Liam McStravick

Liam McStravick
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-11-27) 27 November 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Airdrieonians
Number 12
Youth career
–2022 Cliftonville
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Linfield 57 (1)
2023– Airdrieonians 20 (2)
International career
Northern Ireland U18
2023– Northern Ireland U21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 August 2024

Liam McStravick (born 27 November 2004)[2] is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for the Scottish Championship club Airdrieonians as a midfielder.[3] He was born in Belfast.[4]

Career

McStravick was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[5] He started playing youth football with Cliftonville under the mentorship of the former Northern Ireland youth international Marc Smyth.[6][4] In 2022, he joined Linfield and signed his first professional contract.[7] In 2023, he moved to sign for Airdrieonians in Scotland.[8] He scored his first professional goal in November 2023 against Arbroath.[9] In 2024, McStravick scored the winning goal for Airdrieonians against The New Saints in the 2024 Scottish Challenge Cup final.[10][11]

During his youth career, he was called up to play for Northern Ireland national under-18 schoolboys football team. In October 2023, he was called up to the Northern Ireland national under-21 football team.[12]

Honours

References

  1. ^ "L. McStravick". Soccerway. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  2. ^ "Liam McStravick". TNT Sports. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  3. ^ "Liam McStravick". Airdrieonians F.C. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  4. ^ a b "Liam McStravick says Airdrie cup final hero of 2009 paved his own path to glory". Daily Record. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  5. ^ "Dundee United v Airdrie: Confident Airdrie signing wants to show his 'magic'". Daily Record. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  6. ^ "Emotional Airdrie hero pays tribute to ex-coach who was also a Diamonds winner". Daily Record. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  7. ^ "David Healy excited by 'bright spark' Liam McStravick as teen signs first professional contract with Linfield". Belfast Telegraph. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  8. ^ "Former Linfield teen Liam McStravick attracting significant interest in transfer window". Belfast Telegraph. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  9. ^ "Liam McStravick and Lewis McGregor fire Airdrie to victory against Arbroath". Irish News. 2023-11-11. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  10. ^ a b "TNS 1 Airdrie 2: Diamonds deliver first trophy in 16 years in pulsating final". Daily Record. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  11. ^ "Liam Mcstravick - Airdrieonians Midfielder". ESPN (UK). Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  12. ^ "U21s - Three new faces in squad". Irish Football Association. Retrieved 2024-08-14.