Liam Sole
{{Short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Liam Sole
| image =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|12|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Watford, England
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Livingston
| clubnumber = 7
| youthyears1 = ????–2018
| youthclubs1 = MK Dons
| years1 = 2018–2019
| clubs1 = MK Dons
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019
| clubs2 = → St Albans City (loan)
| caps2 = 13
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2019–2020
| clubs3 = Nottingham Forest
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2021–2023
| clubs4 = St Albans City
| caps4 = 30
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2023
| clubs5 = → Kings Langley (loan)
| caps5 =
| goals5 =
| years6 = 2023–2024
| clubs6 = Maidstone United
| caps6 = 31
| goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2024–
| clubs7 = Livingston
| caps7 = 12
| goals7 = 0
| club-update= 02:48, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
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Liam Sole (born 21 December 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{Scottish football updater|Livingst}} club Livingston.
Club career
Sole began his career in the youth academy of MK Dons, signing his first professional contract in May 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.mkdons.com/news/2018/may/sole-signs-first-pro-deal/|title=Sole signs first pro deal|date=25 May 2018|publisher=MK Dons FC}}
He spent a short spell on loan at St Albans City in 2019 before leaving MK Dons permanently.{{cite web|url=https://www.mkdons.com/news/2019/february/loan-watch-liam-sole-helps-st-albans-reach-cup-final/|title=Loan Watch: Liam Sole helps St Albans reach Cup Final|date=7 February 2019|publisher=MK Dons FC}}
In October 2019, Sole signed a short-term contract with Nottingham Forest.{{cite web|url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/transfer-news/nottingham-forest-sign-young-midfielder-3474840|title=Nottingham Forest sign young midfielder with 'unbelievable feet'|date=28 October 2019|publisher=Nottingham Post}} However he left the club in 2020 without making a single first team appearance.
The midfielder rejoined St Albans City permanently in 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.stalbanscityfc.com/sole-stays/|title=Sole stays|date=22 June 2022|publisher=St Albans City FC}} He joined Kings Langley on loan in February 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.stalbanscityfc.com/sole-joins-kings-langley-on-loan/|title=Sole joins Kings Langley on loan|date=3 February 2023|publisher=St Albans City FC}}
Sole signed for Maidstone United ahead of the 2023–2024 season, and was part of the side that knocked then English Championship side Ipswich Town out of the FA Cup in January 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68110763|title=Non-league Maidstone stun Ipswich in FA Cup|date=27 January 2024|publisher=BBC}}
In May 2024, Sole signed a pre-contract with Scottish side Livingston.{{cite web|url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/sport/stones-winger-makes-scotland-move-306210/|title=Stones winger makes Scotland move|date=4 May 2024|publisher=Kent Online}}
Honours
References
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External links
- {{Soccerbase|108588}}
{{Livingston F.C. squad}}
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players
Category:St Albans City F.C. players
Category:Kings Langley F.C. players
Category:Maidstone United F.C. players
Category:Nottingham Forest F.C. players