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Liam Kitching

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Liam Kitching
Kitching with Coventry City in 2024.
Personal information
Full name Liam James Kitching[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-25) 25 September 1999 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Harrogate, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[3]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Sheffield United
(on loan from Coventry City)
Number 15
Youth career
–2018 Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Leeds United 0 (0)
2018 → Harrogate Town (loan) 9 (3)
2018–2019 → Harrogate Town (loan) 34 (3)
2019–2021 Forest Green Rovers 44 (0)
2021–2023 Barnsley 82 (5)
2023– Coventry City 93 (3)
2026– → Sheffield United (loan) 4 (0)
International career‡
2026– Republic of Ireland 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:25, 19 September 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:03, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

Liam James Kitching (born 25 September 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Sheffield United, on loan from Premier League club Coventry City, and the Republic of Ireland national team.

He started his career at Leeds United, though did not make a first-team appearance, and also had loan spells at Harrogate Town before joining Forest Green Rovers in July 2019 and Barnsley in 2021.

Early life

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Kitching was born in Harrogate and attended Rossett School.[4] He is of Irish descent.[5]

Club career

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Leeds United

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Kitching began his career at Leeds United and signed a two-year contract with the club in July 2017.[6] After featuring regularly for Leeds' under-23 side during the first half of the season, Kitching joined Harrogate Town on a one-month loan in January 2018.[7][8] His first appearance for Harrogate came as a substitute in a 4–1 victory over Stockport County before making his first start for Harrogate on 10 February 2018 in a 3–1 victory over Leamington, in which he scored the first goal of his senior career.[3][9] On 16 February 2018, his loan was extended until the end of the season.[10] After making 9 league appearances for Harrogate, scoring three goals,[3] Harrogate were promoted to the National League after defeating Brackley Town 3–0 in the play-off final.[11] On 20 July 2018, Kitching signed a new contract with Leeds United before rejoining Harrogate on a six-month loan deal.[12] In January 2019, his loan was extended until the end of the season, after scoring three goals in 25 appearances during the first half of the season.[13] Across the 2018–19 season, Kitching appeared in 34 league games for Harrogate, scoring twice.[3]

Forest Green Rovers

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Kitching signed with Forest Green Rovers in July 2019 on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[14][15] He made his debut for Forest Green Rovers as a substitute in their 1–1 League Two draw away to Walsall,[16] before making his first start on 13 August 2020 in a penalty shoot-out victory over Charlton Athletic following a 0–0 draw in the EFL Cup, in which Kitching conceded a missed penalty in normal time.[17] He appeared in 29 of Forest Green Rovers' 36 league matches across the truncated 2019–20 season.[3]

Barnsley

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On 5 January 2021, Kitching signed for Championship club Barnsley on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £600,000.[18][19][20] He scored his first goal for the club on 13 September 2022 in a 1–1 draw against Port Vale.[21]

Coventry City

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On 1 September 2023, Kitching transferred to Championship side Coventry City.[22] On 14 February 2024, he scored his first goal for Coventry, a stoppage-time equaliser in a 2–2 draw against Plymouth Argyle.[23] On 1 April, he scored two own goals in a 2–1 home loss to Cardiff City.[24]

He moved on loan to Sheffield United in September 2026.[25]

International career

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On 17 September 2026, Kitching was called up to the Republic of Ireland squad for the first time by manager Heimir Hallgrímsson for their four 2026–27 UEFA Nations League B fixtures over September and October.[26][27] He made his Republic of Ireland debut in a 3–0 win over Israel in the UEFA Nations League on 27 September 2026.[28]

