Caoimhín Kelleher

Caoimhín Odhrán Kelleher ([kiːvʲiːnʲ]; born 23 November 1998) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Liverpool.

Caoimhín Kelleher
Personal information
Full name Caoimhín Odhrán Kelleher[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-23) 23 November 1998[2]
Place of birth Cork, Ireland[3]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[4]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 62
Youth career
Ringmahon Rangers
2015–2019 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Liverpool 2 (0)
National team‡
2014–2015 Ireland U17 1 (0)
2016–2017 Ireland U19 8 (0)
2019– Ireland U21 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:11, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:13, 16 October 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Kelleher joined Liverpool's academy from Ringmahon Rangers in summer 2015. He featured regularly for Liverpool's side during their pre-season programme of 2018 and was part of the squad that travelled to the United States for Liverpool's summer tour.[5]

In August 2018, he signed a new contract with Liverpool.[6] He was an unused substitute for the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final against Tottenham Hotspur.[7] In winning the Champions League, he became the 12th Irish footballer to do so and the first for over a decade.[8]

Though he was recovering from wrist surgery, Kelleher was on the bench for Liverpool's victory in the 2019 UEFA Super Cup against Chelsea in Istanbul due to the absence of first-choice Alisson.[9][10] He made his competitive debut for the club on 25 September 2019 in an EFL Cup Third Round match, keeping a clean sheet against League one side Milton Keynes Dons, in a 2–0 away win.[11]

On 1 December 2020, he started and kept a clean sheet in a 1–0 victory against Ajax in the Champions League.[12][13] Five days later, Kelleher was named in the starting line-up for a Premier League match against Wolverhampton Wanderers.[14] He kept a clean sheet in the match, a 4–0 win, which was his third consecutive shutout for the club.[15] At 22 years and 13 days, Kelleher became the third-youngest Liverpool goalkeeper to keep a Premier League clean sheet and the youngest to do so on his first league start.[15]

International career

Kelleher featured for the Ireland U17s in the 2015 U17 European Championships.[5]

He was capped by his country at under-17 level in 2014, making his debut against Malta. He has also been capped at under-19 and under-21 level.[16]

On 6 November 2018, he was named in the senior Ireland squad for the first time for the friendly match against Northern Ireland on 15 November and the UEFA Nations League match against Denmark on 19 November 2018.[17]

He was called up again by the senior national team in March 2019, whilst still part of the under-21s.[18]

Personal life

Kelleher is the younger brother of fellow footballer, Fiacre Kelleher.[19][20] He has three other older brothers who played hurling.[21]

Career statistics
As of match played 8 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool 2018–19[22] Premier League 00000000—00
2019–20[23] Premier League 001030000040
2020–21[24] Premier League 2010002[lower-alpha 1]00040
Total 102030200080
Liverpool U21 2020–21[24] —————1[lower-alpha 2]010
Career total 102030201090
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

Honours

Liverpool

References
  1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2018 and 31/08/2018" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 7. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  2. "Caoimhin Kelleher: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  3. "C. Kelleher: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  4. "Caoimhin Kelleher". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  5. "Caomhin Kelleher". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  6. "Highly-rated Irish goalkeeper rewarded with new Liverpool contract". The42. TheJournal.ie. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  7. "Team news: Confirmed Liverpool line-up for Champions League final". Liverpool F.C. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  8. Brent, Harry (2 June 2019). "Caoimhin Kelleher joins famous group of Irishmen to have won the Champions League after victory with Liverpool". The Irish Post. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  9. Krishnan, Joe (15 August 2019). "Liverpool win the Uefa Super Cup: Adrian the penalty shootout hero vs Chelsea in Istanbul". Evening Standard. London: ESI Media. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  10. Doyle, Ian (15 August 2019). "Liverpool analysis – Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain patience required as defensive waters remain muddied in Chelsea victory". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  11. "MK Dons 0–2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 25 September 2019.
  12. Carroll, James (1 December 2020). "Team news: Confirmed Liverpool line-up v Ajax". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  13. "Liverpool 1–0 Ajax: Curtis Jones punishes Andre Onana error as Reds make Champions League last 16". Sky Sports. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  14. Carroll, James (6 December 2020). "Team news: Confirmed Liverpool line-up v Wolves". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  15. Sanders, Emma (6 December 2020). "Liverpool 4–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  16. "Stephen Kenny begins Irish Under-21 reign in style". The Irish Times. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  17. "Nigerian-eligible Southampton teenager among four new call-ups in Ireland squad". The42. TheJournal.ie. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  18. "Euro 2020 qualifiers: Republic of Ireland boss McCarthy hands three players first call-ups". BBC Sport. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  19. "Caoimhin Kelleher". Football Association of Ireland.
  20. Nash, Mathew (22 April 2015). "Liverpool complete signing of Celtic top talent Fiacre Kelleher's younger brother Caoimhin". Here Is The City. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  21. "Getting to know Fiacre Kelleher". Celtic F.C. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  22. "Games played by Caoimhín Kelleher in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  23. "Games played by Caoimhín Kelleher in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  24. "Games played by Caoimhín Kelleher in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  25. "Tottenham 0–2 Liverpool: Overview". UEFA. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  26. "Liverpool 2–2 Chelsea: Line-ups". UEFA. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020.
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