Connor Steven Randall (born 21 October 1995) is an English professional

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who plays as a Defender/

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for club Ross County where he is also club

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Club career

Early career

Randall was born and raised in Melling,

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. He attended Melling Primary School and Maghull High School. Randall played for Waddicar Dolphins (managed by his father) from a young age and it was there at the age of six he was spotted and signed for Liverpool; during his

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career, Randall captained the Under-18s and was a regular for the under-21 team from 2013. On 17 January 2015, he was loaned out to League Two side

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on a one-month loan deal. He made his Shrewsbury Town debut on 14 February as a 90th-minute substitute, replacing Jermaine Grandison, in a 2–0 win against

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at the

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which proved to be the only appearance of his loan. On 17 September 2015, he got his first call up to the Liverpool senior squad for their

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group stage match against

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, remaining an unused substitute in the 1–1 away draw. On 28 October, Randall made his Reds debut in a 1–0 League Cup fourth round victory against

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. On 2 December, he featured in the next round of the same competition, helping Liverpool thrash

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6–1 at St Mary's. On 9 December 2015, Randall signed a contract extension with Liverpool. On 17 April 2016, he made his Premier League debut for the club, where Liverpool won 2–1 against

. On 28 July 2017, Randall was loaned to

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side Heart of Midlothian until the end of the season. The following season on 23 August 2018, he joined

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on loan until January 2019. He was released by Liverpool at the end of the 2018–19 season. On 12 September 2019, Randall joined newly-promoted

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side Arda Kardzhali on a two-year deal, in an unexpected move. Randall moved to

club Ross County on 25 June 2020. On 30 July 2024 Randall was named club Captain after previous Captain Jack Baldwin left the club that summer.

International career

Randall represented England at under-17 level during the 2011 Nordic Under-17 Football Championship in 2011. He played four matches and scored one goal in the fifth place play-off match against

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Club statistics

References

External links

Profile
at the Ross County F.C. website
Connor Randall FA Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Randall, Connor 1995 births Living people English men's footballers England men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Liverpool F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players FC Arda Kardzhali players English Football League players Premier League players Scottish Professional Football League players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Footballers from Liverpool English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Ross County F.C. players 21st-century English sportsmen