Rowan Anthony Liburd (born 28 August 1992) is a

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who plays as a

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for

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. Born in England, he represents

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internationally.

Career

College

Liburd spent four years at

Thomas University Thomas University is a private university in Thomasville, Georgia. It offers associate, bachelor, and master's degrees. History The main building and grounds were originally a portion of Birdwood Plantation, the winter house of W. Cameron For ...

in Thomasville,

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on a football scholarship, where he won several awards including the Sun Conference Player of the Year.

Club

Upon returning to the UK, Liburd signed for

Isthmian League The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs. Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 tea ...

side

Billericay Town Billericay Town Football Club is a football club based in Billericay, Essex, England. The club are currently members of and play at New Lodge. They are the second most successful club in FA Vase history, having won the competition on three o ...

. In July 2015, Liburd signed a two-year contract with

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side

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after he had impressed scoring a brace in a 7–0 friendly win over Beaconsfield SYCOB during pre-season. Liburd made his debut, for Reading in their 2–0

defeat away to

Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...

on 7 November 2015, coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute for

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. On 4 March 2016, Liburd joined

Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play their home ...

on an initial one-month loan deal. He made his debut for Wycombe against Newport County in Wycombe's 1–0 defeat on 5 March 2015, almost scoring the equalizer. Liburd's loan was extended until the end of the season on 7 April. On 4 July 2016, Liburd joined

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for an undisclosed fee. He scored his first goals for Stevenage when he scored twice in an

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tie against

Southend United Southend United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of English football. Southend are known as ...

on 8 November 2016. On 31 January 2017, he joined

Leyton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club is a professional football club based in Leyton, East London, England, who compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They are the second oldest football club in London to play at a professio ...

on loan until the end of the season. Prior to subsequent loans with

Hemel Hempstead Town Hemel Hempstead Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. Affiliated to the Hertfordshire County Football Association, they are currently members of the National League South and pla ...

and

Guiseley Guiseley ( ) is a town in metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated south of Otley and Menston and is now a north-western suburb of Leeds. It sits in t ...

. In December 2017, Guiseley signed Liburd permanently. Liburd signed for

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club

Hereford Hereford () is a cathedral city, civil parish and the county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, south-west of Worcester and north-west of Gloucester. With a population ...

on 28 March 2019. On 14 December 2019, Liburd joined

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on an initial month's loan. After being released by Hereford, Liburd signed for

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club

Welling United Welling United Football Club is a professional football club, based in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley, England. The club's first team play in the National League South, at the sixth tier of English football. History Welling United Foot ...

on 13 September 2020. Liburd signed for Isthmian Premier League side

Cheshunt Cheshunt ( ) is a town in Hertfordshire, England, north of London on the River Lea and Lee Navigation. It contains a section of the Lee Valley Park, including much of the River Lee Country Park. To the north lies Broxbourne and Wormley, Hertfor ...

on loan from

in November 2021. He made his debut for the club on 20th November 2021 in a 2-1 victory away to eventual Champions

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. He scored both of the goals. After scoring 14 goals in 15 games, Cheshunt purchased Liburd from Billericay for an undisclosed fee on 27th February 2022, after his loan move expired. He scored on his debut on the same day, at home to

Kingstonian Kingstonian Football Club is an English semi-professional football club based in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, southwest London which currently plays in the Isthmian League Premier Division. The club was founded in 1885 by YMC ...

. Liburd scored 19 goals across all competitions for Cheshunt during the 21/22 season, helping them win the Hertfordshire Senior Cup for the first time in their history and promotion via the playoffs to the

. On 20 January 2023, Liburd signed for Isthmian League South East Division lleaders

for an undisclosed fee.

International career

On 23 March 2019, he was called up to the

team for the CONCACAF Nations League qualifying game against

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in which he started.

Career statistics

International goals

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References

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* * * * 1992 births Living people Footballers from Croydon English footballers Association football forwards Billericay Town F.C. players Thamesmead Town F.C. players Reading F.C. players Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players Stevenage F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players Guiseley A.F.C. players Hereford F.C. players Dartford F.C. players Welling United F.C. players Cheshunt F.C. players Ramsgate F.C. players Isthmian League players English Football League players National League (English football) players Thomas University alumni Saint Kitts and Nevis international footballers Saint Kitts and Nevis footballers English sportspeople of Saint Kitts and Nevis descent Black British sportsmen {{SaintKittsNevis-footy-bio-stub