Style of play

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Kitching can play as a centre-back or as a left-back.[29][15]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 19 September 2026[3][30]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leeds United 2017–18 Championship 0000000000
2018–19 Championship 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Harrogate Town (loan) 2017–18 National League North 9300—1[a]0103
Harrogate Town (loan) 2018–19 National League 34320—3[a]1394
Forest Green Rovers 2019–20 League Two 29030202[b]0360
2020–21 League Two 15010001[b]0170
Total 440402030530
Barnsley 2020–21 Championship 1000001[c]020
2021–22 Championship 320200000340
2022–23 League One 45430104[d]1535
2023–24 League One 4100000041
Total 825501051936
Coventry City 2023–24 Championship 281400000321
2024–25 Championship 27021202[c]0331
2025–26 Championship 382102000412
2026–27 Premier League 000010—10
Total 9337150201074
Sheffield United (loan) 2026–27 Championship 4000000040
Career total 265141818014230617
  1. 1 2 Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  3. 1 2 Appearances in the EFL Championship play-offs
  4. ↑ One appearance in the EFL Trophy, three appearances and one goal in the EFL League One play-offs

International

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As of match played on 27 September 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Republic of Ireland 202610
Total10

Honours

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Coventry City

References

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  1. ↑ "CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS AS AT 19th MAY 2018" (PDF). The Football League. 19 May 2018. p. 21. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Liam Kitching - Defender - First Team - Barnsley Football Club". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Liam Kitching at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Liam Kitching reveals 'shock' and 'nerves' after Marcelo Bielsa casts eye over Leeds United loanee". Yorkshire Evening Post. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  5. ↑ Gaine, Bill (10 January 2023). "A 'Granny Rule XI' We'd Love To See Playing For Ireland Some Day". Balls.ie.
  6. ↑ "12 pen new deals". www.leedsunited.com. Leeds United F.C. 4 July 2017. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Town loan Leeds defender Kitching". harrogatetownafc.com. Harrogate Town A.F.C. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Defender Kitching leaves Leeds on loan for Harrogate". nonleaguedaily.com. 21 January 2018. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Leamington 1 Town 3". harrogatetownafc.com. Harrogate Town A.F.C. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "Liam Kitching loan extended". www.leedsunited.com. Leeds United F.C. 16 February 2018. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "Leeds United loanee Liam Kitching wins promotion with Harrogate Town". Yorkshire Evening Post. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "Kitching signs new deal with Leeds United before heading back out on loan". Yorkshire Evening Post. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  13. ↑ Butcher, Will (4 January 2019). "Leeds youngster Liam Kitching agrees loan extension at Harrogate". HITC. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  14. ↑ "Liam Kitching: Leeds United defender signs for Forest Green on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  15. 1 2 Iles, Robert (8 July 2019). "Forest Green complete signing of defender from Leeds United". Gloucestershire Echo. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  16. ↑ Loveridge, Ashley (11 August 2019). "Forest Green player ratings as Thomas shines and Winchester catches the eye in draw at Walsall". Stroud News & Journal. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  17. ↑ Vincent, Bobby (13 August 2019). "Forest Green Rovers knock Charlton Athletic out of Carabao Cup". Gloucestershire Echo. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  18. ↑ "Liam Kitching joins the Reds". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk. Barnsley F.C. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  19. ↑ Palmer, Jon (5 January 2021). "Forest Green defender completes move to Barnsley". GloucestershireLive. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  20. ↑ "Barnsley sign Forest Green's Kitching". BBC Sport. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  21. ↑ "Barnsley 1–1 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  22. ↑ "Coventry sign Barnsley defender Kitching". BBC Sport. September 2023.
  23. ↑ "Plymouth Argyle 2–2 Coventry City". BBC Sport. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  24. ↑ "Coventry City 1–2 Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  25. ↑ "Liam Kitching: Sheffield United sign Coventry defender on loan". BBC Sport. 1 September 2026.
  26. ↑ "Hallgrímsson names 26-man squad for the UEFA Nations League fixtures". www.fai.ie.
  27. ↑ Sneyd, David (17 September 2026). "Liam Kitching earns first Republic of Ireland call-up for Nations League campaign". The 42.
  28. ↑ https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cqlyk0141lelo
  29. ↑ "Kitching's form tempts Leeds United chief Marcelo Bielsa in for a closer look". Harrogate Advertiser. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  30. ↑ Liam Kitching at Soccerbase
  31. ↑ Text, Live. "Coventry City 5-1 Portsmouth: Frank Lampard's men secure Championship title". BBC Sport.
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