Liam Polworth

Liam Polworth (born 12 October 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Motherwell, as a midfielder. He has previously played for Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

Liam Polworth
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-10-12) 12 October 1994
Place of birth Inverness, Scotland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Motherwell
Number 19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2019 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 166 (15)
2019– Motherwell 50 (1)
National team
2009–2010 Scotland U16 6 (1)
2010–2011 Scotland U17 13 (0)
2016 Scotland U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:11, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Polworth was born in Inverness.[1] His father Iain also played for Inverness.[2]

Club career

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Polworth made his senior debut for Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Premier League on 11 May 2011, becoming the club's youngest ever player, at the age of 16 years, 211 days.[1] Polworth was an unused substitute as Inverness won the 2015 Scottish Cup Final.[3] Polworth established himself in the first team during the 2015–16 season, scoring five goals from a midfield position.[4] He signed a new three-year contract with Inverness in April 2016.[4]

Motherwell

On 17 April 2019, Polworth signed a pre-contract agreement with Motherwell, his first club after being at Inverness since the age of 8.[5]

Polworth made his competitive debut for Motherwell in a 4–0 win against Greenock Morton in the League Cup group stage.

International career

Polworth has represented Scotland at under-16 and under-17 youth levels.[6][7] He made his debut appearance for the under-21 team during the 2015–16 season.[4]

Career statistics
As of 23 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2010–11[8] Scottish Premier League 100000—10
2011–12[9] 000000—00
2012–13[10] 300000—30
2013–14[11] Scottish Premiership 1912020—231
2014–15[12] 500010—60
2015–16[13] 366502000436
2016–17[14] 3231050—383
2017–18[15] Scottish Championship 35320405[lower-alpha 1]2465
2018–19[16] 35271404[lower-alpha 2]0503
Total 166151711809221018
Motherwell 2019–20[17] Scottish Premiership 3013141—373
2020–21[18] 20000103[lower-alpha 3]1241
Total 501315131612
Career total 2161620223112327122
  1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and three appearances in the Scottish Premiership Play-Offs
  3. Appearance(s) in the 2020-21 Europa League.

Honours
Inverness CT

References
  1. "Profile". Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  2. "Liam Polworth looks to seize Caley Thistle opportunity". Press & Journal. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  3. Lamont, Alasdair (30 May 2015). "Inverness CT 2–1 Falkirk". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  4. "Liam Polworth extends Inverness Caledonian Thistle stay until 2019". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  5. "Motherwell: Liam Polworth agrees to sign from Inverness CT". 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  6. "Under-16 profile". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  7. "Under-17 profile". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  8. "Games played by Liam Polworth in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  9. "Games played by Liam Polworth in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  10. "Games played by Liam Polworth in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  11. "Games played by Liam Polworth in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  12. "Games played by Liam Polworth in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  13. "Games played by Liam Polworth in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  14. "Games played by Liam Polworth in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  15. "Games played by Liam Polworth in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  16. "Games played by Liam Polworth in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  17. "Games played by Liam Polworth in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  18. "Games played by Liam Polworth in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  19. Crawford, Kenny (24 March 2018). "Dumbarton 0–1 Inverness CT". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 April 2018.


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