A player from our history

Chris Kirkland

A towering goalkeeper who graduated from Coventry's youth academy and made his first-team debut for the Sky Blues on 22 September 1999. He played his second game a year later showing so much promise that he replaced Swedish international Magnus Hedman for good. He was voted Young Player of the Year by Coventry's supporters. His progress was further rewarded when he made his England u-21 debut on 24 May 2001 against Mexico. After only 28 appearances for Coventry he was signed by Liverpool on the same day Feyenoord goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek was...

Born:
2 May 1981
Place of Birth:
Leicester, England
International debut:
16.08.2006 vs. Greece
International caps:
1/0
Other Clubs:
Coventry City (1997-2001), West Bromwich Albion (loan 2005-06), Wigan Athletic (loan 2006 + transfer 2006-12), Leicester City (loan 2010-11), Doncaster Rovers (loan 2011), Sheffield Wednesday (2012-15), Preston North End (2015-16), Bury (2016)
Signed from:
Coventry City
Joined Liverpool:
£6m, 31.08.2001
Debut:
09 Oct 2001
Last appearance:
11 Dec 2004
Contract Expiry:
27.10.2006
League: Apps / Goals / Assists:
25 / 0 / 0
All Competitions: Apps / Goals / Assists:
45 / 0 / 0
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Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 25 3 6 11 0 45
2001-2002 1 0 1 2 0 4
2002-2003 8 2 4 1 0 15
2003-2004 6 1 1 4 0 12
2004-2005 10 0 0 4 0 14
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001-2002 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002-2003 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003-2004 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004-2005 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Last match Wolves – Friday, 06 March 2026
Curtis Jones scored against Wolves – 06 March 2026
Jarell Quansah scored an own goal against Chelsea – 04 May 2025
Dominik Szoboszlai was sent off against Manchester City – 08 February 2026
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Dominik Szoboszlai missed a penalty against Burnley – 17 January 2026
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Last Home LossManchester City08 February 2026
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