Liam Kelly

Kilmarnock

Born in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England, Kelly began his career at Milton Keynes Dons but he left club at the end of the 2007–08 season with a number of other young players when their promised one-year contract was withdrawn, as they could no longer afford to keep them. Following his release by Milton Keynes Dons, Kelly moved to Scotland to join Scottish Premier League side Kilmarnock. Kelly made his first appearance for Kilmarnock as a substitute in a match against Hamilton Academical on 26 January 2010. This was quickly followed by his first start, in a 4–4 draw with Dundee United four days later. On 6 February, he scored his first professional goal in a 3–0 Scottish Cup fifth round win against Inverness Caledonian Thistle. On 24 March 2010, Kelly provide his first assist to let Chris Maguire score the only goal for Kilmarnock in the match as they lost 2–1 to Hamilton Academical. On 5 May 2010, Kelly scored his first professional league goal in the 69th minute of a 2–1 victory over Aberdeen. In the 2010–11 season, Kelly provided his first assist of the season for David Silva to score in a 2–1 loss against Hibernian. Kelly scored his first goal of the season and second league goal of his career in a 3–0 win over St Johnstone on 6 November 2010. Kelly signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Kilmarnock on 17 December 2010. A day later, Kelly scored both goals for Kilmarnock as they won 2–1 against Hibernian at Rugby Park. Following the match,…

He was selected for the Scotland national under-21 football team to play Belgium on 24 March 2011. Kelly received his first Senior Scotland cap in November 2012, for a friendly against Luxembourg. Kelly made his international debut, coming on for Charlie Mulgrew early in a second half, in a 2–1 win.

As of match played on 4 May 2024

Kilmarnock

Scottish League Cup: 2011–12 Coventry City

EFL League One: 2019–20 EFL League Two play-offs: 2018