Liam Kinsella
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Liam Mark Kinsella[1] | ||
Date of birth | 23 February 1996 | ||
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 | ||||||
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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 |
References[]
- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 20th May 2017" (PDF). The Football League. p. 67. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Walsall sign up Mark Kinsella's teenage son Liam on first deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Dean Smith: Liam Kinsella will only get better". Express & Star. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "Walsall 2-0 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ "Walsall: New Saddlers boss releases 11 players following relegation to League Two". BBC Sport. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Liam Kinsella pens new deal". Walsall FC. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Kinsella Makes Ireland Under 19s Debut". Bescot Banter. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ "Ireland U19s beat Azerbaijan in second fixture". fai.ie. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ "King names squad for final U21 qualifier". rte.ie. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ "Irish U-21 prospect Liam Kinsella wants to follow in footsteps of 2002 World Cup Dad". irishmirror.ie. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Liam Kinsella in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ "Games played by Liam Kinsella in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Liam Kinsella in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Liam Kinsella in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Liam Kinsella in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Liam Kinsella in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Liam Kinsella in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Liam Kinsella in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
External links[]
- Liam Kinsella at Soccerbase
- 1996 births
- Living people
- English people of Irish descent
- Sportspeople from Colchester
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Walsall F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Republic of Ireland youth international footballers
- Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers