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Corey Whelan (born 10 December 1997) is an English-born Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two side Carlisle United.

Corey Whelan

Personal information
Full name	Corey Whelan[1]
Date of birth	(1997-12-10) 10 December 1997 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth	Chester, England
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Carlisle United
Number	17
Youth career
0000–2007	Crewe Alexandra
2007–2016	Liverpool
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Liverpool	0	(0)
2018	→ Yeovil Town (loan)	16	(1)
2018–2019	→ Crewe Alexandra (loan)	22	(1)
2019–2021	Phoenix Rising	51	(0)
2021	Wigan Athletic	10	(0)
2021–	Carlisle United	49	(1)
National team‡
2013–2014	Republic of Ireland U17	3	(0)
2017–2018	Republic of Ireland U21	10	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:50, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

He has been capped by the Republic of Ireland under-21s.

Club career

Liverpool

Whelan began his youth career at Crewe Alexandra when he was signed by Liverpool F.C aged 9 in 2007. He made his Liverpool under-18 debut against Manchester United, with the team winning 4–0. He then became a regular starter of the club's under-23 team and team captain. He signed a new contract with the club in December 2017.[3]

Loans to Yeovil Town and Crewe Alexandra

On 5 January 2018, Whelan joined League Two club Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the season.[4] He made his debut for Yeovil against Bradford City in the FA Cup third round, on 6 January 2018.[5] He scored his first senior goal against Fleetwood Town in the EFL Trophy on 6 February 2018.

On 31 August 2018, he joined Crewe on loan until January 2019.[6] After under-21s international call-ups, he made his Crewe debut playing at right-back in a 0–0 draw at Cheltenham Town on 15 September 2018.[7] He scored his first goal for Crewe at Gresty Road in a 2–0 win over Grimsby Town on 27 October 2018.[8]

He was released by Liverpool at the end of the 2018–19 season.[9]

Phoenix Rising

On 15 July 2019, Whelan joined USL Championship side Phoenix Rising FC.[10]

Wigan Athletic

On 22 January 2021, Whelan joined League One side Wigan Athletic on a permanent deal until the end of the 2020-21 season. He made 10 appearances at his time at Wigan, helping the club avoid the drop to league 2, despite being in administration .[11]

Carlisle United

On 23 June 2021, Whelan agreed to join Carlisle United on two-year deal following the expiry of his contract at Wigan.[12]

International career

Having previously played for Ireland at youth level, he received his first Republic of Ireland under-21 cap in a match against Kosovo on 25 March 2017.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 November 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Liverpool	2017–18[14]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2018–19[15]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yeovil Town (loan)	2017–18[14]	League Two	16	0	1	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	1	11	1
Crewe Alexandra (loan)	2018–19[15]	League Two	22	1	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	18	1
Phoenix Rising	2019[16]	USL Championship	10	0	0	0	—		2[lower-alpha 2]	0	9	0
	2020[16]	USL Championship	41	0	0	0	—		3[lower-alpha 2]	0	18	0
	Total		51	0	0	0	—		5	0	27	0
Wigan Athletic	2020–21[17]	League One	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Carlisle United	2021–22[18]	League Two	35	0	2	0	0	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	41	0
	2022–23[19]	League Two	14	1	0	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	18	1
Career total			148	2	3	0	1	0	17	1	169	3

References

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