| Conor Masterson | |
| Full Name: | Conor Ciaran Masterson[1] |
| Birth Date: | 8 September 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Celbridge, Ireland |
| Height: | 1.91 m |
| Currentclub: | Gillingham |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Youthyears1: | –2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Lucan United |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Liverpool |
| Years1: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Liverpool |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Queens Park Rangers |
| Caps2: | 17 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2021 |
| Clubs3: | → Swindon Town (loan) |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Cambridge United (loan) |
| Caps4: | 16 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022 |
| Clubs5: | → Gillingham (loan) |
| Caps5: | 18 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2023 |
| Clubs6: | → Gillingham (loan) |
| Caps6: | 20 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2023– |
| Clubs7: | Gillingham |
| Caps7: | 37 |
| Goals7: | 6 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Republic of Ireland U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015–2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | Republic of Ireland U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019–2020 |
| Nationalteam3: | Republic of Ireland U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 07:20, 2 April 2024 (UTC) |
Conor Ciaran Masterson (born 8 September 1998) is an Irish footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Gillingham.
Originally from Celbridge, County Kildare, in Ireland,[2] Masterson played for Lucan United before joining Liverpool on his 16th birthday for a reported fee of €1m after being spotted playing for a Dublin & District Schoolboys League select team in 2012.[3] [4]
He made his U18s debut in 2014–15. Masterson went on to captain the under-18s and was an unused sub for Liverpool in their FA Cup tie at Exeter City in January 2016.[5] He moved to the U23s squad ahead of the 2017 - 18 season.[6]
He was named on the bench for Liverpool's UEFA Champions League 3–0 quarter final victory against Manchester City on 4 April 2018.[7] [8] He was named in Liverpool's Premier League squad for the match against Everton on 7 April 2018 and was included on the substitutes' bench.[9]
Masterson was released by Liverpool at the end of the 2018–19 season.[10]
On 3 July 2019, Masterson signed a two-year deal with Queens Park Rangers.[11] [12] On 5 January 2020, he made his debut for the club in an FA Cup third round 5–1 defeat of Swansea City.[13] On 18 July 2020, Masterson scored his first senior goal when he opened the scoring in an eventual 4–3 victory over Millwall.[14]
On 19 January 2021, Masterson joined League One side Swindon Town on loan until the end of the 2020-21 season[15] On 21 August 2021, Masterson joined another League One side, Cambridge United, on loan until January 2022.[16] Masterson was named in the starting line-up on the same day as the U's faced Burton Albion. On 4 January 2022, Masterson returned to QPR.[17] On 28 January 2022, Masterson joined a third League One club, Gillingham, on loan until 30 April 2022.[18] He again joined Gillingham on loan in January 2023.[19]
After Queens Park Rangers opted not to renew his contract at the end of the 2022 - 23 season, Masterson signed a permanent contract with Gillingham to take effect on 1 July.[20] He was named as the Kent side's Player of the Year for the 2023 - 24 season.[21]
On 6 March 2014, Masterson made his debut for Republic of Ireland Under-17s in a 2 - 1 friendly win over Austria at Dalymount Park.[22] At the 25th Annual FAI International Football Awards Masterson was named as the Under-16 International Player of the Year for 2014.[23]
Masterson graduated to the Under-19 side on 10 October 2015 as an unused substitute in a 1 - 1 friendly draw against Ukraine, before making his debut in a 1 - 2 loss against the same side two days later.
He was first called up to the Under-21 side in March 2019 ahead of a European Championships qualifier against Luxembourg, going on to play the full 90 minutes in a 3 - 0 victory.[24] [25]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Liverpool | 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2019–20[27] | Championship | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21[28] | Championship | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| Swindon Town (loan) | 2020–21 | League One | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Cambridge United (loan) | 2021–22 | League One | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| Gillingham (loan) | 2021–22 | League One | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Gillingham (loan) | 2022–23 | League Two | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
| Gillingham | 2023–24 | League Two | 27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 5 | |
| Career total | 103 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 119 | 9 | |||
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