Andrew Firth (born 26 September 1996) is an English

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coach and former professional player who is a goalkeeping coach for

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club

Al-Ettifaq Al Ettifaq Football Club ( ar, نادي الاتفاق لكرة القدم) is a professional football club in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Al-Ettifaq was established after the merging of three clubs in the city of Dammam at the year 1944. Al Ettifaq i ...

Early and personal life

Firth was born in

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Career

Firth began his career with Cockermouth. He joined

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at under-11 level. He spent time on loan at

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in 2015, and moved on loan to

Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

in January 2018, and made 11 appearances for the club before returning to Liverpool in May. Firth had obtained his coaching badges whilst with the Liverpool Academy, and due to financial constraints at Chester he acted on occasion as coach for loanee Will Jääskeläinen. After leaving Liverpool in the summer of 2018, he signed for

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in July. He moved to Scottish club

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in January 2019, after 18 league appearances for Barrow. He made his senior debut for Rangers against

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

in May 2019. Firth signed a new one-year deal with Rangers on 29 April 2021. On 12 February 2022, Firth joined Partick Thistle on loan in the Scottish Championship. Firth left Rangers in June 2022 and joined Connah's Quay Nomads in July 2022. Firth announced on 15 June 2024 he would be leaving Connah's Quay Nomads to join Al Ettifaq as a goalkeeping coach.

Career statistics

Honours

Rangers *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Firth, Andy 1996 births Living people English men's footballers Liverpool F.C. players Witton Albion F.C. players Chester F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players Rangers F.C. players Partick Thistle F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Men's association football goalkeepers Chester F.C. non-playing staff Connah's Quay Nomads F.C. players Sportspeople from Ripon