Liam Kitching

€15MMarket Value

Sheffield United•Defender•

England

Liam Kitching

€15MMarket Value

Sheffield United•Defender•

England

6.6

Season Score

Sep 25, 1999

186 cm

Height

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2026/2027

6.6

Season Score

Sep 25, 1999

186 cm

Height

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2026/2027

Season Performance 26/27

All Competitions

Matches: 5
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Goal Contributions: 0
Mins/game: 90
Avg Rating: 6.62

rating

6.85+0.23(+3.6%)

Last 38 matches

Sep 26, 2025 — Sep 26, 2026

High

7.36

Low

6.43

Avg

6.85

G+A

Wins22

Draws5

Losses11

Month	Matches	Mins	G	G+A	G/M	Rating
Sep 2026	4	360	0	0	0.00	6.66
Aug 2026	1	90	0	0	0.00	6.43
Apr 2026	6	540	0	0	0.00	6.90
Mar 2026	3	225	0	0	0.00	6.95
Jan 2026	7	630	0	0	0.00	6.75
Dec 2025	5	450	0	0	0.00	6.78
Nov 2025	5	450	2	2	0.40	7.36
Oct 2025	6	503	0	0	0.00	7.06
Sep 2025	1	90	0	0	0.00	7.21

9 months • 38 matches

Career

Club Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

Coventry City

2023/2024 - 2025/2026

107410.048,6447.01

Barnsley

2020/2021 - 2022/2023

93650.067,9226.86

Forest Green Rovers

2019/2020 - 2020/2021

53040.004,6787.02

Harrogate Town

2017/2018 - 2018/2019

Total

29517100.0624,934

Club Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Coventry City

26/27

100900.00006.43

Sheffield United

26/27

4003600.00206.67

Coventry City

25/26

41203,4150.05906.99

Coventry City

24/25

33102,5700.04807.09

Coventry City

23/24

32112,5690.07536.97

Barnsley

23/24

41—3450.26107.07

Barnsley

22/23

53534,7310.151616.93

Barnsley

21/22

34022,8370.06806.73

Barnsley

20/21

20—9—006.63

Forest Green Rovers

20/21

17021,4910.12707.18

Forest Green Rovers

19/20

36023,1870.061006.94

Harrogate Town

18/19

31402,7900.1370-

Harrogate Town

17/18

7305400.5000-

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	2180	0	0	0	7.14
2025/2026	Championship (England)	38	3248	2	0	0.06	7.02
2026/2027	Championship (England)	4	360	0	0	0	6.67

Career Progress

Appearances per Season

Appearance Distribution

104

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: +0.13last 2 rated seasons vs career average before them
Career involvement (league): 0.09 G+A per 9015 goals + 7 assists across 12 league seasons (per-90 from 22129 minutes on record)
League seasons on record: 12 (2017–2026)
Clubs with recorded appearances: 6

Among position peers, computed

Rating percentile: 90thrating 7.02 vs 163 rated peers
Goals rank: #27 of 1632 goals
G+A per 90 percentile: 42nd0.06 per 90

Cohort: 163 Championship (England) defenders, 2025/2026, min. 450 minutes.

Stands out among position peers, computed

shots per 90: 1.25#4 of 135 · cohort median 0.58

Cohort: 135 Championship (England) defenders, 2025/2026, min. 900 minutes.

How we calculate this

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, 2023Transfer€5M

Jan 5, 2021Transfer

Jul 8, 2019Transfer

May 31, 2019End of loan

Jul 28, 2018Loan

Jun 30, 2018End of loan

Leeds United U21

Harrogate Town

Jan 19, 2018Loan

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

27 years

Position

Defender

Preferred Foot

Left

Contract

Until May 31, 2027

Market Value

€15M

Weekly Wage

£12,000

Yearly Salary

£624,000

Performance Overview

Season Rating

6.55

Highest: 6.7 | Lowest: 6.4

Goals/Game

0.00

Mins/Game

Pass Acc.

79%

Matches

Total played5

Started (Lineups)5

From Bench0

Total Minutes450

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 passes2

Pass accuracy79%

Total passes241

Long Balls-

Long Balls Won-

Crosses1

Accurate Crosses0

Big Chances Created-

Defense

Tackles9

Interceptions14

Clearances-

Blocks1

Clean Sheets-

Goals Conceded-

Duels

Total Duels38

Duels Won21

Aerials Won-

Succ. Dribbles0

Cards

Yellow2

Yellow Red0

Red0

Career Statistics

career goals

career assists

295

total appearances

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About Liam Kitching

Among Championship (England) defenders with 900+ minutes in 2025/2026, Liam Kitching ranks #4 of 135 for shots per 90 (1.25; median 0.58). Liam Kitching's average rating of 7.02 in 2025/2026 is in the top 11% of 163 rated Championship (England) defenders.