Liam Kinsella

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Liam Kinsella
Personal information
Full name Liam Mark Kinsella[1]
Date of birth (1996-02-23) 23 February 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Colchester, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Walsall
Number 8
Youth career
2004–2014 Walsall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Walsall 156 (1)
National team‡
2015 Republic of Ireland U19 2 (0)
2017–2018 Republic of Ireland U21 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:44, 14 June 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:49, 28 December 2016 (UTC)

Liam Mark Kinsella (born 23 February 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two club Walsall. Kinsella was born in England and has represented the Republic of Ireland at U19 level and U21 level.

Personal life[]

His father is former Republic of Ireland international footballer Mark Kinsella. His younger sister is Olympic gymnastics bronze medallist, Alice Kinsella.

Club career[]

Kinsella signed for Walsall as an eight-year-old and worked his way through various youth levels before signing his first professional contract in March 2014.[2][3] He made his senior debut against Bradford City on 16 August 2014 and was named man of the match in a 0–0 draw.[4]

He scored his first senior goal in a 2–0 win over Burton Albion in October 2015 to help Walsall leapfrog the Brewers to the top of the League One table.[5] Kinsella described the goal as "one of the best moments of my career so far".[2]

He was offered a new contract by Walsall at the end of the 2018–19 season.[6] In January 2021 he signed a new two-year contract.[7]

International career[]

Kinsella made his Republic of Ireland U19s debut on 25 February 2015 in a friendly match against Azerbaijan Under 19s. He was named in the starting eleven for the match at Shamrock Rovers' Tallaght Stadium.[8] His second appearance came just two days later in a 2–0 win against the same opposition at the same venue.[9]

He earned his first call-up to the Republic of Ireland U21s in September 2016[10] and made his debut 12 months later against Azerbaijan U21s.[11]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 1 January 2022
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Walsall 2014–15[12] League One 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
2015–16[13] League One 7 1 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 9 1
2016–17[14] League One 8 0 0 0 1 0 3[a] 0 12 0
2017–18[15] League One 19 0 1 0 1 0 3[a] 0 24 0
2018–19[16] League One 31 0 4 1 2 0 2[a] 0 39 1
2019–20[17] League Two 31 0 3 0 1 0 5[a] 1 40 1
2020–21[18] League Two 43 0 1 0 1 0 1[a] 0 46 0
2021–22[19] League Two 13 0 1 0 1 0 1[a] 0 16 0
Career total 156 1 11 1 8 0 16 1 191 3
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy/EFL Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 20th May 2017" (PDF). The Football League. p. 67. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b "The son of one of Ireland's '02 World Cup heroes is aiming to follow in his father's footsteps". the42.ie. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Walsall sign up Mark Kinsella's teenage son Liam on first deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Dean Smith: Liam Kinsella will only get better". Express & Star. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Walsall 2-0 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Walsall: New Saddlers boss releases 11 players following relegation to League Two". BBC Sport. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Liam Kinsella pens new deal". Walsall FC. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Kinsella Makes Ireland Under 19s Debut". Bescot Banter. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  9. ^ "Ireland U19s beat Azerbaijan in second fixture". fai.ie. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  10. ^ "King names squad for final U21 qualifier". rte.ie. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Irish U-21 prospect Liam Kinsella wants to follow in footsteps of 2002 World Cup Dad". irishmirror.ie. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Games played by Liam Kinsella in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  13. ^ "Games played by Liam Kinsella in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  14. ^ "Games played by Liam Kinsella in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  15. ^ "Games played by Liam Kinsella in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  16. ^ "Games played by Liam Kinsella in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  17. ^ "Games played by Liam Kinsella in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  18. ^ "Games played by Liam Kinsella in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  19. ^ "Games played by Liam Kinsella in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2022.

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