Liam Kerrigan

Liam Kerrigan

Personal information
Full name	Liam Thomas Kerrigan
Date of birth	(2000-05-09) 9 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Sligo, Ireland
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder, winger, Striker
Team information
Current team	Beveren (on loan from Como)
Number	7
Youth career
2015–2018	Sligo Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Sligo Rovers	23	(0)
2019–2022	UCD	74	(20)
2022–	Como	12	(1)
2024	→ Novara (loan)	9	(0)
2024–	→ Beveren (loan)	3	(0)
International career^‡
2022	Republic of Ireland U21	3	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:02, 2 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:04, 28 September 2022

Liam Thomas Kerrigan (born 9 May 2000) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Challenger Pro League club Beveren, on loan from Serie A club Como.

Club career

Kerrigan started his career with Sligo Rovers.[2][3][4] After three years with UCD, he signed for Como in Serie B in July 2022.[5][6][7] On 21 August 2022, Kerrigan made his league debut for the club and also scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw away to Pisa.[8] Kerrigan suffered a long term injury in September 2022, tearing his anterior cruciate ligament.[9] He made his return on 13 August 2023, when he made his first appearance in just under a year by coming off the bench in a 1–0 loss away to Serie A side Lecce in the Coppa Italia.[10]

On 26 January 2024, Kerrigan moved on loan to Serie C club Novara until the end of the season.[11][12]

On 30 August 2024, Kerrigan signed for Belgian side Beveren on loan.[13]

Personal life

He is first cousins with Johnny Kenny, who is also a professional footballer.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played on 20 September 2024[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sligo Rovers	2018	LOI Premier Division	11	0	0	0	0	0	1[c]	0	12	0
	2019		12	0	—		1	0	—		13	0
	Total		23	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	25	0
UCD	2019	LOI Premier Division	8	1	2	4	—		0[d]	0	10	5
	2020	LOI First Division	19	5	1	0	—		1[e]	0	21	5
	2021		28	12	3	1	—		4[f]	0	35	13
	2022	LOI Premier Division	19	2	—		—		—		19	2
	Total		74	20	6	5	—		5	0	85	25
Como	2022–23	Serie B	4	1	1	0	—		—		5	1
	2023–24		8	0	1	0	—		—		9	0
	2024–25	Serie A	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		12	1	2	0	—		–		14	1
Novara (loan)	2023–24	Serie C	9	0	—		—		—		9	0
Beveren (loan)	2024–25	Challenger Pro League	3	0	1	0	—		—		4	0
Career total			121	21	9	5	1	0	6	0	137	26

1. Includes FAI Cup, Coppa Italia & Belgian Cup
2. Includes League of Ireland Cup
3. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
4. Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup
5. Appearances in the 2020 League of Ireland First Division Promotion play-offs
6. Appearances in the 2021 League of Ireland First Division Promotion play-offs

References

1. "Liam Kerrigan" (in Italian). Como 1907. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
2. "Last year, he was working in SuperValu. Now, he's representing Ireland". the42.ie.
3. "Kerrigan's rise is no surprise". independent.ie.
4. "'Last year was so interrupted by Covid, but this year I have been able to have a proper run at it' - Liam Kerrigan on his good form as UCD's playoff push continues". extratime.com.
5. "'I'll keep an eye out for Fabregas. It would be incredible to play with a World Cup winner'". the42.ie.
6. "Liam Kerrigan on his Serie B leap & remarkable 12-month rise". punditarena.com.
7. "Commerce grad Liam Kerrigan makes calculated risk with move to Serie B side Como". independent.ie.
8. "TheJournal.ie - Liam Kerrigan scores on Serie B debut but Como denied by 90th-minute equaliser". www.the42.ie.
9. Fallon, John (19 September 2022). "Como 1907's Irish striker Liam Kerrigan tears ACL". Irish Examiner.
10. "Coppa Italia (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports.
11. "Liam Kerrigan è un calciatore del Novara FC" [Liam Kerrigan is a footballer for Novara FC] (in Italian). Novara. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
12. Massara, Filippo (26 January 2024). "Calcio, l'irlandese Kerrigan è il decimo rinforzo del mercato del Novara". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 26 January 2024.
13. https://comofootball.com/en/liam-kerrigan-on-loan-to-s-k-beveren__trashed/
14. "'I have shown I'm good enough' – Liam Kerrigan's journey from minor GAA in Sligo to playing alongside Fabregas in Italy". Independent.ie. 25 April 2023.
15. Liam Kerrigan at Soccerway