Corey Whelan (born 10 December 1997) is an English-born Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two side Carlisle United.
Personal information | |||
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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.
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]
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]
On 15 July 2019, Whelan joined USL Championship side Phoenix Rising FC.[10]
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]
On 23 June 2021, Whelan agreed to join Carlisle United on two-year deal following the expiry of his contract at Wigan.[12]
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]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 |
Carlisle United F.C. – current squad | |
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