Liam Coogans

Liam Coogans
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-10-31) 31 October 1996
Place of birth Scotland
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Brechin City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2013–2014 Airdrieonians 30 (4)
2014–2016 Huddersfield Town 0 (0)
2015 → Queen of the South (loan) 3 (0)
2016– Brechin City 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:12, 22 February 2016 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Liam Coogans (born 31 October 1996) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Brechin City as a forward.

Career

Coogans began his career at the academy of Airdrie United. He was first included in a senior matchday squad on 9 March 2013, remaining an unused substitute in their 3–3 home draw against Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish Football League First Division.[1] Two weeks later he made his professional debut, replacing Ryan Donnelly for the final 16 minutes of a 1–2 defeat to Raith Rovers at the Excelsior Stadium.[2] Coogans made seven appearances in his first season, five as a starter, and scored once, opening a 2–1 win at Dunfermline in the last game of the season on 4 May, a result which confined the opponents to a relegation play-off.[3]

Nonetheless, Airdrieonians were also relegated, and played the 2013–14 season in the renamed Scottish League One. He scored three goals in 23 games over the campaign, again finding the net in the last game of the season: on as a substitute, he finished a corner kick to conclude a 2–0 win over Arbroath which sent the visitors to Scottish League Two.[4]

Coogans had training sessions at Scottish Premiership club Celtic, and Blackburn Rovers and Huddersfield Town of England's Football League Championship, spending time at the latter in January 2014.[5] On 13 August of that year, he signed for Huddersfield on a two-year contract, aged 17.[6] He was put in the Terriers' Development Squad, and on 2 September 2015 returned north of the border, joining Scottish Championship club Queen of the South on loan until 4 January 2016.[7] After leaving Huddersfield in February 2016,[8] Coogans began a trial with Scottish League One side Dunfermline Athletic, appearing in two matches for their development side,[9] before signing for Brechin City.

References

  1. ↑ "Kirk steers Dunfermline to point". Scottish Professional Football League. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Airdie's misery continues". Scottish Professional Football League. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Dunfermline 1-2 Airdrie Utd". BBC Sport. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Airdrieonians 2-0 Arbroath". BBC Sport. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Paterson, Colin (23 January 2014). "Airdrieonians striker Liam Coogans on trial at Huddersfield Town". Daily Record. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  6. ↑ Paterson, Colin (13 August 2014). "Airdrieonians striker Liam Coogans thrilled with Huddersfield Town move". Daily Record. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  7. ↑ Limb, Callum (2 September 2015). "Young Striker Joins Doonhamers on Loan". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  8. ↑ Threlfall-Sykes, David (13 February 2016). "Scottish forward leaves 'The Yorkshire Club'". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Manager on Thursday". dafc.co.uk. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.

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