Liam Loughlan (born 24 April 2002) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Long Eaton United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Liam Loughlan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Long Eaton United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Leicester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Salford City | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Farsley Celtic (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Ashton United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | Ilkeston Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2024- | Long Eaton United | 21 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:58, 17 April 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career
editLoughlan was born in Leicester.[2]
He started his career at the academy of Leicester City, playing for their under-18 team in the 2019–20 season.[3] He joined Salford City's development squad during the summer of 2020,[4] and made his competitive debut for the club on 9 September in a EFL Trophy game against Manchester United Under-21s.[5] On 8 October 2021, he moved on loan to National League North team Farsley Celtic.[6] He was released by Salford at the end of the 2021–22 season.[7]
In October 2023, Loughlan signed for NPL Premier Division club Ilkeston Town.[8]
In March 2024, he signed for Southern Premier League Central team Long Eaton United on dual registration. Loughlan made 7 appearances for The Blues, scoring 1 goal - in a 3-3 draw against St Ives Town.
In the summer of 2024, Loughlan made his switch to Long Eaton a permanent one, and has made himself a key figure for the club over the first half of the 24/25 season.
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 19 March 2022
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Salford City | 2020–21[2] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021–22[2] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Farsley Celtic F.C. (loan) | 2021–22[9] | National League North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Long Eaton United | 2024–25[10] | Northern Premier League Division One Midlands | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
Honours
editSalford City
References
edit- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Salford City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 61. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ a b c Liam Loughlan at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ "Profile". Elite Scholars. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Introducing… The Development Squad". salfordcityfc.co.uk. Salford City F.C. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ Plant, Michael. "Manchester United Under-21s hit six at Salford". Manchester United F.C. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ Ritchie, Thomas (8 October 2021). "Three join Farsley on loan". Farsley Celtic F.C. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "Player news". Salford City FC. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ @ilkestontown_fc (20 October 2023). "✍️ 𝗟𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛𝗟𝗔𝗡 𝗜𝗦 𝗔 𝗥𝗢𝗕𝗜𝗡 We are delighted to announce the signing of Liam Loughlan. The former Leicester City and Salford midfielder joins Ian Deakin's squad and will be available for tomorrow's home game against Guiseley. Welcome to the NMG, Liam👊 #OneTownOneClub" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 October 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Farsley Celtic – Appearances – Liam Loughlin". Football Web Pages. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Jamie Hanson". Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Williams, Adam (13 March 2021). "Portsmouth 0–0 Salford City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
External links
edit- Liam Loughlan at Soccerbase
- Liam Loughlan at Soccerway
- Liam Loughlan at WorldFootball.net
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