Liam Burt
Scottish footballer (born 1999)
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Liam Burt (born 1 February 1999) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for NIFL Premiership club Glentoran.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 February 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Glentoran | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Celtic | |||
| 2014–2017 | Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Rangers | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Dumbarton (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | → Alloa Athletic (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Bohemians | 62 | (15) |
| 2023–2025 | Shamrock Rovers | 16 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Shelbourne (loan) | 31 | (2) |
| 2025– | Glentoran | 22 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Scotland U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Scotland U17 | 13 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Scotland U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Scotland U21 | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:23, 1 July 2018 (UTC) | |||
He made his first team debut for Rangers in March 2016, and also played on loan for Dumbarton and Alloa Athletic. He then moved to Celtic where he did not make a first team appearance before moving to Ireland with Bohemians in 2021. Burt represented Scotland at various youth levels up to under-21 level.
Club career
Burt played youth football at Celtic as a boy before being released and subsequently joining the Rangers Academy.[2] He made his professional debut for the club aged 17 during a Scottish Championship match against Raith Rovers on 1 March 2016.[3] A few days later, Burt signed a new two-year contract extension keeping him at Ibrox until May 2018.[4]
He made his first appearance of the 2016–17 season, and his first Scottish top-flight appearance, as an injury time substitute on 10 December 2016 in a 2–0 home win against Heart of Midlothian.[5] In January 2017, he was named as one of the Daily Record's and The Herald's Scottish football prospects for 2017.[6][7]
Burt joined Scottish Championship side Dumbarton on a 28-day emergency loan in February 2018.[8] He extended the deal in March 2018,[9] scoring his first goal in senior football for the club in a 5-2 defeat to Falkirk.[10] Burt was loaned to Championship club Alloa Athletic in August 2018.[11] On 17 May 2019, it was announced that Burt would be released by Rangers.[12]
In August 2019, he signed a two-year contract with Celtic.[2] He left Celtic in 2020.[13]
In February 2021, he was unveiled as a new signing for Bohemians ahead of the 2021 League of Ireland season. He scored 1 goal and set up Georgie Kelly for 2 goals to help Bohemians win 3-0 against Stjarnan in the second round of the Europa Conference League qualifiers .[14] Burt was named in the 2021 PFAI Team of the Year at the conclusion of the season.
On 2 December 2022, it was announced that Burt had signed for Bohemians arch rivals Shamrock Rovers ahead of the 2023 season.[15]
After a disappointing first season with Rovers, it was announced on 22 December 2023, that Burt had signed a season long loan deal with Shelbourne.[16]
Having returned to Rovers at the end of his loan spell, it was announced on 20 February 2025 that his contract had been terminated by mutual consent.[17] In February 2025 Burt posted to his social media account a copy of angry messages he sent to his former manager and management team in Shamrock Rovers. The club released a statement the following day claiming that Burt's claims were "untrue and false accusations". The club were also looking to seek further action against the former player due to the upset caused before an important league fixture.[18]
On 30 April 2025, it was announced that Burt had signed a 2 year contract, with the option of a third year, with NIFL Premiership club Glentoran.[19][20]
International career
Burt has represented Scotland at various age levels.[21] He captained Scotland at the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[22]
Selected for the Scotland under-21 squad in the 2018 Toulon Tournament,[23] the team lost to Turkey in a penalty-out and finished fourth.[24]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 21 November 2025[1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rangers | 2015–16 | Scottish Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Rangers U20 | 2016–17 | SPFL Development League | — | — | — | — | 2[c] | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | SPFL Reserve League | — | — | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Dumbarton (loan) | 2017–18 | Scottish Championship | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[d] | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| Alloa Athletic (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish Championship | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Celtic | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Celtic U21 | 2019–20 | – | — | — | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Bohemians | 2021 | LOI Premier Division | 34 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | 6[e] | 1 | — | 43 | 10 | ||
| 2022 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 31 | 7 | |||||
| Total | 62 | 15 | 6 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 74 | 17 | ||||
| Shamrock Rovers | 2023 | LOI Premier Division | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0[g] | 0 | 0[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |||
| Shelbourne (loan) | 2024 | LOI Premier Division | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[g] | 0 | 0[f] | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| Glentoran | 2025–26 | NIFL Premiership | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[h] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Career total | 147 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 184 | 21 | ||
- Includes Scottish Cup, FAI Cup & Irish Cup
- Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
- 2 appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup; 4 appearances in the Championship/League One play-offs.
- Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League.
- Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup
- Appearances in the UEFA Conference League
- Appearances in the County Antrim Shield
Honours
- Shamrock Rovers
- Shelbourne
