Liam Kelly (footballer, born 1995)

Liam Anthony Kelly (born 22 November 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Crawley Town. Born in England, he has represented the Republic of Ireland internationally at youth levels U19 and U21.

Liam Kelly
Kelly in 2019
Personal information
Full name Liam Anthony Kelly[1]
Date of birth (1995-11-22) 22 November 1995
Place of birth Basingstoke, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.67 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Crawley Town
Number 4
Youth career
2004–2013 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2019 Reading 82 (7)
2016 → Bath City (loan) 16 (6)
2019–2021 Feyenoord 1 (0)
2020–2021 → Oxford United (loan) 29 (0)
2021–2023 Rochdale 63 (6)
2023– Crawley Town 13 (1)
International career
2013–2014 Republic of Ireland U19 4 (1)
2014 Republic of Ireland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:15, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Reading

In November 2013, Kelly signed his first professional contract with Reading,[3] In May 2016, Kelly signed a two-year contract with Reading.[4] On 12 February 2016, Kelly joined Bath City on an initial one-month loan,[5] extending it for another month on 11 March,[6] before extending it till the end of the season 10 April 2016.[7] Kelly made his debut for Reading on 23 August 2016 at home to Milton Keynes Dons in the EFL Cup, coming on for George Evans,[8] with his league debut coming on 22 October 2016 away to Rotherham United.

On 30 December, Kelly signed a new contract, keeping him at the Reading until the summer of 2019.[9]

He scored his first goal for Reading in a 3–2 win against Bristol City on 2 January 2017.[10]

Kelly extended his Reading contract on 6 July 2017, signing a new three-year deal.[11]

Feyenoord

On 8 July 2019, Kelly signed for Feyenoord on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[12][13]

Oxford United signed Kelly on a loan deal until the end of the 2019–20 season on 8 January 2020.[14] On 21 August 2020, Kelly's loan at the club was extended for another season.[15]

Rochdale

On 24 August 2021, Kelly signed a two-year contract with Rochdale.[16]

Crawley Town

On 22 June 2023, Crawley Town announced the signing of Kelly on a two-year contract.[17]

International career

Kelly made his Republic of Ireland under-19 debut against Slovenia under-19 in September 2013.[18] Whilst playing for the Republic of Ireland U19's against Sweden under-19, Kelly scored a wonder goal from the halfway line.[19] Kelly made his Republic of Ireland under-21 debut against United States under-20 in November 2014.[18]

Kelly received his first call up for the Republic of Ireland on 13 March 2017, being named in the 39-man provisional squad for the games against Wales and Iceland.[20]

Kelly rejected a call-up to the Republic of Ireland senior squad in March 2018, for personal reasons.[21]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 8 May 2023[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading 2013–14 Championship 000000--00
2014–15 000000--00
2015–16 000000--00
2016–17[23] 2811030-2[lower-alpha 1]0341
2017–18[24] 3452022--387
2018–19[25] 2011010--221
Total 8274062--20949
Bath City (loan) 2015–16 National League South 16600--–166
Feyenoord 2019–20 Eredivisie 1000-1[lower-alpha 2]0–20
2020–21 0000-00–00
2021–22 0000-00–00
Total 1000--00--20
Oxford United (loan) 2019–20[26] League One 301100-1[lower-alpha 3]051
2020–21[27] 2601020-5[lower-alpha 4]0340
Total 2902120--60391
Rochdale 2021–22 League Two 3053010-2[lower-alpha 4]1366
2022–23 3311010-3[lower-alpha 4]0381
Total 6364020--50746
Career total 191191011021013122523

Notes
  1. Appearance(s) in Championship Play-offs
  2. Appearance in the UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance(s) in League One Play-offs
  4. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

References
  1. "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  2. "Liam Kelly - Biography". oufc.co.uk. Oxford United F.C. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  3. "Reading FC: Youngster Liam Kelly signs professional contract". getreading.co.uk. Get Reading. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  4. "Tennai Watson pens two-year contract". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  5. "City bring in Kelly on loan from Reading". bathcityfc.com. Bath City F.C. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  6. "Loan player updates". bathcityfc.com. Bath City F.C. 11 March 2016. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  7. "Murphy and Kelly extend but Harvey recalled". bathcityfc.com. Bath City F.C. 10 April 2016. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  8. "Reading 2–2 MK Dons". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  9. "Kelly signs new Royals deal". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  10. "Bristol C 2-3 Reading". BBC. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  11. "Liam Kelly commits until 2020". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  12. "Liam Kelly signs permanently for Dutch giants Feyenoord". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  13. "Middenvelder Liam Kelly van Reading naar Feyenoord". feyenoord.nl/ (in Dutch). Feyenoord. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  14. "Liam Kelly Joins Oxford United On Loan From Feyenoord". oufc.co.uk. Oxford United. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  15. "Oxford United: Liam Kelly and Derick Osei Yaw join League One club". BBC. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  16. "Liam Kelly Joins Dale". rochdaleafc.co.uk. Rochdale A.F.C. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  17. "REDS SIGN MIDFIELDER LIAM KELLY". crawleytownfc.com. Crawley Town F.C. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  18. "Liam Kelly RoI Profile". fai.ie. FAI. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  19. "WONDERGOAL from the halfway line!". youtube.com. Reading Youtube. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  20. "Kelly gets maiden call for Ireland senior squad!". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  21. "Liam Kelly explains why he turned down Ireland call-up". irishtimes.com. The Irish Times. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  22. "L.Kelly". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  23. "Games played by Liam Kelly in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  24. "Games played by Liam Kelly in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  25. "Games played by Liam Kelly in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  26. "Games played by Liam Kelly in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  27. "Games played by Liam Kelly in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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