Liam Burt (born 1 February 1999) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shamrock Rovers.
| 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 | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| 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) | 31 | (2) |
| 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 15:32, 11 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:23, 1 July 2018 (UTC) | |||
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.
Club career
editBurt 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
editBurt 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
edit- As of match played on 1 November 2024[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 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 0 | 0[d] | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| Career total | 134 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 167 | 21 | ||
- ^ 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
Honours
editShamrock Rovers
Shelbourne
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Damien Duff swoops for Shamrock Rovers star Liam Burt". 22 December 2023.
- ^ "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
edit- Liam Burt at Soccerbase
- Liam Burt at the Scottish Football Association
