Liam Delap
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Liam Rory Delap (born 8 February 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Chelsea. He is the son of former professional footballer Rory Delap.
Infobox
2019
England U17
2021
England U18
2022
England U19
2023
→ Preston North End (loan)
Full name
Liam Rory Delap
Date of birth
(2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth
Winchester, England
Height
6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)
Position
Striker
Current team
Chelsea
Number
9
2009–2019
Derby County
2019–2020
Manchester City
Years
Team
2020–2024
Manchester City
2022–2023
England U20
2023–2024
→ Hull City (loan)
2024–2025
Ipswich Town
2025–
Chelsea
2018–2019
England U16
2023–2025
England U21
Tables
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
FA Cup
Apps
FA Cup
Goals
EFL Cup
Apps
EFL Cup
Goals
Europe
Apps
Europe
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Manchester City U21
Manchester City U21
Club
Manchester City U21
Season
2020–21
League
—
League
—
League
—
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
2
EFL Cup
3
EFL Cup
2
Europe
3
2021–22
2021–22
Club
2021–22
Season
—
League
—
League
—
League
—
FA Cup
2
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
2
EFL Cup
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
—
League
—
League
—
League
—
FA Cup
4
FA Cup
3
EFL Cup
4
EFL Cup
3
Manchester City
Manchester City
Club
Manchester City
Season
2020–21
League
Premier League
League
1
League
0
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
1
EFL Cup
1
Europe
0
Europe
0
Other
—
Other
3
Total
1
2021–22
2021–22
Club
2021–22
Season
Premier League
League
1
League
0
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
0
EFL Cup
1
Europe
0
Europe
0
Other
0
Other
3
Total
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
2
League
0
League
2
League
0
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
1
EFL Cup
1
EFL Cup
0
Europe
0
Europe
0
Other
6
Other
1
Stoke City (loan)
Stoke City (loan)
Club
Stoke City (loan)
Season
2022–23
League
Championship
League
22
League
3
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
—
EFL Cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
23
Other
3
Preston North End (loan)
Preston North End (loan)
Club
Preston North End (loan)
Season
2022–23
League
Championship
League
15
League
1
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
—
EFL Cup
—
EFL Cup
—
Europe
15
Europe
1
Hull City (loan)
Hull City (loan)
Club
Hull City (loan)
Season
2023–24
League
Championship
League
31
League
8
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
1
EFL Cup
0
Europe
—
Europe
—
Other
32
Other
8
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
Club
Ipswich Town
Season
2024–25
League
Premier League
League
37
League
12
FA Cup
2
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
1
EFL Cup
0
Europe
—
Europe
—
Other
40
Other
12
Chelsea
Chelsea
Club
Chelsea
Season
2024–25
League
Premier League
League
—
League
—
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
—
EFL Cup
6
EFL Cup
1
Europe
6
Europe
1
2025–26
2025–26
Club
2025–26
Season
Premier League
League
8
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
EFL Cup
0
EFL Cup
2
Europe
1
Europe
—
Other
11
Other
1
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
8
League
0
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
2
EFL Cup
1
Europe
6
Europe
1
Other
17
Other
2
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
115
League
24
League
5
League
0
FA Cup
4
FA Cup
1
EFL Cup
3
EFL Cup
1
Europe
10
Europe
4
Other
137
Other
30
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City U21 | 2020–21 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 2021–22 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
| Manchester City | 2020–21 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Stoke City (loan) | 2022–23 | Championship | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 3 | |||
| Preston North End (loan) | 2022–23 | Championship | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Hull City (loan) | 2023–24 | Championship | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 8 | ||
| Ipswich Town | 2024–25 | Premier League | 37 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 12 | ||
| Chelsea | 2024–25 | Premier League | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 2025–26 | Premier League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 115 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 137 | 30 | ||
References
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed"https://www.premierleague.com/news/1869523
- "Liam Delap: Overview"https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/307114/liam-delap
- "Liam Delap"https://www.chelseafc.com/en/teams/profile/liam-delap
- England Football Onlinehttp://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmU16pg4.html
- England Football Onlinehttp://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmU17pg2.html
- England Football Onlinehttp://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmU18pg8.html
- England Football Onlinehttp://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmU19pg3.html
- England Football Onlinehttp://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmU20pg2.html
- "Who is Liam Delap?"https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/who-is-liam-delap-63736307
- Donegal Dailyhttps://www.donegaldaily.com/2020/03/14/letterkenny-delight-as-liam-delap-goal-caps-classy-league-cup-final-display/
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6444471/2025/06/23/liam-delap-chelsea-interview/
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54190674
- "Guardiola: Delap to stay with first team"https://www.mancity.com/citytv/mens/pep-guardiola-bournemouth-reaction-63736585
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54222449
- 90min.comhttps://www.90min.com/posts/pep-guardiola-confirms-liam-delap-senior-sqaud-man-city
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56790307
