Liam Kitching

€15MMarket Value

Sheffield United•Defender•

England

Liam Kitching

€15MMarket Value

Sheffield United•Defender•

England

6.3

Season Score

Sep 25, 1999

186 cm

Height

0.06

Goals/Match

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2026/2027

6.3

Season Score

Sep 25, 1999

186 cm

Height

0.06

Goals/Match

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2026/2027

Season Performance 26/27

All Competitions

Matches: 1
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Goal Contributions: 0
Mins/game: 90
Avg Rating: 6.35

Career

Professional Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

Coventry City

2023/2024 - 2025/2026

110420.048,9786.99

Barnsley

2020/2021 - 2022/2023

97650.068,2506.85

Forest Green Rovers

2019/2020 - 2020/2021

53040.004,6787.02

Harrogate Town

2017/2018 - 2018/2019

Total

29817110.0625,236

Professional Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Coventry City

26/27

10—900.00006.35

Coventry City

25/26

412—3,3250.05906.99

Coventry City

24/25

331—2,8850.06807.02

Coventry City

23/24

351—2,6780.07536.97

Barnsley

23/24

41—3450.26107.07

Barnsley

22/23

545—4,8210.151616.93

Barnsley

21/22

360—2,9850.06806.73

Barnsley

20/21

30—990.00006.63

Forest Green Rovers

20/21

170—1,4910.12707.18

Forest Green Rovers

19/20

360—3,1870.061006.94

Harrogate Town

18/19

314—2,7900.1370-

Harrogate Town

17/18

73—5400.5000-

League seasons, computed

Season	League	Apps	Min	Goals	Assists	G+A / 90	Rating
2017/2018	Enterprise National League North (England)	6	450	3	0	0.6	—
2018/2019	Enterprise National League (England)	28	2520	3	0	0.11	—
2019/2020	League Two (England)	29	2484	0	2	0.07	6.94
2020/2021	League Two (England)	15	1345	0	1	0.07	7.16
2020/2021	Championship (England)	2	9	0	0	—	6.63
2021/2022	Championship (England)	32	2627	0	1	0.03	6.73
2022/2023	League One (England)	48	4325	5	2	0.15	6.95
2023/2024	Championship (England)	28	2236	1	1	0.08	6.95
2023/2024	League One (England)	4	345	1	0	0.26	7.07
2024/2025	Championship (England)	29	2495	0	1	0.04	7.07
2025/2026	Championship (England)	38	3158	2	0	0.06	7.02

Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.

Career Progress

Appearances per Season

Appearance Distribution

101

Full match

Substituted off

From Bench

Liam Kitching — computed career insights

Career figures, computed

Best-rated season: 2020/2021 · 7.16League Two (England)
Lowest-rated season: 2021/2022 · 6.73Championship (England)
Rating trend: +0.1last 2 rated seasons vs career average before them (min. 5 apps)
Career involvement (league): 0.09 G+A per 9015 goals + 8 assists across 11 league seasons (per-90 from 21994 minutes on record)
League seasons on record: 11 (2017–2025)
Clubs with recorded appearances: 5

Among position peers, computed

Rating percentile: 90thrating 7.02 vs 162 rated peers
Goals rank: #27 of 1622 goals
G+A per 90 percentile: 41st0.06 per 90

Cohort: 162 Championship (England) defenders, 2025/2026, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.

Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-09-03

Rival Clubs(50)

