Trent Kone-Doherty

Trent Toure Kone-Doherty (born 30 June 2006) is an Irish professional footballer currently playing as a forward for Liverpool Academy.

Trent Kone-Doherty
Personal information
Full name Trent Toure Kone-Doherty[1]
Date of birth (2006-06-30) 30 June 2006
Place of birth Derry, Northern Ireland
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 51
Youth career
2012–2019 Foyle Harps
2019–2022 Derry City
2022– Liverpool
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Republic of Ireland U16 7 (5)
2021–2023 Republic of Ireland U17 6 (0)
2023– Republic of Ireland U19 4 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:35, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Derry, Northern Ireland, Kone-Doherty first started playing football for local side Foyle Harps, joining at the age of six.[2][3]

He joined Derry City at the age of thirteen, and went on to train with the first team squad, being involved in pre-season friendlies and earning himself a spot on the bench for a League of Ireland Premier Division game against St Patrick's Athletic at the age of fifteen.[4] Despite not making his debut for Derry City, he began to attract attention from British clubs Celtic and Liverpool, having gone on trial with the former in 2020.[5][6]

In July 2022, he signed for Liverpool in a deal worth a reported £150,000.[3][6] His career in Merseyside got off to a blistering start, scoring nine goals in his first 10 appearances for Liverpool's youth teams.[7]

International career

Kone-Doherty has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-16 and under-17 level.[8][9] In 2022, he was named "best player" at the under-16 Miljan Miljanic Tournament in Serbia.[6]

References
  1. "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  2. "Trent Kone-Doherty". liverpoolfc.com. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  3. O'Neill, Caoimhe (7 July 2022). "Trent Kone-Doherty: The rise of Liverpool's new teenage 'flying machine'". theathletic.com. Retrieved 14 November 2022. (subscription required)
  4. Healy, Martin (26 October 2022). "Who is Trent Kone-Doherty? Meet the Irish teenage sensation banging in goals for Liverpool". extra.ie. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  5. Victor, Tom (24 March 2022). "Trent Kone-Doherty: Meet the Irish teenager set to join Liverpool". irishmirror.ie. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  6. Gott, Tom (26 June 2022). "Trent Kone-Doherty: Who is Liverpool's new signing?". 90min.com. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  7. "Liverpool fans calling for first team role for ex-Derry star Trent Kone Doherty". belfastlive.co.uk. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  8. Trent Kone-Doherty at WorldFootball.net
  9. Killen, Stephen (22 July 2022). "Liverpool starlet Trent Kone-Doherty breaks silence after Derry City move". liverpoolecho.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
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