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Liam Kitching

Liam Kitching

Defender · Sheffield United · 27 · Ireland

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Season score
41.9
Championship 26/27, 8 matches
Last 5 weeks
40.0
average of weeks with 60+ minutes
Market value
€14.0M
+€2.0M (+17%) since 3 Mar 2026
Transfermarkt, 28 May 2026

Photo: MilesaMFC, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Born
1 Oct 1999
Height
186 cm
Foot
L
Contract until
31 May 2027
Wikipedia views
8,415 4 weeks

Wikipedia Wikidata Transfermarkt

Every week

1–7 Jul 2025 to 20–26 Oct 2026

34 of 69 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 43.8 (minutes-weighted); 0 of them 70 or better.

no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+

Every week as a table
WeekMatchesMinutesScoreExpectedUnderlying
20–26 Oct 202619038.344.638.2
13–19 Oct 2026218041.744.543.0
6–12 Oct 202619047.344.247.3
29 Sep – 5 Oct 202612734.944.234.9
22–28 Sep 202619037.044.536.9
15–21 Sep 202619033.645.033.6
8–14 Sep 2026218046.244.446.1
1–7 Sep 202619040.444.541.8
25–31 Aug 202619031.645.232.0
21–27 Apr 2026218040.045.639.9
14–20 Apr 202619032.846.233.9
7–13 Apr 202619048.446.050.2
31 Mar – 6 Apr 2026218042.646.242.5
10–16 Mar 2026218043.646.445.3
3–9 Mar 202614623.446.923.2
27 Jan – 2 Feb 202619053.246.453.3
20–26 Jan 2026218030.247.931.1
13–19 Jan 202619048.648.448.5
30 Dec 2025 – 5 Jan 2026218044.948.547.2
23–29 Dec 2025218738.149.738.2
9–15 Dec 2025218054.450.156.0
2–8 Dec 202519050.449.550.6
25 Nov – 1 Dec 2025218056.649.351.9
18–24 Nov 202519069.446.872.8
4–10 Nov 202519055.146.056.0
28 Oct – 3 Nov 202519055.645.157.4
21–27 Oct 2025218042.845.342.7
14–20 Oct 202519036.145.738.8
30 Sep – 6 Oct 2025214337.746.237.6
23–29 Sep 202519044.046.645.2
16–22 Sep 202519045.646.545.5
9–15 Sep 202519045.346.448.0
26 Aug – 1 Sep 202519033.247.833.6
19–25 Aug 202519041.948.541.8
12–18 Aug 202519041.649.541.5
5–11 Aug 202519046.450.046.6

Against expectation

How it's expected

Each week's score beside what the player's earlier matches led to expect. Over the last 10 weeks with 60+ minutes: −5.1 a week below expectation.

30.040.050.060.070.05 Aug16 Sep28 Oct9 Dec27 Jan21 Apr22 SepExpected 44.6Score 38.3

Market value

Where these come from
Transfermarkt €14.0M +€2.0M (+17%) since 3 Mar 2026 28 May 2026 · its own valuation, revised a few times a year
Current estimate €15.2M no change recorded 22 Oct 2026 · BSD, seen when squads refresh
Next summer, if it goes like similar cases €7.0M–€14.5M −28% median of 40 similar past cases; players the same age −11% Closest cases, what their Transfermarkt value then did in a year: Matheus Henrique at 26 (€8.5M, scoring 43.3) −41%; Leif Davis at 25 (€22.0M, scoring 41.0) +14%; Adam Armstrong at 28 (€12.0M, scoring 43.9) −50%.
0€5.0M€10M€15M€20MAprJulOct€14.0M€15.2M
Every value as a table
DateSourceValue
22 Oct 2026Current estimate (BSD)€15.2M
28 May 2026Transfermarkt€14.0M
3 Mar 2026Transfermarkt€12.0M

Two different estimates, so each is its own line and each change is measured within its own line.

Moves

All transfers
DateMoveFee
5 Sep 2026Coventry City Sheffield UnitedFirst match
1 Sep 2026Coventry Sheff UtdLoan
1 Sep 2023Barnsley FC Coventry€4.6M

What the score is made of

Championship 26/27, 720 minutes. Each part as a percentile against 546 top-five-league defender seasons of 900+ minutes since 2025/26: 50 is the middle of them (the dashed ring).

Shooting59Creating27Progressing20Keeping the ball10Defending17Aerial70Finishing5
As a table
PartPercentilePer 90 vs average
Shooting59−0.01
Creating27−0.31
Progressing20−0.34
Keeping the ball10−0.93
Defending17−0.20
Aerial70+0.21
Finishing5−0.32

Attention

English Wikipedia views per week, the article and its redirects, last 52 weeks.

05.0K10K15K28 Oct16 Dec3 Feb24 Mar12 May30 Jun18 Aug6 Oct

Plays most like

same position, last 12 months: the shape of their play, not its level
PlayerRecent scoreValue nowLikeness
Héliton Karlsruher SC · 30––96%Compare
Jannik Vestergaard No club · 34––94%Compare
Billy Koumetio Charlton Athletic · 23 · cheaper45.4€400k92%Compare
Caleb Okoli Leicester City · 25––91%Compare
Nicolás Valentini Deportivo Alavés · 25 · cheaper46.9€3.0M91%Compare
Mads Bech Sørensen FC Midtjylland · 27 · cheaper38.6€6.0M89%Compare

Recent score: the last six months. Cheaper: valued at less than 60% of Liam Kitching.

