Dominic Corness
English footballer (born 2003)
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Dominic Corness (born 5 May 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cymru Premier club The New Saints. He is an England youth international.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dominic Corness[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 May 2003[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | The New Saints | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2023 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Yverdon Sport (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Gillingham (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2025– | The New Saints | 28 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2023– | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:52, 16 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
From Liverpool, Corness began playing for Liverpool age-group teams from five years-old. After working through the academy programme he signed his first professional contract in 2021. 18 months later in November 2022 he signed an updated deal with the club.[4] He made his unofficial first team debut in a mid-season friendly against Olympique Lyonnais as part of the Dubai Super Cup, in December 2022.[5]
Corness signed for Yverdon Sport of the Swiss Super League in July 2023 on a season-long loan.[6] He made his league debut on 23 July 2023 away at FC Zürich.[7]
Corness signed for Gillingham in EFL League Two in February 2025 for the remainder of the season.[8] He left Liverpool at the end of the 2024-25 season.[9]
After exiting Liverpool he joined agreed to join The New Saints from 1 July 2025.[10] He made his competitive debut for the club the following week in the preliminary round of the UEFA Champions League in a 0-0 draw against Macedonian club KF Shkëndija.[11]
International career
Corness made his debut for the England national under-20 football team in March 2023.[12]
Style of play
Corness has been nicknamed "the wand" due to his passing ability.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 25 August 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool U23 | 2021–22[14] | — | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23[15] | — | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024–25[16] | — | — | — | — | 3[a] | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||||||
| Yverdon-Sport | 2023–24[17] | Swiss Super League | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Gillingham | 2024–25[16] | EFL League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| The New Saints | 2025–26[18] | Cymru Premier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 1 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- 2 appearance(s) in 2025–26 UEFA Champions League and 2 appearances in 2025–26 UEFA Europa Conference League
