Dominic Corness
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dominic Corness[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 May 2003[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | The New Saints | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2023 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Yverdon Sport (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Gillingham (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2025– | The New Saints | 32 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2023– | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:24, 20 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Dominic Corness (born 5 May 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cymru Premier club The New Saints. He is an England youth international.[3]
Club career
[edit]From Liverpool, Corness began playing for Liverpool age-group teams from five years-old. After working through the academy programme he signed his first professional contract in 2021. 18 months later in November 2022 he signed an updated deal with the club.[4] He made his unofficial first team debut in a mid-season friendly against Olympique Lyonnais as part of the Dubai Super Cup, in December 2022.[5]
Corness signed for Yverdon Sport of the Swiss Super League in July 2023 on a season-long loan.[6] He made his league debut on 23 July 2023 away at FC Zürich.[7]
Corness signed for Gillingham in EFL League Two in February 2025 for the remainder of the season.[8] He left Liverpool at the end of the 2024-25 season.[9]
After exiting Liverpool he joined agreed to join The New Saints from 1 July 2025.[10] He made his competitive debut for the club the following week in the preliminary round of the UEFA Champions League in a 0-0 draw against Macedonian club KF Shkëndija.[11] In his first season with the club, he played in each league match.
International career
[edit]Corness made his debut for the England national under-20 football team in March 2023.[12]
Style of play
[edit]Corness has been nicknamed "the wand" due to his passing ability.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 25 August 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool U23 | 2021–22[14] | — | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23[15] | — | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024–25[16] | — | — | — | — | 3[a] | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||||||
| Yverdon-Sport | 2023–24[17] | Swiss Super League | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Gillingham | 2024–25[16] | EFL League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| The New Saints | 2025–26[18] | Cymru Premier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 1 | ||
- 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ↑ 2 appearance(s) in 2025–26 UEFA Champions League and 2 appearances in 2025–26 UEFA Europa Conference League
References
[edit]- ↑ "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- 1 2 "Dominic Corness: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ↑ "D.Corness". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ↑ "Dominic Corness signs extended contract with Liverpool FC". Liverpool fc. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ↑ "Reds suffer defeat in Dubai by Olympique Lyonnais". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ↑ Doyle, Ian (20 July 2023). "Liverpool midfielder makes surprise loan transfer to Switzerland". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ↑ "Aufsteiger Yverdon beim FC Zürich klar unterlegen". Radiocentral.ch. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ↑ "Dominic Corness joins Gillingham on loan - Liverpool FC". www.liverpoolfc.com. 2025-02-03. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
- ↑ Price, Glenn (6 June 2025). "Liverpool FC confirms Premier League retained list". Liverpoolfc.com. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ↑ "Dominic Corness agrees terms with The New Saints following Liverpool departure". The New Saints. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ Lusby, Jack (July 9, 2025). "Ex-Liverpool midfielder makes Champions League debut days after signing". thisisanfield. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ↑ Doyle, Ian. "Liverpool talent nicknamed 'The Wand' at the Academy makes England debut after 'stepping up'". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ↑ Doyle, Ian (6 October 2022). "Liverpool midfielder nicknamed 'the Wand' is emerging talent with Thiago in his sights". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ↑ "Games played by Dominic Corness in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ↑ "Games played by Dominic Corness in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- 1 2 "Games played by Dominic Corness in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ↑ "Games played by Dominic Corness in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ↑ "Games played by Dominic Corness in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
External links
[edit]- Profile at The New Saints F.C. website
- Dominic Corness – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Liverpool
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- English expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- Yverdon-Sport FC players
- Liverpool F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- England men's youth international footballers
- Swiss Super League players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- The New Saints F.C. players
- Cymru Premier players