Caoimhín Kelleher

Liverpool

Kelleher began his career with Rockmount before joining Ringmahon Rangers. He joined Liverpool's academy in summer 2015. He featured regularly for Liverpool's side during their pre-season programme of 2018 and was part of the squad that travelled to the United States for Liverpool's summer tour. In August 2018, he signed a new contract with Liverpool. He was an unused substitute for the 2019 UEFA Champions League final against Tottenham Hotspur. In winning the Champions League, he became the 12th Irish footballer to do so and the first for over a decade. Though he was recovering from wrist surgery, Kelleher was on the bench for Liverpool's victory in the 2019 UEFA Super Cup against Chelsea in Istanbul due to the absence of first-choice Alisson. He made his competitive debut for the club on 25 September 2019 in an EFL Cup third round match, keeping a clean sheet against League One side Milton Keynes Dons, in a 2–0 away win. On 1 December 2020, Kelleher started and kept a clean sheet in a 1–0 victory against Ajax in the Champions League. Five days later, Kelleher was named in the starting line-up for a Premier League match against Wolverhampton Wanderers. He kept a clean sheet in the match, a 4–0 win, which was his third consecutive shutout for the club. At 22 years and 13 days, Kelleher became the third-youngest Liverpool goalkeeper to keep a Premier League clean sheet and the youngest to do so on his first league start. After several strong performances,…

Kelleher featured for the Republic of Ireland U17s in the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He was capped by his country at under-17 level in 2014, making his debut against Malta. He has also been capped at under-19 and under-21 level. Kelleher was named in the senior Republic of Ireland squad for the first time on 6 November 2018, for the friendly match against Northern Ireland and the UEFA Nations League match against Denmark later in the month. On 8 June 2021, Kelleher made his senior Ireland debut, coming on as a half-time substitute against Hungary in a 0–0 draw. On 14 November 2024, Kelleher saved Joel Pohjanpalo's penalty in the 77th minute in Ireland's Nations League qualifying game against Finland which led them to a third-place playoff spot in the competition.

Caoimhín Odhrán Kelleher was born on 23 November 1998 in Cork, County Cork, where he attended Presentation Brothers College.

Kelleher's older brother Fiacre is also a footballer. He has three other older brothers who played hurling. In June 2025, he announced his engagement to his girlfriend Eimear Murphy. The couple's first child was born in February 2026.