| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Corey Whelan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-12-10) 10 December 1997 (age 26)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Chester, England | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Carlisle United | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2007 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| 2007–2016 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Phoenix Rising | 51 | (0) |
| 2019 | → FC Tucson (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| 2021 | Wigan Athletic | 10 | (0) |
| 2021– | Carlisle United | 60 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 10 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:04, 8 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:50, 27 March 2018 (UTC) | |||
Corey Whelan (born 10 December 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Carlisle United. He will join AFC Fylde on 1 July 2024. Born in England, he has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth level.
Whelan began his youth career at Crewe Alexandra when he was signed by Liverpool F.C aged 9 in 2007. He made his Liverpool under-18 debut against Manchester United, with the team winning 4–0. He then became a regular starter of the club's under-23 team and team captain. He signed a new contract with the club in December 2017.[3]
On 5 January 2018, Whelan joined League Two club Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the season.[4] He made his debut for Yeovil against Bradford City in the FA Cup third round, on 6 January 2018.[5] He scored his first senior goal against Fleetwood Town in the EFL Trophy on 6 February 2018.
On 31 August 2018, he joined Crewe on loan until January 2019.[6] After under-21s international call-ups, he made his Crewe debut playing at right-back in a 0–0 draw at Cheltenham Town on 15 September 2018.[7] He scored his first goal for Crewe at Gresty Road in a 2–0 win over Grimsby Town on 27 October 2018.[8]
He was released by Liverpool at the end of the 2018–19 season.[9]
On 15 July 2019, Whelan joined USL Championship side Phoenix Rising FC.[10]
On 22 January 2021, Whelan joined League One side Wigan Athletic on a permanent deal until the end of the 2020-21 season. He made 10 appearances at his time at Wigan, helping the club avoid the drop to league 2, despite being in administration .[11]
On 23 June 2021, Whelan agreed to join Carlisle United on two-year deal following the expiry of his contract at Wigan.[12]
Following the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, the club announced that Whelan would depart the club upon the expiration of his contract.[13]
On 13 June 2024, Whelan agreed to join National League side AFC Fylde on a two-year contract with the option for a further season.[14]
Having previously played for Ireland at youth level, he received his first Republic of Ireland under-21 cap in a match against Kosovo on 25 March 2017.[15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool | 2017–18[16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018–19[17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2017–18[16] | League Two | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2018–19[17] | League Two | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Phoenix Rising | 2019[18] | USL Championship | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2020[18] | USL Championship | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| Wigan Athletic | 2020–21[19] | League One | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Carlisle United | 2021–22[20] | League Two | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 2022–23[21] | League Two | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| Career total | 159 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 184 | 4 | ||
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