Rowan Liburd
Rowan Anthony Liburd (born 28 August 1992) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Welling United. Born in England, he has represented Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rowan Anthony Liburd[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 28 August 1992||
Place of birth | Croydon, England | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Welling United | ||
Youth career | |||
–2010 | Chelsea | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2013 | Thomas Night Hawks | 73 | (44) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Billericay Town | 30 | (22) |
2015–2016 | Reading | 3 | (0) |
2016 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Stevenage | 13 | (1) |
2017 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2017 | → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | 7 | (4) |
2017 | → Guiseley (loan) | 6 | (3) |
2017–2019 | Guiseley | 22 | (14) |
2019–2020 | Hereford | 27 | (4) |
2019–2020 | → Dartford (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Welling United | 8 | (1) |
2021- | Billericay Town | 2 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2019– | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6 | (4) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:45, 5 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:04, 25 November 2019 (UTC) |
Career
College
Liburd spent four years at Thomas University in Thomasville, Georgia on a football scholarship, where he won several awards including the Sun Conference Player of the Year.[3]
Club
Upon returning to the UK, Liburd signed for Isthmian League side Billericay Town.[4] In July 2015, Liburd signed a two-year contract with Championship side Reading after he had impressed scoring a brace in a 7–0 friendly win over Beaconsfield SYCOB during pre-season.[3][5]
Liburd made his debut, for Reading in their 2–0 Championship defeat away to Cardiff City on 7 November 2015, coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute for Ola John.[6][7]
On 4 March 2016, Liburd joined Wycombe Wanderers on an initial one-month loan deal.[8] He made his debut for Wycombe against Newport County in Wycombe's 1–0 defeat on 5 March 2015, almost scoring the equalizer. Liburd's loan was extended until the end of the season on 7 April.[9]
On 4 July 2016, Liburd joined Stevenage for an undisclosed fee.[10] He scored his first goals for Stevenage when he scored twice in an EFL Trophy tie against Southend United on 8 November 2016.[11]
On 31 January 2017, he joined Leyton Orient on loan until the end of the season.[12] Prior to subsequent loans with Hemel Hempstead Town and Guiseley. In December 2017, Guiseley signed Liburd permanently.[13][14]
Liburd signed for National League North club Hereford on 28 March 2019.[15]
On 14 December 2019, Liburd joined Dartford on an initial month's loan.[16]
After being released by Hereford, Liburd signed for National League South club Welling United on 13 September 2020.[17]
International career
On 23 March 2019, he was called up to the Saint Kitts and Nevis team for the CONCACAF Nations League qualifying game against Suriname in which he started.[18]
Career statistics
- As of match played 4 December 2018 [13]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Billericay Town | 2014–15 | Isthmian League | 30 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 22 |
Reading | 2015–16[19] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2015–16[19] | League Two | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Stevenage | 2016–17[20] | League Two | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 18 | 3 |
Leyton Orient (loan) | 2016–17[20] | League Two | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
Hemel Hempstead (loan) | 2017–18[13] | National League South | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
Guiseley (loan) | 2017–18[21] | National League | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 7 | 4 | |
Guiseley | 2017–18[21] | National League | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | |
2018–19[21] | National League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Career total | 99 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 107 | 37 |
- Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- Appearance in the FA Trophy
International goals
- Scores and results list French Guiana's goal tally first.[22]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 8 September 2019 | Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | French Guiana | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B |
2. | 10 October 2019 | Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan, Belize | Belize | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
3. | 3–0 | |||||
4. | 4–0 |
References
- "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- "Rowan Liburd". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- "Royals sign young striker Liburd". readingfc.co.uk. Reading FC. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- "Billericay tie up deal for striker Rowan Liburd". echo-news.co.uk. Echo News. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- "Reading: Striker Rowan Liburd signs development contract". bbc.co.uk/. BBC Sport. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- "Cardiff 2–0 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- "Rowan Liburd: striker reflects on a Football League debut". player.readingfc.co.uk. Reading FC. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- "Striker Rowan Liburd signs on loan". wycombewanderers.co.uk. Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- "Rowan remains for the run-in". wycombewanderers.co.uk. Wycombe Wanderers. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- "Liburd completes transfer to Stevenage". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- "MATCH REPORT: STEVENAGE 4, SOUTHEND UNITED". stevenagefc.com. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- "Rowan Liburd: Leyton Orient sign Stevenage striker on loan". BBC Sport. 31 January 2017.
- Rowan Liburd at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- "Rowan Liburd signs permanently". guiseleyafc.co.uk. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- "NEW SIGNING Rowan Liburd Becomes a Bull". Hereford F.C. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- "NEW SIGNING: ROWAN LIBURD". Dartford F.C. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- "First signings announced". Welling United F.C. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- https://www.concacafnationsleague.com/en/nations-league-qualifying/game-detail/440503
- "Games played by Rowan Liburd in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- "Games played by Rowan Liburd in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- "Games played by Rowan Liburd in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- "Rowan Liburd". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
External links
- Rowan Liburd on Twitter
- Rowan Liburd at Soccerbase
- Rowan Liburd at Soccerway
- Rowan Liburd at National-Football-Teams.com