Player stats against each opponent club

Team	MP	W	D	L	A			Last
Oxford United	8	5	2	1	0	2	0	Feb 2026
Queens Park Rangers	6	3	2	1	1	3	0	Jan 2026
Sunderland	5	3	1	1	0	2	0	May 2025
Leeds United	5	1	1	3	1	1	0	Feb 2025
Huddersfield Town	5	1	2	2	0	3	0	Mar 2024
Exeter City	4	0	0	4	0	1	0	Mar 2023
Cheltenham Town	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	Feb 2023
Morecambe	4	3	0	1	0	1	0	Apr 2023
Birmingham City	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	—
Hull City	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	—
Leicester City	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	Jan 2026
Sheffield Wednesday	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	—
Walsall	3	0	2	1	0	1	0	Oct 2020
Scunthorpe United	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	Oct 2020
Salford City	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	Sep 2020
Grimsby Town	3	2	1	0	1	1	0	Oct 2020
Mansfield Town	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	Nov 2020
Bristol Rovers	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	Aug 2023
Cambridge United	3	3	0	0	1	3	1	Feb 2023
Lincoln City	3	0	1	2	0	1	0	Apr 2023

1–20 of 50

Transfers

Transfer Value History

Transfer History

Sep 1, 2026Loan

Sep 1, 2023€5M

Jan 5, 2021

Jul 8, 2019

May 31, 2019

Jul 28, 2018

Jun 30, 2018

Jan 19, 2018

Trophies & Awards

1 title won

Championships

Championship

1x Winner(2025/2026)

Player Information

Sheffield United

Current Team

Date of Birth

Sep 25, 1999

Place of Birth

Harrogate, England

Nationality

England

Height

186 cm

Weight

80 kg

Shirt Number

#15

Age

26 years

Position

Defender

Market Value

€15M

Weekly Wage

£12,000

Yearly Salary

£624,000

Performance Overview

Season Rating

6.35

Highest: 6.3 | Lowest: 6.3

Goals/Game

0.00

Mins/Game

Pass Acc.

79%

Matches

Total played1

Started (Lineups)1

From Bench0

Total Minutes90

Minutes per game90

Attacking

Goals0

Penalties scored0

Scoring frequency-

Goals per game0.00

Shots total-

Shots on target-

Shots off target-

Shots per game-

Shots on target/game-

Hit Woodwork-

Big Chances Missed-

Passes

Assists0

Key passes1

Pass accuracy79%

Total passes91

Long Balls-

Long Balls Won-

Crosses1

Accurate Crosses0

Big Chances Created-

Defense

Tackles1

Interceptions4

Clearances-

Blocks0

Clean Sheets-

Goals Conceded-

Duels

Total Duels11

Duels Won7

Aerials Won-

Succ. Dribbles1

Cards

Yellow0

Yellow Red0

Red0

Career Statistics

career goals

career assists

298

total appearances

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About Liam Kitching

Liam Kitching finished the 2025/2026 Championship (England) with 2 goals from 38 appearances (3,158 minutes), with no assists recorded — 0.06 goal involvements per 90. His average match rating for that season computes to 7.02. Within a cohort of 162 Championship (England) defenders with a minimum of 450 minutes in 2025/2026, he places in the top 11% by match rating — goals rank: 27th of 162.

His ratings range from 6.73 (2021/2022) up to 7.16 in 2020/2021, League Two (England).

Those league minutes are spread over 5 domestic leagues: Championship (England) (129 appearances, 3 goals), League One (England) (52 appearances, 6 goals) and League Two (England) (44 appearances, 0 goals) — the three with most games. 7 of those 11 recorded campaigns ended with 25 league appearances or more. His busiest three-season stretch was 2021/2022–2023/2024: 112 league appearances, 37 a season.

Frequently Asked Questions

What position does Liam Kitching play?

Liam Kitching plays as a Defender for Sheffield United.

What team does Liam Kitching play for?

Liam Kitching currently plays for Sheffield United.

How old is Liam Kitching?

Liam Kitching is 26 years old, born on September 25, 1999. He is from England. At 26, he has already won 1 trophy in his professional career.

How tall is Liam Kitching?

Liam Kitching is 186 cm tall. He weighs 80 kg.

How many trophies has Liam Kitching won?

Liam Kitching has won 1 trophy throughout his career. He currently plays for Sheffield United.

What nationality is Liam Kitching?

Liam Kitching is from England and represents them at international level. At club level, he plays for Sheffield United.