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.
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]
| 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 | ||||
| Total | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | – | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Novara | 2023–24 | Serie C | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 117 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 132 | 26 | ||
- ^ Includes FAI Cup & Coppa Italia
- ^ Includes League of Ireland Cup
- ^ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup
- ^ Appearances in the 2020 League of Ireland First Division Promotion play-offs
- ^ Appearances in the 2021 League of Ireland First Division Promotion play-offs
References
- ^ "Liam Kerrigan" (in Italian). Como 1907. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Last year, he was working in SuperValu. Now, he's representing Ireland". the42.ie.
- ^ "Kerrigan's rise is no surprise". independent.ie.
- ^ "'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.
- ^ "'I'll keep an eye out for Fabregas. It would be incredible to play with a World Cup winner'". the42.ie.
- ^ "Liam Kerrigan on his Serie B leap & remarkable 12-month rise". punditarena.com.
- ^ "Commerce grad Liam Kerrigan makes calculated risk with move to Serie B side Como". independent.ie.
- ^ "TheJournal.ie - Liam Kerrigan scores on Serie B debut but Como denied by 90th-minute equaliser". www.the42.ie.
- ^ Fallon, John (September 19, 2022). "Como 1907's Irish striker Liam Kerrigan tears ACL". Irish Examiner.
- ^ "Coppa Italia (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "'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.
- ^ Liam Kerrigan at Soccerway
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