Liam Polworth

Liam Polworth (born 12 October 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock. He has previously played for Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Motherwell and Dunfermline Athletic.

Liam Polworth

Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-10-12) 12 October 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Inverness, Scotland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Kilmarnock
Number	31
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2019	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	166	(15)
2019–2021	Motherwell	51	(1)
2021–	Kilmarnock	96	(5)
2022	→ Dunfermline Athletic (loan)	9	(0)
International career
2009–2010	Scotland U16	6	(1)
2010–2011	Scotland U17	13	(0)
2016	Scotland U21	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:24, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Polworth was born in Inverness.^[1] His father Iain also played for Inverness.^[2]

Club career

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Polworth made his senior debut for Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Premier League on 11 May 2011, becoming the club's youngest ever player, at the age of 16 years, 211 days.^[1] Polworth was an unused substitute as Inverness won the 2015 Scottish Cup Final.^[3] Polworth established himself in the first team during the 2015–16 season, scoring five goals from a midfield position.^[4] He signed a new three-year contract with Inverness in April 2016.^[4]

Motherwell

On 17 April 2019, Polworth signed a pre-contract agreement with Motherwell, his first club after being at Inverness since the age of 8.^[5]

After rejecting a new contract in January 2021 and falling out with manager Graham Alexander, Polworth was made to train with the youth team.^[6][7]

On 24 May 2021, Motherwell announced that Polworth would be leaving the club at the end of the season when his contract expired.^[8]

Kilmarnock

He signed for Kilmarnock on 23 June 2021.^[9][10] On 28 February 2022, Polworth joined Scottish Championship side Dunfermline Athletic on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.^[11]

International career

Polworth has represented Scotland at under-16 and under-17 youth levels.^[12][13] He made his debut appearance for the under-21 team during the 2015–16 season.^[4]

Career statistics

As of 9 August 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Inverness Caledonian Thistle	2010–11[14]	Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2011–12[15]		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2012–13[16]		3	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2013–14[17]	Premiership	19	1	2	0	2	0	—		23	1
	2014–15[18]		5	0	0	0	1	0	—		6	0
	2015–16[19]		36	6	5	0	2	0	0	0	43	6
	2016–17[20]		32	3	1	0	5	0	—		38	3
	2017–18[21]	Championship	35	3	2	0	4	0	5[a]	2	46	5
	2018–19[22]		35	2	7	1	4	0	4[b]	0	50	3
	Total		166	15	17	1	18	0	9	2	210	18
Motherwell	2019–20[23]	Premiership	30	1	3	1	4	1	—		37	3
	2020–21[24]		21	0	0	0	1	0	3[c]	1	25	1
	Total		51	1	3	1	5	1	3	1	62	2
Kilmarnock	2021–22[25]	Championship	14	1	2	0	3	0	1[a]	0	20	1
	2022–23[26]	Premiership	26	1	2	0	6	1	0	0	34	2
	2023–24[27]	Premiership	28	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	35	0
	2024–25[28]	Premiership	26	2	1	0	1	0	4[d]	0	32	2
	2025–26[29]	Premiership	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	5	1
	Total		96	5	8	0	17	1	5	0	126	6
Dunfermline Athletic (loan)	2021–22[25]	Championship	9	0	0	0	0	0	2[e]	0	11	0
Career total			322	21	28	2	40	2	19	3	409	28

1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
2. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and three appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
3. Appearance(s) in the 2020-21 Europa League.
4. 2 appearances in the UEFA Europa League, 2 appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
5. Appearances in the play-offs.

Honours

Inverness CT

• Scottish Cup: 2014–15
• Scottish Challenge Cup: 2017–18^[30]