| Liam Bossin | |
| Birth Date: | 1996 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Belgium |
| Height: | 1.91 m |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Dordrecht |
| Clubnumber: | 1 |
| Youthyears1: | –2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | RWS Bruxelles |
| Years1: | 2013 |
| Clubs1: | RWS Bruxelles |
| Caps1: | 3 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2013–2017 |
| Clubs2: | Anderlecht |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017–2019 |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020 |
| Clubs4: | Cork City |
| Caps4: | 7 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs5: | Dordrecht |
| Caps5: | 86 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs6: | Oostende |
| Caps6: | 29 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Dordrecht |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Republic of Ireland U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016–2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | Republic of Ireland U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 12 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 19:30, 21 September 2021 (UTC) |
Liam Bossin (born 15 July 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dutch club Dordrecht. Born in Belgium, he has represented Ireland at youth level.
At the age of 16, Bossin debuted for RWS Bruxelles in the Belgian Second Division.[1] He made three appearances for the club before signing for Anderlecht, Belgium's most successful club, where would he mainly feature for the club's reserve team. In late 2016, he went on trial with Barnsley and stated that he was looking to spend time out on loan but his club decided against this.[2] [3]
In 2017, he signed for English EFL Championship outfit Nottingham Forest having failed to make an appearance for Anderlecht.[4] However, he failed to mane an appearance there due to a change of head coach.[5] He spent two years at the club and was released by at the end of the 2018–19 season. After being released by Nottingham Forest, Bossin spent time on trial with EFL League Two side Swindon Town, playing in a friendly game against Manchester United XI but ultimately not signing for the club.[3]
Bossin signed for Cork City in the League of Ireland Premier Division ahead of the 2020 season.[6] [7] His debut came in the opening game of the season, a 1–0 loss to newly promoted Shelbourne.[8] In February 2020 Bossin was hospitalised following a head injury against Finn Harps, being discharged the next day.[9] On 4 August 2020, he played in the Munster Senior Cup Final as his side were beaten 2–0 by non league club Rockmount after extra time.[10] Bossin finished the season with ten appearances in all competitions as Cork finished bottom of the table and were relegated to the League of Ireland First Division.
Bossin signed for Eerste Divisie side FC Dordrecht in January 2021.[11] He made his debut in a 3–0 loss to Almere City on 22 January 2021.[12]
On 28 July 2023, Bossin signed for Challenger Pro League club Oostende on a three-year contract with the option for a further year.[13]
On 19 July 2024, Bossin returned to Dordrecht, following Oostende's bankruptcy.[14]
Despite being born in Belgium, Bossin qualifies to play for the Republic of Ireland through his Irish mother who is from Carrick-on-Suir.[3] He has played for the Republic of Ireland U19s as well as the Republic of Ireland U21s.[3] [2] [15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| RWS Bruxelles | 2012–13 | Belgian Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Anderlecht | 2013–14 | Belgian First Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Nottingham Forest | 2017–18 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Cork City | 2020 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| FC Dordrecht | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 39 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022–23 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 63 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 64 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 73 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 0 | |||