Liam Bossin (born 15 July 1996) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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FC Dordrecht Football Club Dordrecht, or simply FC Dordrecht () is a professional Dutch association football club based in Dordrecht, a city in the Western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. They currently compete in the Eerste Divisie, ...

. Born in Belgium, he has represented Ireland at youth level.

Club career

Belgium

At the age of 16, Bossin debuted for

RWS Bruxelles RWS Bruxelles (Royal White Star Bruxelles) was a Belgian football club located in the municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Brussels. History The club, founded in 1948, was formerly known as Kapelleveld FC, playing in Evere, but they changed ...

in the

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. He made three appearances for the club before signing for

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, Belgium's most successful club, where would he mainly feature for the club's reserve team. In late 2016, he went on trial with

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and stated that he was looking to spend time out on loan but his club decided against this.

England

In 2017, he signed for English

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outfit

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...

having failed to make an appearance for

. However, he failed to mane an appearance there due to a change of head coach. 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

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Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club has played home matches at ...

, playing in a friendly game against Manchester United XI but ultimately not signing for the club.

Ireland

Bossin signed for

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in the

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ahead of the 2020 season. His debut came in the opening game of the season, a 1–0 loss to newly promoted Shelbourne. In February 2020 Bossin was hospitalised following a head injury against

Finn Harps Finn Harps Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Chláirsigh na Finne) are an Irish football club that play in the First Division of the League of Ireland, as of 2023. The club was founded in 1954 and elected to the league in 1969. However, it was te ...

, being discharged the next day. 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. Bossin finished the season with ten appearances in all competitions as Cork finished bottom of the table and were relegated to the

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Netherlands

Bossin signed for

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in January 2021. He made his debut in a 3–0 loss to

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on 22 January 2021.

International career

Despite being born in Belgium, Bossin qualifies to play for the

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through his

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mother who is from

Carrick-on-Suir Carrick-on-Suir () is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland. It lies on both banks of the River Suir. The part on the north bank of the Suir lies in the civil parish of "Carrick", in the historical barony of Iffa and Offa East. The part on the so ...

. He has played for the Republic of Ireland U19s as well as the Republic of Ireland U21s.

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bossin, Liam 1996 births Living people People from Woluwe-Saint-Pierre Belgian people of Irish descent Irish people of Belgian descent Republic of Ireland association footballers Belgian footballers Footballers from Brussels Association football goalkeepers Republic of Ireland youth international footballers Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers English Football League players League of Ireland players Eerste Divisie players RWS Bruxelles players Cork City F.C. players Nottingham Forest F.C. players R.S.C. Anderlecht players FC Dordrecht players Republic of Ireland expatriate association footballers Belgian expatriate footballers Irish expatriate sportspeople in England Belgian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England Irish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands