Liam Kerrigan

Liam Kerrigan (born 9 May 2000) is an Irish footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie C Group A club Novara on loan from Como.

Liam Kerrigan
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-09) 9 May 2000
Place of birth Sligo, Ireland
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder, Winger, Striker
Team information
Current team
 Novara
Number 17
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) 8 (0)
International career‡
2022 Republic of Ireland U21 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:22, 16 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:04, 28 September 2022

Club career

Kerrigan started his career with Irish side Sligo Rovers.[2][3][4]> After 3 years with UCD, he signed for Como in the Italian second tier 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]

Personal life

He is first cousins with Johnny Kenny, who is also a professional footballer.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played on 10 March 2024[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sligo Rovers 2018 LOI Premier Division 11000001[lower-alpha 3]0120
2019 120—10—130
Total 230001010250
UCD 2019 LOI Premier Division 8124—0[lower-alpha 4]0105
2020 LOI First Division 19510—1[lower-alpha 5]0215
2021 281231—4[lower-alpha 6]03513
2022 LOI Premier Division 192———192
Total 742065—508525
Como 2022–23 Serie B 4110——51
2023–24 8010——90
Total 12120—–141
Novara 2023–24 Serie C 80———80
Career total 1172185106013226
  1. Includes FAI Cup & Coppa Italia
  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 (September 19, 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. "'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.
  14. Liam Kerrigan at Soccerway
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