Liam Delap

Liam Rory Delap (born 8 February 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester City.[4]

Liam Delap
Delap playing for Manchester City in 2020
Personal information
Full name Liam Rory Delap[1]
Date of birth (2003-02-08) 8 February 2003[2]
Place of birth Winchester, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 48
Youth career
2009–2019 Derby County
2019–2020 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Manchester City 1 (0)
National team‡
2018 England U15 5 (0)
2018–2019 England U16 9 (6)
2019 England U17 2 (2)
2021– England U18 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:50, 13 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:37, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Delap joined Manchester City's academy in 2019 from Derby County, impressing from a young age and being capped at several youth levels with England.[5] He scored a goal and set up two others in the final of the 2020 Under-18 Premier League Cup.[6]

On 24 September 2020, Delap made his first-team debut in a 2–1 home win against AFC Bournemouth in the EFL Cup, scoring his first senior goal in the 18th minute.[7] After the match, manager Pep Guardiola praised him and confirmed Delap would continue training with the first team.[8] Three days later, he made his Premier League debut in a 5–2 home defeat by Leicester City, coming on as a substitute for Fernandinho in the 51st minute.[9] In April 2021, Guardiola confirmed that Delap would be moved up to the first-team permanently before the following season.[10] Delap won his first trophy on April 25, when City defeated Tottenham 1–0 in the League Cup final at Wembley Stadium.[11] Delap, however, was not selected for the squad and instead had to follow the match in the stands.[12]

During the 2021 pre-season, Delap suffered an injury to his foot, which led to him missing the Community Shield against Leicester, which Manchester City lost 1–0, and the Premier League opener against Tottenham, which they also lost 1–0. On 20 August, amid interest from several Championship clubs looking to loan him, Delap signed a three-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until 2026.[13]

International career

Delap has represented England at youth level. He finished as top scorer at the 2019 Mercedes-Benz Aegean Tournament for U16 international sides in Turkey, and went on to play for the U17s.[14]

On 29 March 2021, Delap made his debut for England U18s during a 2-0 win away to Wales at the Leckwith Stadium.[15]

Delap is also eligible to represent the Republic of Ireland.

Personal life

Delap was born in Winchester, Hampshire,[3] and is the son of former professional footballer Rory Delap, who represented the Republic of Ireland national team.[5] His grandfather and three great-uncles are originally from Letterkenny, County Donegal.[6]

Career statistics
As of match played 10 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City U23 2020–21[16] ————2[lower-alpha 1]323
Manchester City 2020–21[16] Premier League 1010110031
Career total 1010112354
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Manchester City

References
  1. "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. "Liam Delap: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  3. "Liam Delap: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  4. Liam Delap at Soccerway
  5. "Who is Liam Delap?". Manchester City F.C. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  6. McNulty, Chris (14 March 2020). "Letterkenny delight as Liam Delap caps classy League Cup final display". Donegal Daily. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  7. "Manchester City vs Bournemouth". BBC Sport. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  8. "Guardiola: Delap to stay with first team". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  9. Stone, Simon (27 September 2020). "Manchester City 2-5 Leicester City: Jamie Vardy hat-trick inspires visitors to comeback win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  10. "Pep Guardiola confirms Liam Delap will be promoted to senior Manchester City squad next season". 90min.com. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  11. "Man City beat Spurs to lift Carabao Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  12. "Man City 1-0 Tottenham: Aymeric Laporte heads winner in Carabao Cup final". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  13. Bajkowski, Simon (20 August 2021). "Liam Delap signs new long term Man City contract as club weighs up loan offers". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  14. Smith, Jonathan (24 September 2020). "Liam Delap: Have Man City unearthed their very own Haaland?". Goal. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  15. "TWO SECOND-HALF GOALS SEAL WIN FOR ENGLAND MEN'S UNDER-18S OVER WALES IN CARDIFF". TheFA.com. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  16. "Games played by Liam Delap in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  17. "Man City beat Spurs to lift Carabao Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  • Profile at the Manchester City F.C. website
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