Caoimhin Kelleher joins Brentford in permanent transfer
The Republic of Ireland goalkeeper finalised his move to the Premier League club, bringing his 10-year Liverpool career to an end.
The 26-year-old joined the Academy from Ringmahon Rangers in his home city of Cork in the summer of 2015 and went on to make 67 senior appearances for the Reds, winning seven trophies.
Kelleher departs Anfield having lifted two Premier League titles, the Champions League, the Emirates FA Cup, two Carabao Cups and the UEFA Super Cup.
He is a record-holder, too, having won four penalty shootouts as a Liverpool player – the most of any ’keeper in the club’s history.
The most memorable of those successes came in the 2022 Carabao Cup final when, after delivering a superb performance throughout the 120 minutes, the stopper scored the decisive spot-kick as the Reds beat Chelsea at Wembley.
Kelleher progressed from the Academy ranks to become an excellent deputy for Alisson Becker. In the most recent 2024-25 season, he played 20 times as Arne Slot’s side were crowned Premier League champions and reached the final of the Carabao Cup.
That included a run of 10 consecutive starts in league and Champions League fixtures that began with a 2-1 home victory over Chelsea in October.
Liverpool won eight and drew the other two of those games and Kelleher kept five clean sheets. He also became the first Reds ’keeper for more than a century to save penalties in consecutive matches, during the successes over Southampton and Real Madrid respectively.
Everyone at Liverpool FC thanks Caoimhin for his contribution to the club’s recent success and wishes him the best of luck for the future.