| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 February 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shelbourne (on loan from Shamrock Rovers) | ||
| Number | 67 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Celtic | |||
| 2014–2017 | Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Rangers | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Dumbarton (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | → Alloa Athletic (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Bohemians | 62 | (15) |
| 2023– | Shamrock Rovers | 16 | (1) |
| 2024– | → Shelbourne (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Scotland U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Scotland U17 | 13 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Scotland U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Scotland U21 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:28, 28 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:23, 1 July 2018 (UTC) | |||
Liam Burt (born 1 February 1999) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shelbourne, on loan from Shamrock Rovers.
He made his first team debut for Rangers in March 2016, and also played on loan for Dumbarton and Alloa Athletic. He then moved to Celtic where he did not make a first team appearance before moving to Ireland with Bohemians in 2021. Burt represented Scotland at various youth levels up to under-21 level. He is also one of only six post-war players to have played for both halves of the Old Firm.
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Club career
Burt played youth football at Celtic as a boy before being released and subsequently joining the Rangers Academy.[2] He made his professional debut for the club aged 17 during a Scottish Championship match against Raith Rovers on 1 March 2016.[3] A few days later, Burt signed a new two-year contract extension keeping him at Ibrox until May 2018.[4]
He made his first appearance of the 2016–17 season, and his first Scottish top-flight appearance, as an injury time substitute on 10 December 2016 in a 2–0 home win against Heart of Midlothian.[5] In January 2017, he was named as one of the Daily Record's and The Herald's Scottish football prospects for 2017.[6][7]
Burt joined Scottish Championship side Dumbarton on a 28-day emergency loan in February 2018.[8] He extended the deal in March 2018,[9] scoring his first goal in senior football for the club in a 5-2 defeat to Falkirk.[10] Burt was loaned to Championship club Alloa Athletic in August 2018.[11] On 17 May 2019, it was announced that Burt would be released by Rangers.[12]
In August 2019, he signed a two-year contract with Celtic.[2] He left Celtic in 2020.[13]
In February 2021, he was unveiled as a new signing for Bohemians ahead of the 2021 League of Ireland season. He scored 1 goal and set up Georgie Kelly for 2 goals to help Bohemians win 3-0 against Stjarnan in the second round of the Europa Conference League qualifiers .[14] Burt was named in the 2021 PFAI Team of the Year at the conclusion of the season.
On 2 December 2022, it was announced that Burt had signed for Bohemians arch rivals Shamrock Rovers ahead of the 2023 season.[15]
After a disappointing first season with Rovers, it was announced on 22 December 2023, that Burt had signed a season loan loan deal with Shelbourne.[16]
International career
Burt has represented Scotland at various age levels.[17] He captained Scotland at the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[18]
Selected for the Scotland under-21 squad in the 2018 Toulon Tournament,[19] the team lost to Turkey in a penalty-out and finished fourth.[20]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 30 October 2023[1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rangers | 2015–16 | Scottish Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Rangers U20s | 2016–17 | SPFL Development League | — | — | — | — | 2[a] | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | SPFL Reserve League | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Dumbarton (loan) | 2017–18 | Scottish Championship | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[b] | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| Alloa Athletic (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish Championship | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Celtic | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Celtic U21s | 2019–20 | – | — | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Bohemians | 2021 | LOI Premier Division | 34 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 1 | — | 43 | 10 | ||
| 2022 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 31 | 7 | |||||
| Total | 62 | 15 | 6 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 74 | 17 | ||||
| Shamrock Rovers | 2023 | LOI Premier Division | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| Shelbourne (loan) | 2024 | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[e] | 0 | 0[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 103 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 132 | 19 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
- ^ 2 appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup; 4 appearances in the Championship/League One play-offs.
- ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League.
- ^ a b Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Conference League
Club
Shamrock Rovers
References
- ^ a b "L. Burt". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Liam Burt: Celtic sign midfielder after Rangers release and target first-team". BBC Sport. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Rangers 2–0 Raith Rovers". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 March 2016.
- ^ Boyle, Robert (3 March 2016). "Academy Seven Sign New Deals". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club.
- ^ "Rangers 2–0 Heart of Midlothian". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 December 2016.
- ^ Wilson, Fraser (2 January 2017). "Six top Scottish football prospects to look out for in 2017". Daily Record. Glasgow: Trinity Mirror.
- ^ "Five youngsters who could make waves in Scottish football in 2017". The Herald. Glasgow: Times & Herald Group. 2 January 2017.
- ^ Findlay, Alan. "EMERGENCY TRANSFER : BURT JOINS FROM RANGERS". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ Findlay, Alan (17 March 2018). "BURT EXTENDS LOAN PERIOD". Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Dumbarton 2-5 Falkirk". BBC Sport. 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Liam Burt joins on loan". Alloa Athletic FC. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "Five To Depart Academy". Rangers Football Club, Official Website. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ Ex-Celtic and Rangers kid Liam Burt latest as Barnsley move falls through, Glasgow Times, 5 October 2020
- ^ "Georgie Kelly double makes it a memorable European night for Bohemians". The Irish Times.
- ^ "'He can definitely improve us' – Shamrock Rovers sign Liam Burt from rivals Bohemians". independent. 2 December 2022.
- ^ https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/damien-duff-swoops-for-shamrock-rovers-star-liam-burt/a818991312.html
- ^ "Liam Burt". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ Scottish FA [@ScottishFA] (5 May 2016). "SCO" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Scotland Under-21 squad announced for Toulon tournament". Scottish Football Association. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Scotland finish fourth at the Toulon tournament after shoot-out defeat to Turkey". Scottish Football Association. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
External links
- Liam Burt at Soccerbase
- Liam Burt at the Scottish Football Association
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