Seasons

SeasonCompetitionTeamMatchesMinutesScoreUnderlying
Championship 26/27ChampionshipSheffield United872041.942.4
UEFA Nations League 26/27UEFA Nations LeagueIreland211736.536.4
EFL Cup 26/27EFL CupCoventry City19031.632.0
Championship 25/26ChampionshipCoventry City373,25644.545.0

Latest matches

48 since July 2025
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
24 Oct 2026ChampionshipDerby CountyD 1–19000–0.1038.3
17 Oct 2026Championshipat Bristol CityW 1–090000.320.0644.5
14 Oct 2026Championshipat PortsmouthL 2–390000.020.0239.0
10 Oct 2026ChampionshipLincoln CityW 3–09000–0.0147.3
1 Oct 2026UEFA Nations LeagueAustriaD 2–22700–0.0034.9
27 Sep 2026UEFA Nations Leagueat IsraelW 3–09000–0.0137.0
19 Sep 2026Championshipat Stoke CityL 1–290000.020.0133.6
13 Sep 2026ChampionshipWolverhamptonL 0–19000–0.0452.7
8 Sep 2026Championshipat Blackburn RoversW 2–19000–0.0139.7
5 Sep 2026ChampionshipNorwich CityL 1–390000.200.0040.4
All 48 matches
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
24 Oct 2026ChampionshipDerby CountyD 1–19000–0.1038.3
17 Oct 2026Championshipat Bristol CityW 1–090000.320.0644.5
14 Oct 2026Championshipat PortsmouthL 2–390000.020.0239.0
10 Oct 2026ChampionshipLincoln CityW 3–09000–0.0147.3
1 Oct 2026UEFA Nations LeagueAustriaD 2–22700–0.0034.9
27 Sep 2026UEFA Nations Leagueat IsraelW 3–09000–0.0137.0
19 Sep 2026Championshipat Stoke CityL 1–290000.020.0133.6
13 Sep 2026ChampionshipWolverhamptonL 0–19000–0.0452.7
8 Sep 2026Championshipat Blackburn RoversW 2–19000–0.0139.7
5 Sep 2026ChampionshipNorwich CityL 1–390000.200.0040.4
25 Aug 2026EFL Cupat Plymouth ArgyleW 4–29000––31.6
26 Apr 2026ChampionshipWrexhamW 3–190000.020.0136.3
21 Apr 2026ChampionshipPortsmouthW 5–19000–0.0243.6
17 Apr 2026Championshipat Blackburn RoversD 1–190000.160.0232.8
11 Apr 2026ChampionshipSheffield WednesdayD 0–090000.240.5748.4
6 Apr 2026Championshipat Hull CityD 0–09000–0.0141.2
3 Apr 2026ChampionshipDerby CountyW 3–29000–0.0643.9
14 Mar 2026ChampionshipSouthamptonL 1–290000.170.0938.7
11 Mar 2026ChampionshipPreston North EndW 3–090000.300.5148.5
7 Mar 2026Championshipat Bristol CityW 2–04600–0.0023.4
31 Jan 2026Championshipat Queens Park RangersL 1–290000.020.0253.2
26 Jan 2026Championshipat Norwich CityL 1–290000.270.0029.8
20 Jan 2026ChampionshipMillwallW 2–19000–0.0230.7
17 Jan 2026ChampionshipLeicester CityW 2–19000–0.0348.6
4 Jan 2026Championshipat Birmingham CityL 2–390000.280.0449.7
1 Jan 2026Championshipat Charlton AthleticD 1–190000.340.2840.2
29 Dec 2025ChampionshipIpswich TownL 0–297000.010.0939.1
26 Dec 2025ChampionshipSwansea CityW 1–090000.030.0137.1
13 Dec 2025ChampionshipBristol CityW 1–090000.380.0843.8
9 Dec 2025Championshipat Preston North EndD 1–190000.041.0865.1
6 Dec 2025Championshipat Ipswich TownL 0–390000.030.0150.4
29 Nov 2025ChampionshipCharlton AthleticW 3–190000.090.0240.2
25 Nov 2025Championshipat MiddlesbroughW 4–290200.720.0172.9
22 Nov 2025ChampionshipWest Bromwich AlbionW 3–290000.430.1169.4
4 Nov 2025ChampionshipSheffield UnitedW 3–190000.120.0055.1
31 Oct 2025Championshipat WrexhamL 2–390000.230.0955.6
25 Oct 2025ChampionshipWatfordW 3–19000–0.0438.1
21 Oct 2025Championshipat PortsmouthW 2–19000–0.0947.5
18 Oct 2025ChampionshipBlackburn RoversW 2–090000.360.0036.1
4 Oct 2025Championshipat Sheffield WednesdayW 5–05300–0.0140.2
1 Oct 2025Championshipat MillwallW 4–09000–0.0036.3
27 Sep 2025ChampionshipBirmingham CityW 3–090000.170.0244.0
20 Sep 2025Championshipat Leicester CityD 0–09000–0.0145.6
13 Sep 2025ChampionshipNorwich CityD 1–190000.350.0345.3
30 Aug 2025Championshipat Oxford UnitedD 2–290000.060.0533.2
23 Aug 2025ChampionshipQueens Park RangersW 7–19000–0.0541.9
16 Aug 2025Championshipat Derby CountyW 5–39000–0.0441.6
9 Aug 2025ChampionshipHull CityD 0–090000.040.0146.4