Liam MacDevitt
Liam MacDevitt | |
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| Born | Liam Joshua MacDevitt 26 October 1994 Reading, Berkshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
| Years active | 2020–present |
Liam Joshua MacDevitt is an English television presenter and former footballer.[1][2] He is a regular broadcaster within football & Formula 1 Coverage on television in the UK & US. Among his presenting credits are appearances for BBC, CBS, ITV, Amazon Prime and F1. On the BBC he has appeared on programmes such as Football Focus, and Match of the Day.
He has interviewed winners and nominees of the PFA Players' Player of the Year awards, including Mohamed Salah, Erling Haaland, Bukayo Saka, and others.[3]
Career
[edit]| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position(s) | Centre-Forward, Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Yeovil Town F.C. | |||
| Reading F.C. | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Yeovil Town F.C. | ||
| 2013 | Swindon Town F.C. | ||
| 2013 | Bristol City F.C. | ||
| 2013 | →Farnborough F.C. (loan) | ||
| 2013 | → Stoke City F.C. (loan) | ||
| 2013 | Gosport Borough F.C. | ||
| 2016 | St Albans City F.C. | 3 | (1) |
| 2016 | Horsham F.C. | 21 | (9) |
| 2016 | Greenwich Borough F.C. | 36 | (22) |
| 2017 | Lewes F.C. | ||
| 2018 | Southern United FC | ||
| 2019 | Tasman United | 4 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Stalybridge Celtic F.C. | 22 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Bury AFC | 52 | (19) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
MacDevitt began his football career in the youth system at Reading F.C. before joining Yeovil Town F.C.'s academy. On 1 July 2012, he signed a two-year professional contract with Yeovil Town. Yeovil Town. During his time at Yeovil, he scored twice in a 4–2 FA Youth Cup defeat to Oxford United F.C. and made a first-team appearance against Exeter City F.C. on 11 August 2012. [4] against Oxford United[5]
In his second year, Yeovil Town were promoted to the EFL Championship, Yeovil then subsequently closed their academy. MacDevitt joined Swindon Town, Bristol City, Farnborough,[6] Stoke City, and Livingston on youth loans.[6]
In 2015, MacDevitt joined[7] Gosport Borough in the National league South scoring on his debut[8] in a 6-3 victory against Sholing.
MacDevitt then joined St. Albans City on a free transfer.[9] Making his debut in a 1-0 loss against Ebbsfleet United.
In 2018, MacDevitt joined[10] Southern United in the ISPS Handa Premiership, In January 2019 he was transferred to Tasman United.
Returning to England in 2019, he signed with Stalybridge Celtic F.C. until 2020, before concluding his playing career with Bury AFC in 2021.
Honours
[edit]Yeovil Town
References
[edit]- ^ "Bury star swaps shinpads for microphone". Daily Mirror. 6 August 2022. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "From student to sport star". 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Football Focus: PFA awards behind the scenes with Erling Haaland, Bukayo Saka & Lauren James". BBC Sport. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ "NO YOUTH CUP RUN THIS YEAR - News - Yeovil Town". www.ytfc.net.
- ^ "Ciderspace News Page : Team News For Yeovil Town vs Exeter City". www.ciderspace.co.uk.
- ^ a b Zeal, New; abroadsays, Premiership update: Every Englishman reviewed-English players (16 October 2018). "Liam MacDevitt: The standard in New Zealand should not be overlooked".
- ^ "Alex Pike makes treble swoop for Gosport Borough". www.portsmouth.co.uk.
- ^ "Nine goal thriller sees Boro' into semis". www.gosportboroughfc.co.uk.
- ^ "Liam MacDevitt".
- ^ https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/68126
- ^ Maiden, Phil (19 May 2013). "Brentford 1–2 Yeovil". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015.