By Middlesbrough Football Club

Get to know Boro's new goalkeeper Liam Roberts...

  • Liam Roberts was born in Walsall and started his career with his hometown club.
  • His early career saw a series of loan moves, the most successful coming at Gresley Rovers, where they challenged for promotion from the Northern Premier League, and Chester, where he kept six consecutive clean sheets.
  • Liam made his Walsall debut against Millwall in February 2016.
  • He became the Saddlers first choice goalkeeper in 2017/18 and went on to make 149 appearances for his boyhood club.
  • He joined Northampton in the summer of 2021 and made 49 appearances in all competitions for the club.
  • He was named Player of the Year and Players’ Player of the Year for his performances in 2022.
  • Liam was the goalkeeping choice in the PFA League Two Team of the Year for 2021/22 after keeping an EFL-high 21 clean sheets. 
  • Liam joined Boro in June 2022 after opting against signing a new contract at Northampton.