Rowan Liburd

Rowan Liburd

Personal information
Full name	Rowan Anthony Liburd [1]
Date of birth	(1992-08-28) 28 August 1992 (age 31) [2]
Place of birth	Croydon, England
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [2]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Chatham Town
Youth career
0000–2010	Chelsea
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Thomas Night Hawks	73	(44)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Billericay Town	30	(22)
2015–2016	Reading	3	(0)
2016	→ Wycombe Wanderers (loan)	10	(0)
2016–2017	Stevenage	13	(1)
2017	→ Leyton Orient (loan)	8	(0)
2017	→ Hemel Hempstead Town (loan)	7	(4)
2017	→ Guiseley (loan)	6	(3)
2017–2019	Guiseley	22	(14)
2019–2020	Hereford	27	(4)
2019–2020	→ Dartford (loan)	3	(0)
2020–2021	Welling United	8	(1)
2021–2022	Billericay Town	8	(5)
2021	→ Cheshunt (loan)	15	(14)
2022–2023	Cheshunt	34	(9)
2023	Ramsgate	18	(9)
2023–2024	Sevenoaks Town	18	(5)
2024–	Chatham Town	13	(4)
International career‡
2019–	Saint Kitts and Nevis	15	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:09, 26 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:00, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

Rowan Anthony Liburd (born 28 August 1992) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Chatham Town. Born in England, he represents Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally.

Career

College

Liburd spent four years at Thomas University in Thomasville, Georgia on a football scholarship, where he won several awards including the Sun Conference Player of the Year. ^[3]

Club

Upon returning to the UK, Liburd signed for Isthmian League side Billericay Town. ^[4] In July 2015, Liburd signed a two-year contract with Championship side Reading after he had impressed scoring a brace in a 7–0 friendly win over Beaconsfield SYCOB during pre-season. ^{[3] [5]}

Liburd made his debut, for Reading in their 2–0 Championship defeat away to Cardiff City on 7 November 2015, coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute for Ola John. ^{[6] [7]}

On 4 March 2016, Liburd joined Wycombe Wanderers on an initial one-month loan deal. ^[8] He made his debut for Wycombe against Newport County in Wycombe's 1–0 defeat on 5 March 2016, almost scoring the equalizer. Liburd's loan was extended until the end of the season on 7 April. ^[9]

On 4 July 2016, Liburd joined Stevenage for an undisclosed fee. ^[10] He scored his first goals for Stevenage when he scored twice in an EFL Trophy tie against Southend United on 8 November 2016. ^[11]

On 31 January 2017, he joined Leyton Orient on loan until the end of the season. ^[12] Prior to subsequent loans with Hemel Hempstead Town and Guiseley. In December 2017, Guiseley signed Liburd permanently. ^{[13] [14]}

Liburd signed for National League North club Hereford on 28 March 2019. ^[15]

On 14 December 2019, Liburd joined Dartford on an initial month's loan. ^[16]

After being released by Hereford, Liburd signed for National League South club Welling United on 13 September 2020. ^[17]

Liburd signed for Isthmian Premier League side Cheshunt on loan from Billericay Town in November 2021. He made his debut for the club on 20 November 2021 in a 2-1 victory away to eventual Champions Worthing. He scored both of the goals. After scoring 14 goals in 15 games, Cheshunt purchased Liburd from Billericay for an undisclosed fee on 27 February 2022, after his loan move expired. He scored on his debut on the same day, at home to Kingstonian. Liburd scored 19 goals across all competitions for Cheshunt during the 21/22 season, helping them win the Hertfordshire Senior Cup for the first time in their history and promotion via the playoffs to the National League South.

On 20 January 2023, Liburd signed for Isthmian League South East Division leaders Ramsgate for an undisclosed fee. ^[18]

In August 2023, Liburd joined Sevenoaks Town. ^[19] In January 2024, he made the step up a level to join Chatham Town. ^[20]

International career

On 23 March 2019, he was called up to the Saint Kitts and Nevis team for the CONCACAF Nations League qualifying game against Suriname in which he started. ^[21]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 December 2018 ^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Billericay Town	2014–15	Isthmian League	30	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	22
Reading	2015–16 [22]	Championship	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Wycombe Wanderers (loan)	2015–16 [22]	League Two	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Stevenage	2016–17 [23]	League Two	13	1	1	0	2	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	2	18	3
Leyton Orient (loan)	2016–17 [23]	League Two	8	0	—		—		—		8	0
Hemel Hempstead (loan)	2017–18 [13]	National League South	7	4	0	0	—		0	0	7	4
Guiseley (loan)	2017–18 [24]	National League	6	3	0	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 2]	1	7	4
Guiseley	2017–18 [24]	National League	22	4	0	0	—		0	0	22	4
	2018–19 [24]	National League	0	0	2	0	—		0	0	2	0
Career total			99	34	3	0	2	0	3	3	107	37

1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
2. Appearance in the FA Trophy

International goals

Scores and results list French Guiana's goal tally first. ^[25]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	8 September 2019	Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis	French Guiana	2–2	2–2	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
2.	10 October 2019	Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan, Belize	Belize	2–0	4–0
3.				3–0
4.				4–0

References

1. "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
2. "Rowan Liburd". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
3. "Royals sign young striker Liburd". readingfc.co.uk. Reading FC. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
4. "Billericay tie up deal for striker Rowan Liburd". echo-news.co.uk. Echo News. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
5. "Reading: Striker Rowan Liburd signs development contract". bbc.co.uk/. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
6. "Cardiff 2–0 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
7. "Rowan Liburd: striker reflects on a Football League debut". player.readingfc.co.uk. Reading FC. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
8. "Striker Rowan Liburd signs on loan". wycombewanderers.co.uk. Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
9. "Rowan remains for the run-in". wycombewanderers.co.uk. Wycombe Wanderers. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
10. "Liburd completes transfer to Stevenage". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
11. "MATCH REPORT: STEVENAGE 4, SOUTHEND UNITED". stevenagefc.com. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
12. "Rowan Liburd: Leyton Orient sign Stevenage striker on loan". BBC Sport. 31 January 2017.
13. Rowan Liburd at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
14. "Rowan Liburd signs permanently". guiseleyafc.co.uk. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
15. "NEW SIGNING Rowan Liburd Becomes a Bull". Hereford F.C. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
16. "NEW SIGNING: ROWAN LIBURD". Dartford F.C. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
17. "First signings announced". Welling United F.C. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
18. @RamsgateFC (20 January 2023). "✍🏼 Liburd is the Word Ramsgate FC are delighted to announce the signing of @StKittsNevisFA striker @R_Liburd21 from National League South side Cheshunt for an undisclosed fee. The powerful 6'5 striker has scored 25 goals in his last 39 appearances for the Ambers. #COYR" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 January 2023– via Twitter.
19. @SevenoaksTownFC (3 August 2023). "🚨 NEW SIGNING CLAXON! 🚨 The club is excited to announce the signing of striker Rowan Liburd ✍️ Welcome to Sevenoaks Town @R_Liburd21 🤝 🔵⚫️ | #Sevenoaks #STFC" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 January 2024– via Twitter.
20. "CHATS SIGN ROWAN LIBURD". www.chathamtownfc.com. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
21. "Game Detail". www.concacafnationsleague.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2018.
22. "Games played by Rowan Liburd in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
23. "Games played by Rowan Liburd in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
24. "Games played by Rowan Liburd in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
25. "Rowan Liburd". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 September 2019.

External links

• Rowan Liburd on Twitter
• Rowan Liburd at Soccerbase
• Rowan Liburd at Soccerway
• Rowan Liburd at National-Football-Teams.com