Liam McGing (born 11 December 1998) is an Australian professional

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player who plays as a defender for

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in the

National Premier Leagues NSW The National Premier Leagues NSW is a semi-professional soccer competition in New South Wales, Australia. The competition is conducted by Football NSW, the organising body in New South Wales (the other being the National Premier Leagues Northern ...

Professional career

On 21 May 2019, McGing made his professional debut in the

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in a group stage match against

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. On 23 November 2019, McGing made his

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debut, coming on as a sub for the

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in their 2–1 win over the

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. It was the Phoenix first win of the 2019–20 season. On 2 November 2020, McGing signed a one-year contract to stay on with the Phoenix. In November 2021, McGing signed a short-term contract with

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. Following his release from Sydney after only making a single appearance, McGing travelled to Ireland, signing a contract with

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 ...

in the

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. However he would only go on to make 5 appearances at the club, before returning home and signing with

Marconi Stallions Marconi Stallions Football Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Fairfield, Sydney, New South Wales. The club has been crowned Australian champion four times. The Stallions are the soccer team of Club Marconi, a social ...

for the

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season. In December 2023, Liam signed with

for the 2024

season.

Personal life

McGing is the younger brother of

Jake McGing Jake McGing (born 22 May 1994) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Macarthur FC. Playing career McGing first played junior football for Macarthur Rams before he played senior football for Marconi Stallions. In ...

who also plays in the

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* 1998 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Men's association football defenders Sydney FC players Wellington Phoenix FC players National Premier Leagues players Sydney United 58 FC players Finn Harps F.C. players League of Ireland players Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland Place of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-footy-defender-stub