Liam McStravick (born 27 November 2004) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for the

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club

Airdrieonians Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in the . They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United Football Club ...

as a

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. He was born in

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Career

McStravick was born in

, Northern Ireland. He started playing youth football with

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under the mentorship of the former Northern Ireland youth international Marc Smyth. In 2022, he joined Linfield and signed his first professional contract. In 2023, he moved to sign for Airdrieonians in Scotland for an undisclosed amount. He scored his first professional goal in November 2023 against

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. In 2024, McStravick scored the equalising goal for Airdrieonians against

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in the

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, which Airdrieonians won to give him his first senior medal. However, McStravick suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury during the match against The New Saints. Due to the nature of his injury requiring surgery, Airdrieonians permitted him to return to Northern Ireland to undergo rehabilitation with the physio of

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. He later returned to Scotland to take part in Airdrieonians' social programmes in February 2025. He returned to playing in March 2025, coming off the bench and scoring an equaliser against Livingstone.

International career

During his youth career, he was called up to play for

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. In October 2023, he was called up to the

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. After returning from his ACL injury, he was recalled to Northern Ireland U-21s.

Honours

2023–24 Scottish Challenge Cup The 2023–24 Scottish Challenge Cup, known as the SPFL Trust Trophy due to sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd season of the competition. The total number of participating clubs was 53, including clubs from Wales and Northern Ireland. The competi ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McStravick, Liam Living people 2004 births Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland 21st-century sportsmen from Northern Ireland Cliftonville F.C. players Linfield F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Association footballers from Belfast Northern Ireland men's under-21 international footballers NIFL Premiership players Scottish Professional Football League players Northern Ireland men's youth international footballers