Liam Kelly

Rangers

Kelly joined Rangers aged ten and played in the club's youth sides, notably scoring the final penalty during Rangers under-17s Glasgow Cup win in 2012. After training with the first-team for the majority of the 2014–15 season and featuring on the bench, Kelly signed a contract extension on 25 February 2015, until the summer of 2018.

Loan moves

On 8 January 2016, Kelly joined East Fife in Scottish League Two on a six-month loan. During his time at Bayview Stadium, Kelly played in 16 league matches and was part of the side which won the League Two title. Upon returning to Rangers, Kelly travelled to the United States with the first team for a pre-season training camp. However, on 15 July 2016, he was loaned out to the then Scottish League One team Livingston until January 2017. He made his debut for Livi the next day in a League Cup match against St Mirren.

Livingston

Kelly moved to Livingston, where he had previously been on loan, for an undisclosed fee in June 2018. He played regularly for Livingston in the 2018–19 season, but then invoked a release clause in his contract.

Queens Park Rangers

On 14 June 2019, Kelly signed for Queens Park Rangers for an undisclosed fee on a four-year contract. It was reported that the transfers fee was £50,000 with Livingston retaining a sell on bonus. He made his debut on 13 August 2019, in an EFL Cup match against Bristol City saving two penalties in a 5–4 penalty shootout win.

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Kelly has represented Scotland at various age levels, up to an including the under-21 team. Kelly received his first call-up to the senior Scotland squad in March 2019 for games against Kazakhstan and San Marino. After many call-ups to the squad without playing, Kelly finally made his full international debut in a friendly against France on 17 October 2023. He was selected in the Scotland squads for UEFA Euro 2024 and the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Kenny Miller, who played alongside Kelly at Rangers and was also his player-manager at Livi, said of him in 2018: "He's excellent with the ball at his feet. He's a proper modern-day goalkeeper".

He is the brother of Livingston defender Sean Kelly and Dumbarton goalkeeper Shay Kelly. In October 2023 Liam and Sean faced each other from 12 yards in a Scottish Premiership fixture, with Sean scoring his penalty past Liam.