Liam Kearney
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Liam Kearney | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Conna, Cork, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
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Current team
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Unattached | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Valley Rangers | |||
| Fermoy United | |||
| 1999–2001 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Cork City | 70 | (9) |
| 2006 | Shelbourne | 10 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Cork City | 61 | (4) |
| 2009 | Derry City | 18 | (1) |
| 2010 | Waterford United | 30 | (5) |
| 2011–2013 | Dandenong Thunder | 42 | (9) |
| 2014–2015 | Cork City | 35 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 1999–2000 | Republic of Ireland U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 7 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Liam Kearney (Irish: Liam Ó Cearnaigh; born 10 January 1983, Republic of Ireland), nicknamed "The Conna Maradona", is an Irish professional footballer who most notably played for Cork City in the League of Ireland.
Kearney plied his trade on the left wing and represented the Republic of Ireland U21 team on seven occasions, scoring once.
Kearney joined Nottingham Forest from Fermoy United after previously playing for Valley Rangers. He was the star of the Cork Schoolboys League Kennedy Cup team in 1998 and as a result signed with Nottingham Forest in 1999. Whilst with Forest, Kearney won the U19 FA Premier League featuring prominently. Kearney appeared many times for several of the underage Irish national teams, from U16 to U20. He played in the U16 European championships in Israel and finished 3rd in Norway in the U19 European Championships. He also attracted interest from Cheltenham manager Bobby Gould.
Kearney returned to Ireland in 2003, joining Cork City. In 2004, Liam made his Republic of Ireland U21 debut against Italian opposition. Liam won seven U21 caps whilst with Cork scoring once in a 1–0 victory over Italy. 2005 saw Cork City and Kearney embark on a campaign that would ultimately see them win the league title on the final day, beating Derry City 2–0 in which Kearney scored the second goal. The club also progressed into the First Round of the UEFA Cup, having started as an unseeded side in the first qualifying round, eliminating FK Ekranas from Lithuania and the eventual Swedish champions Djurgårdens IF, before being knocked out by Slavia Prague. Liam left Cork City for Shelbourne in 2006 following an offer from Dutch Premier Division side Heerenveen was denied to the disappointment of the player.
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