness Caledonian Thistle stay until 2019". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Motherwell: Liam Polworth agrees to sign from Inverness CT". 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  6. ↑ Robertson, Euan (6 June 2021). "Ex-Motherwell man Liam Polworth on training with youths after contract rejection". Daily Record.
  7. ↑ Chalk, Paul. "Ex-Caley Jags midfielder Liam Polworth confirms Ross County link and speaks of training with teens at Motherwell".
  8. ↑ "END OF 2020/21 SQUAD UPDATE". motherwellfc.co.uk/. Motherwell F.C. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  9. ↑ Chalk, Paul. "Ex-Caley Thistle ace Liam Polworth closes in on move to Championship side Kilmarnock".
  10. ↑ "Tommy's delight as Liam Polworth joins Killie". 23 June 2021.
  11. ↑ "Polworth joins on loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "Under-16 profile". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Under-17 profile". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Liam Polworth in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Liam Polworth in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Liam Polworth in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Liam Polworth in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Liam Polworth in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Liam Polworth in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Liam Polworth in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Liam Polworth in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Liam Polworth in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Liam Polworth in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Liam Polworth in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  25. 1 2 "Games played by Liam Polworth in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Liam Polworth in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Liam Polworth in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Liam Polworth in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
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