Corey Whelan

Corey Whelan (born 12 December 1997) is an English-born Irish professional footballer who currently plays for League One side Wigan Athletic. He has been capped by the Republic of Ireland under-21s.

Corey Whelan
Personal information
Full name Corey Whelan[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997[2]
Place of birth Chester, England
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Wigan Athletic
Number 6
Youth career
0000–2007 Crewe Alexandra
2007–2016 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Liverpool 0 (0)
2018 → Yeovil Town (loan) 7 (0)
2018–2019 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 16 (1)
2019–2021 Phoenix Rising 22 (0)
2019 → FC Tucson (loan) 1 (0)
2021– Wigan Athletic 1 (0)
National team‡
2013–2014 Republic of Ireland U17 3 (0)
2017–2018 Republic of Ireland U21 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:56, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:50, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

Club career

Liverpool

Whelan began his youth career at Crewe Alexandra when he was signed by Liverpool F.C aged 9 in 2007. He made his Liverpool under-18 debut against Manchester United, with the team winning 4–0. He then became a regular starter of the club's under-23 team and team captain. He signed a new contract with the club in December 2017.[3]

Loans to Yeovil Town and Crewe Alexandra

On 5 January 2018, Whelan joined League Two club Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the season.[4] He made his debut for Yeovil against Bradford City in the FA Cup third round, on 6 January 2018.[5] He scored his first senior goal against Fleetwood Town in the EFL Trophy on 6 February 2018.

On 31 August 2018, he joined Crewe on loan until January 2019.[6] After under-21s international call-ups, he made his Crewe debut playing at right-back in a 0–0 draw at Cheltenham Town on 15 September 2018.[7] He scored his first goal for Crewe at Gresty Road in a 2–0 win over Grimsby Town on 27 October 2018.[8]

He was released by Liverpool at the end of the 2018–19 season.[9]

Phoenix Rising

On 15 July 2019, Whelan joined USL Championship side Phoenix Rising FC.[10]

Wigan Athletic

On 22 January 2021, Whelan joined League One side Wigan Athletic on a permanent deal until the end of the 2020-21 season.[11]

International career

Having previously played for Ireland at youth level, he received his first Republic of Ireland under-21 cap in a match against Kosovo on 25 March 2017.[12]

Career statistics
As of match played 23 January 2021.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool 2017–18[13] Premier League 0000000000
2018–19[14] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Yeovil Town (loan) 2017–18[13] League Two 7010003[lower-alpha 1]1111
Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2018–19[14] League Two 16100002[lower-alpha 1]0181
Phoenix Rising 2019[15] USL Championship 7000—2[lower-alpha 2]090
2020[15] USL Championship 15000—3[lower-alpha 2]0180
Total 22000—50270
FC Tucson (loan) 2019[15] USL League One 10———10
Wigan Athletic 2020–21[16] League One 1000000010
Career total 4711000101582
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in USL Championship play-offs

References
  1. "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  2. "Corey Whelan". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  3. "Ireland star Corey Whelan signs new contract at Liverpool". independent.ie. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  4. "Yeovil Town: Corey Whelan, Lewis Wing and Marcus Barnes sign on loan". BBC Sport. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  5. "Yeovil Town 2–0 Bradford City". BBC Sport. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  6. "Done Deal: Corey Whelan Joins On Loan From Liverpool". Crewe Alexandra F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  7. "Cheltenham Town 0-0 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  8. "Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Grimsby Town". BBC Sport. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  9. Shaw, Chris (7 June 2019). "Liverpool confirm Premier League retained list". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  10. "Rising FC Signs Former Liverpool Defender Whelan". USL Championship. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  11. "Wigan Athletic sign defender Corey Whelan". Wigan Athletic FC. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  12. "Corey Whelan profile". Football Asspciation of Ireland. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  13. "Games played by Corey Whelan in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  14. "Games played by Corey Whelan in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  15. "C. Whelan: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  16. "Games played by Corey Whelan in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.