Liam Burt (born 1 February 1999) is a Scottish

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. He made his first team debut for Rangers in March 2016, and also played on loan for

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and Alloa Athletic. He then moved to

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where he did not make a first team appearance before moving to Ireland with Bohemians in 2021. Burt represented Scotland at various youth levels up to under-21 level.

Club career

Burt played youth football at

as a boy before being released and subsequently joining the Rangers Academy. He made his professional debut for the club aged 17 during a

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match against Raith Rovers on 1 March 2016. A few days later, Burt signed a new two-year contract extension keeping him at Ibrox until May 2018. He made his first appearance of the 2016–17 season, and his first Scottish top-flight appearance, as an

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substitute on 10 December 2016 in a 2–0 home win against Heart of Midlothian. In January 2017, he was named as one of the '' Daily Record's'' and '' The Herald's'' Scottish football prospects for 2017. Burt joined

side

on a 28-day emergency loan in February 2018. He extended the deal in March 2018, scoring his first goal in senior football for the club in a 5-2 defeat to

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. Burt was loaned to Championship club Alloa Athletic in August 2018. On 17 May 2019, it was announced that Burt would be released by Rangers. In August 2019, he signed a two-year contract with Celtic. He left Celtic in 2020. In February 2021, he was unveiled as a new signing for Bohemians ahead of the 2021 League of Ireland season. He scored 1 goal and set up Georgie Kelly for 2 goals to help Bohemians win 3-0 against

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in the second round of the Europa Conference League qualifiers . Burt was named in the 2021 PFAI Team of the Year at the conclusion of the season. On 2 December 2022, it was announced that Burt had signed for Bohemians arch rivals

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ahead of the 2023 season. After a disappointing first season with Rovers, it was announced on 22 December 2023, that Burt had signed a season long loan deal with Shelbourne. Having returned to Rovers at the end of his loan spell, it was announced on 20 February 2025 that his contract had been terminated by mutual consent. In February 2025 Burt posted to his social media account a copy of angry messages he sent to his former manager and management team in Shamrock Rovers. The club released a statement the following day claiming that Burt's claims were ''"untrue and false accusations"''. The club were also looking to seek further action against the former player due to the upset caused before an important league fixture. On 30 April 2025, it was announced that Burt had signed a 2 year contract, with the option of a third year, with

club

International career

Burt has represented

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at various age levels. He captained Scotland at the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. Selected for the Scotland under-21 squad in the

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, the team lost to

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in a penalty-out and finished fourth.

Career statistics

Honours

;Shamrock Rovers *

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;Shelbourne *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Burt, Liam 1999 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Rangers F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Scotland men's youth international footballers Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Dumbarton F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Celtic F.C. players League of Ireland players Bohemian F.C. players Shamrock Rovers F.C. players Shelbourne F.C. players Glentoran F.C. players Footballers from Glasgow Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland Scottish expatriate men's footballers Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Ireland 21st-century Scottish sportsmen