Liam Delap

I have a soft spot for second-generation footballers, because the surname that opens doors also invites endless comparison, and Liam Delap has handled that pressure admirably. At 186 centimeters he is a classically built striker, but what convinces me is the path: grinding through the Derby County and Manchester City academies, making a professional debut as a teenager, and now leading the line for Chelsea in the Premier League. That trajectory speaks of substance, not nepotism. Born in 2003, he still has his prime years entirely ahead of him, and I genuinely believe he could grow into one of England's defining center-forwards of the next decade.

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Name (English)

Liam Delap

Name (Japanese)

リアム・デラップ

Reading

りあむ・でらっぷ

Born

February 8, 2003 (age 23)

Origin

Winchester, United Kingdom

Height

186 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Goat

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liam%20Delap
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%83%97
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q99584177

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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