Liam Sumner

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}

{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Liam Sumner

| image = Liam Sumner 2017.3.jpg

| caption = Sumner in June 2017

| fullname = Liam Sumner

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|08|16|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| originalteam = Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup)

| draftpick = No. 10, 2011 national draft

| height = 178 cm

| weight = 72 kg

| position =

| careerhighlights =

| image_size = 200px

| years1 = 2012–2015

| club1 = {{AFL GWS}}

| games_goals1 = 12 {{0}}(9)

| years2 = 2016–2017

| club2 = {{AFL Car}}

| games_goals2 = 20 (10)

| games_goalstotal = 32 (19)

}}

Liam Sumner (born 16 August 1993) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants and Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was picked up by the Giants in the 2011 national draft with pick 10 and made his debut in round 6, 2012, against Carlton at Docklands Stadium.{{cite web|title=Giants show glimpse of a bright future|url=http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/giants-show-glimpse-of-a-bright-future-20120506-1y70h.html|author=Hanlon, Peter|date=6 May 2012|publisher=The Age|accessdate=7 May 2012}}

In October 2015, Sumner was traded to the Carlton Football Club.{{cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-10-21/blues-send-menzel-to-crows|title=Menzel to Crows as Carlton nabs midfielder and a pick|publisher=Australian Football League|first1=Nick|last1=Bowen|first2=Callum|last2=Twomey|date=21 October 2015|accessdate=21 October 2015}} At the end of the 2017 season, Sumner was delisted by Carlton.{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-08-31/blues-cut-two-more-as-another-pair-retire|title=Blues cut two more as tall pair retire|last=Navaratnam|first=Dinny|date=31 August 2017|work=AFL.com.au|publisher=Bigpond|accessdate=2 September 2017}}