Liam Kitching

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Liam Kitching
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Kitching with Coventry City in 2024.
Personal information
Full name Liam James Kitching[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-25) 25 September 1999 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Harrogate, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[3]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Coventry City
Number 15
Youth career
–2018 Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Leeds United 0 (0)
2018 → Harrogate Town (loan) 9 (3)
2018–2019 → Harrogate Town (loan) 34 (3)
2019–2021 Forest Green Rovers 44 (0)
2021–2023 Barnsley 82 (5)
2023– Coventry City 76 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:29, 14 December 2025 (UTC)

Liam James Kitching (born 25 September 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Coventry City. He started his career at Leeds United, though did not make a first-team appearance, and also had loan spells at Harrogate Town before joining Forest Green Rovers in July 2019 and Barnsley in 2021.

Early life

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Kitching was born in Harrogate and attended Rossett School.[4] He is of Irish descent.[5]

Career

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Leeds United

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Kitching began his career at Leeds United and signed a two-year contract with the club in July 2017.[6] After featuring regularly for Leeds' under-23 side during the first half of the season, Kitching joined Harrogate Town on a one-month loan in January 2018.[7][8] His first appearance for Harrogate came as a substitute in a 4–1 victory over Stockport County before making his first start for Harrogate on 10 February 2018 in a 3–1 victory over Leamington, in which he scored the first goal of his senior career.[3][9] On 16 February 2018, his loan was extended until the end of the season.[10] After making 9 league appearances for Harrogate, scoring three goals,[3] Harrogate were promoted to the National League after defeating Brackley Town 3–0 in the play-off final.[11] On 20 July 2018, Kitching signed a new contract with Leeds United before rejoining Harrogate on a six-month loan deal.[12] In January 2019, his loan was extended until the end of the season, after scoring three goals in 25 appearances during the first half of the season.[13] Across the 2018–19 season, Kitching appeared in 34 league games for Harrogate, scoring twice.[3]

Forest Green Rovers

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Kitching signed with Forest Green Rovers in July 2019 on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[14][15] He made his debut for Forest Green Rovers as a substitute in their 1–1 League Two draw away to Walsall,[16] before making his first start on 13 August 2020 in a penalty shoot-out victory over Charlton Athletic following a 0–0 draw in the EFL Cup, in which Kitching conceded a missed penalty in normal time.[17] He appeared in 29 of Forest Green Rovers' 36 league matches across the truncated 2019–20 season.[3]

Barnsley

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On 5 January 2021, Kitching signed for Championship club Barnsley on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £600,000.[18][19][20] He scored his first goal for the club on 13 September 2022 in a 1–1 draw against Port Vale.[21]

Coventry City

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On 1 September 2023, Kitching transferred to Championship side Coventry City.[22] On 14 February 2024, he scored his first goal for Coventry, a stoppage-time equaliser in a 2–2 draw against Plymouth Argyle.[23] On 1 April, he scored two own goals in a 2–1 home loss to Cardiff City.[24]

Style of play

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Kitching can play as a centre-back or as a left-back.[25][15]

Career statistics

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As of match played 13 December 2025[3][26]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leeds United 2017–18 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harrogate Town (loan) 2017–18 National League North 9 3 0 0 — 1[a] 0 10 3
Harrogate Town (loan) 2018–19 National League 34 3 2 0 — 3[a] 1 39 4
Forest Green Rovers 2019–20 League Two 29 0 3 0 2 0 2[b] 0 36 0
2020–21 League Two 15 0 1 0 0 0 1[b] 0 17 0
Total 44 0 4 0 2 0 3 0 53 0
Barnsley 2020–21 Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 1[c] 0 2 0
2021–22 Championship 32 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 34 0
2022–23 League One 45 4 3 0 1 0 4[d] 1 53 5
2023–24 League One 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Total 82 5 5 0 1 0 5 1 93 6
Coventry City 2023–24 Championship 28 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 32 1
2024–25 Championship 27 0 2 1 2 0 2[c] 0 33 1
2025–26 Championship 21 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 23 2
Total 76 3 6 1 4 0 2 0 88 4
Career total 244 14 17 1 7 0 14 2 283 17
  1. ^ a b Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  3. ^ a b Appearances in the EFL Championship play-offs
  4. ^ One appearance in the EFL Trophy, three appearances and one goal in the EFL League One play-offs

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