- Sky Sportshttps://www.skysports.com/football/news/11938/12286576/man-city-1-0-tottenham-aymeric-laporte-heads-winner-in-carabao-cup-final
- Manchester Evening Newshttps://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/man-city-news-delap-contract-21363280
- Manchester Evening Newshttps://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/liam-delap-city-erling-haaland-23002229
- Manchester Evening Newshttps://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/kayky-mcatee-delap-city-guardiola-23082515
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60379022
- Stoke City F.Chttps://www.stokecityfc.com/news/2022/august/18/liam-is-a-potter/
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63099155
- Stoke City F.Chttps://www.stokecityfc.com/news/2023/january/12/man-city-recall-delap/
- Preston North Endhttps://www.pnefc.net/news/2023/january/liam-delap-joins-pne-on-loan-from-manchester-city/
- www.mancity.comhttps://www.mancity.com/news/mens/liam-delap-joins-hull-city-loan-63823843
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66345305
- Hull City A.F.Chttps://www.wearehullcity.co.uk/news/2024/january/11/delap-wins-mcvities-december-player-of-the-month/
- "Liam Delap joins Town"https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2024/july/13/liam-delap-joins-town/
- East Anglian Daily Timeshttps://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/24554116.premier-league-match-report-ipswich-town-1-1-fulham/
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/cje37xn22w2t
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/czen0ln7k9yt
- "Chelsea sign Delap from Ipswich Town"https://www.premierleague.com/news/4322542
- "Liam Delap completes Chelsea transfer"https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/liam-delap-completes-chelsea-transfer
- "Chelsea complete Liam Delap transfer on six-year deal"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6391349/2025/06/04/chelsea-liam-delap-transfer-confirmed/
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6423748/2025/06/16/chelsea-2-lafc-0-giroud-neto-fernandez-club-world-cup/
- "PFA Young Player of the Year nominees announced"https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cj4edzw9qxeo
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6443028/2025/06/24/chelsea-liam-delap-benfica-highlights/
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/cx2n298v9jgt
- RTÉhttps://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2025/0529/1515767-could-irelands-call-make-delap-a-lions-bolter/
- Goal.comhttps://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/liam-delap-have-man-city-unearthed-their-own-haaland/1jmdl8xz5c7s1eiwg6o5kn36q
- "Young Lions come back from behind to beat Austria and secure Syrenka Cup Final spot"https://www.thefa.com/news/2019/sep/09/england-mu17s-4-2-austria-090919
- "Two second-half goals seal win for England men's under-18s over Wales in Cardiff"https://www.thefa.com/news/2021/mar/29/wales-mu18s-0-2-england-mu18s-match-report-20210329
- England Footballhttps://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2022/Mar/23/england-mu19s-republic-of-ireland-match-report-uefa-u19-euro-elite-qualifying-round-20222303
- England Footballhttps://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2022/Jun/17/england-mu19s-squad-named-for-UEFA-U19-EURO-in-Slovakia-20221706
- "Meet England's Young Lions gunning for glory in Under-19s European Championships final against Israel"https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12040/12642651/meet-englands-young-lions-gunning-for-glory-in-under-19s-european-championships-final-against-israel
- UEFAhttps://www.uefa.com/under19/news/0277-1585addeb047-8422a993d714-1000--israel-1-3-england-aet-chukwuemeka-and-ramsey-the-extra-time-he/
- England Footballhttps://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2022/Jul/01/england-mu19s-v-israel-uefa-u19-euro-final-match-report-20220107
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62011651
- England Footballhttps://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2022/Sep/21/england-mu20s-chile-pinatar-match-report-20222109
- England Footballhttps://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2023/May/11/england-mu20s-squad-named-for-fifa-u20-world-cup-in-argentina-20231005
- ESPNhttps://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/668572/england-u20-iraq-u20
- ESPNhttps://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/669416/italy-u20-england-u20
- England Footballhttps://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2023/Sep/11/england-mens-under-21s-luxembourg-report-uefa-u21-euro-report-20231109
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67093751
- "France U21 5-3 England U21"https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cddyqgrmy60t
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c9q05zydznqo
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cd905d0vj2ko
- worldfootball.nethttps://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe562866/liam-delap/
- Soccerbasehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=133497&season_id=153
- Soccerbasehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=133497&season_id=154
- Soccerbasehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=133497&season_id=155
- Soccerbasehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=133497&season_id=156
- Soccerbasehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=133497&season_id=157
- Soccerbasehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=133497&season_id=158
- "Chelsea 3–0 PSG"https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/cpwqnpdz929t
- "England take U-19 title as Israel and Slovakia make history"https://www.fifa.com/en/articles/england-israel-slovakia-france-italy-qualify-fifa-u20-world-cup
- Ipswich Town F.C.https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2025/may/20/Ipswich-Town-End-of-Season-Dinner-award-winners-2025/