Liam Delap

Manchester City

Delap joined the academy of his local senior club, Derby County, at the age of six. He spent the next 10 years there before leaving in January 2019. Delap moved to Manchester City's academy, impressing from a young age and being capped at several youth levels with England. He scored a goal and set up two others in the final of the 2020 Under-18 Premier League Cup. In 20 appearances for the Manchester City's U23 side, Delap scored 24 goals and provided 5 assists, as the club won a record breaking league title. In all competitions, Delap achieved 36 goal contributions in 27 appearances across the season.

First team breakthrough

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. After the match, manager Pep Guardiola praised him and confirmed Delap would continue training with the first team. 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. In April 2021, Guardiola confirmed that Delap would be moved up to the first team permanently before the following season. Delap won his first trophy on 25 April, when City defeated Tottenham 1–0 in the League Cup final at Wembley Stadium. Delap, however, was not selected for the squad and instead had to follow the match from the stands. During the 2021 pre-season, Delap suffered an injury to…

Delap has represented the nation of his birth, England, at all youth levels but remains eligible to represent the Republic of Ireland at senior international level through ancestry. Delap finished as top scorer at the 2019 Mercedes-Benz Aegean Tournament for England Under-16 in Turkey and later that year went on to score twice for England U17 in a match against Austria. On 29 March 2021, Delap scored on his only appearance for the England U18 side during a 2–0 win away to Wales at Leckwith Stadium. On 23 March 2022, Delap made his U19 debut as a substitute in a 3–1 win over Republic of Ireland during 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification at Bescot Stadium. On 17 June 2022, Delap was included in the England U19 squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. He scored the only goal of the match in their last group fixture. On 1 July 2022, Delap came off the bench during extra time in the final and helped Aaron Ramsey score the last goal of the game as England beat Israel 3–1 to win the tournament. On 21 September 2022, Delap made his England U20 debut and scored during a 3–0 victory over Chile at the Pinatar Arena. On 10 May 2023, Delap was included in the England squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He started in their last group match against Iraq and also came on as a second-half substitute during their round of sixteen elimination against Italy. On 11 September 2023, Delap made a goalscoring debut for England U21 during a 3–0 2025 UEFA European…

As of match played 24 May 2026

Liam Delap was born in Winchester, Hampshire, when his father, Rory Delap, was in a four and a half year spell playing for Southampton, after transferring there from Derby County. His parents met when both worked for Derby County; Rory as a player and his mother, Helen (nee Brentnall), as a physiotherapist. Liam's maternal grandmother, Ann, owned a physiotherapist practice in Derby and was physio for Derbyshire County Cricket Club. She then became the first female physio for the England cricket team. His maternal grandfather worked as a General practitioner based in Derbyshire. Liam Delap was a pupil at The Ecclesbourne School in Duffield, Derbyshire,. His brother is Burton Albion player Finn Delap. His paternal grandfather and three great-uncles are originally from Letterkenny, County Donegal.