Conor Ciaran Masterson (born 8 September 1998) is an Irish footballer who plays as a centre back for Championship club Queens Park Rangers.[2]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Conor Ciaran Masterson[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1998-09-08) 8 September 1998 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Celbridge, Ireland | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Queens Park Rangers | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2014 | Lucan United | ||
2014–2018 | Liverpool | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
2019– | Queens Park Rangers | 16 | (1) |
2021 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 16 | (0) |
2022 | → Gillingham (loan) | 11 | (0) |
National team | |||
2014–2015 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 11 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 6 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 13 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 March 2022 (UTC) |
Originally from Celbridge, County Kildare, in Ireland,[3] he played for Lucan United before making a move to Liverpool F.C. on his 16th birthday.[4]
He made his U18s debut in 2014–15. A Republic of Ireland youth international, Masterson captained the under-18s and was an unused sub for Liverpool in their FA Cup tie at Exeter City in January 2016.[5] He moved to the U23s squad ahead of the 2017–18 season.[6]
He was named on the bench for Liverpool's UEFA Champions League 3–0 quarter final victory against Manchester City on 4 April 2018.[7][8] He was named in Liverpool's Premier League squad for the match against Everton on 7 April 2018 and was included on the substitutes' bench.[9]
Masterson was released by Liverpool at the end of the 2018–19 season.[10]
On 3 July 2019, Masterson signed a two-year deal with Queens Park Rangers.[2][11] On 5 January 2020, he made his debut for the club in an FA Cup third round 5–1 defeat of Swansea City.[12] On 18 July 2020, Masterson scored his first senior goal when he opened the scoring in an eventual 4–3 victory over Millwall.[13]
On 19 January 2021, Masterson joined League One side Swindon Town on loan until the end of 2020-21 season[14]
On 21 August 2021, Masterson joined League One side Cambridge United on loan until January 2022.[15] Masterson was named in the starting line-up on the same day as the U's faced Burton Albion. On 4 January 2022, Masterson returned to QPR.[16]
On 28 January 2022, Masterson joined EFL League One side Gillingham on loan until 30 April 2022.[17]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Liverpool | 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Queens Park Rangers | 2019–20[19] | EFL Championship | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |
2020–21[20] | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
Total | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
Swindon Town (loan) | 2020–21[20] | League One | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Cambridge United (loan) | 2021–22[20] | League One | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
Career total | 37 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 2 |
[Though he played] at Lucan where his father, Ciarán, was a coach [..] Masterson [..] actually grew up across the Kildare border in Celbridge
Queens Park Rangers F.C. – current squad | |
---|---|
|
FAI Under 16 International Player of the Year | |
---|---|
|
![]() ![]() | This biographical article related to a football defender from Republic of Ireland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |