Kornel Misciur signs professional contract with Liverpool
Kornel Misciur signs professional contract with Liverpool. Teenage goalkeeper Kornel Misciur has signed his first professional contract with Liverpool, handing him the opportunity to prove himself worthy of a future first-team place.
Misciur turned 17 in April of this year, having joined the club’s academy ranks from Hull City in 2023. He has already commented his place as Liverpool’s starting goalkeeper at Premier League 2 level after being promoted to the Under-21 squad this season, even captaining the side last time out against Manchester United.
The young stopper holds the same status for UEFA Youth League games.
Misciur was born in England, in Scarborough to be precise, to Polish parents in 2007, which makes him eligible to represent both national teams.
Already ahead of fellow academy goalkeepers Harvey Davies and Reece Trueman in the junior pecking order, his progress appears to be good and Liverpool’s senior goalkeeping department is set for a shake up in the not-too-distant future.
Alisson is currently sidelined with a hamstring problem, his fourth muscle-related injury absence within the last 11 months alone. It has brought uncertainty to the 32-year-old Brazilian’s long-term place at the club, especially with a degree of future-proofing already carried out in the form of a pre-arranged £29m transfer for Valencia and Georgia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili.
Caoimhin Kelleher has again been filling in for Alisson during the latest absence. But there is an acceptance now with Mamardashvili on his way in 2025 that the Republic of Ireland international will never be Liverpool’s number one goalkeeper.
