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
Como
Number 20
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 10 (1)
International career‡
2022 Republic of Ireland U21 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:08, 8 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:04, 28 September 2022

Liam Kerrigan (born 9 May 2000) is an Irish footballer who plays as a forward for Como.

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]

Personal life

He is first cousins with Johnny Kenny, who is also a professional footballer.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played on 28 October 2023[12]
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 6010——70
Total 10120—–121
Career total 1072185106012226

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. ↑ "'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.
  12. ↑ "Republic of Ireland - L. Kerrigan - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
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