Trent Kone-Doherty

Trent Kone-Doherty
Personal information
Full name Trent Toure Kone-Doherty[1]
Date of birth (2006-06-30) 30 June 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Derry, Northern Ireland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 51
Youth career
2012–2019 Foyle Harps
2019–2022 Derry City
2022– Liverpool
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Republic of Ireland U16 7 (5)
2021–2023 Republic of Ireland U17 6 (0)
2023– Republic of Ireland U19 11 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:00, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Trent Toure Kone-Doherty (born 30 June 2006) is an Irish professional footballer currently playing as a forward for Liverpool Academy.

Club career

Born in Derry, Northern Ireland, Kone-Doherty first started playing football for local side Foyle Harps, joining at the age of six.[3][4]

He joined Derry City at the age of thirteen, and went on to train with the first team squad, being involved in pre-season friendlies and earning himself a spot on the bench for a League of Ireland Premier Division game against St Patrick's Athletic at the age of fifteen.[5] Despite not making his debut for Derry City, he began to attract attention from Scottish club Celtic and English club Liverpool, having gone on trial with the former in 2020.[6][7]

In July 2022, he signed for Liverpool in a deal worth a reported £150,000.[4][7] His career in Merseyside got off to a blistering start, scoring nine goals in his first 10 appearances for Liverpool's youth teams.[8] In August 2023, he scored on his Premier League 2 debut for Liverpool under-21s.[9]

Kone-Doherty signed his first professional contract with the club on 31 October 2023.[10]

International career

Kone-Doherty has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-16 and under-17 level.[11] In 2022, he was named "best player" at the under-16 Miljan Miljanic Tournament in Serbia.[7]

References

  1. ^ "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  2. ^ Trent Kone-Doherty at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Trent Kone-Doherty". liverpoolfc.com. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b O'Neill, Caoimhe (7 July 2022). "Trent Kone-Doherty: The rise of Liverpool's new teenage 'flying machine'". theathletic.com. Retrieved 14 November 2022. (subscription required)
  5. ^ Healy, Martin (26 October 2022). "Who is Trent Kone-Doherty? Meet the Irish teenage sensation banging in goals for Liverpool". extra.ie. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  6. ^ Victor, Tom (24 March 2022). "Trent Kone-Doherty: Meet the Irish teenager set to join Liverpool". irishmirror.ie. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  7. ^ a b c Gott, Tom (26 June 2022). "Trent Kone-Doherty: Who is Liverpool's new signing?". 90min.com. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Liverpool fans calling for first team role for ex-Derry star Trent Kone Doherty". belfastlive.co.uk. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  9. ^ Evans, Gregg (10 October 2023). "How Liverpool sign young players - and why this summer's recruits are so exciting". The Athletic. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Trent Kone-Doherty signs first professional contract with Liverpool". Liverpool F.C. 31 October 2023.
  11. ^ Killen, Stephen (22 July 2022). "Liverpool starlet Trent Kone-Doherty breaks silence after Derry City move". liverpoolecho.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2022.