40 Facts About Liam Craig

Liam Craig was born on 27 December 1986 and is a Scottish former professional footballer.

Liam Craig is an attack-minded creative midfield player who operates on the left side of midfield or in a central position.

Liam Craig has played for Falkirk, St Johnstone and Hibernian during a sixteen-year career.

Liam Craig moved to Ipswich Town at sixteen years old, a week after leaving school and progressed through the academy.

On 9 January 2006, Liam Craig was among three players to be released by the club.

On 17 January 2006, Liam Craig joined Scottish Premier League side Falkirk, where he started out his professional football career.

On 20 September 2006, Liam Craig signed a contract with Falkirk, keeping him until 2008.

Liam Craig moved to St Johnstone on a month's loan in December 2007.

Liam Craig scored two goals in two matches between 12 February 2008 and 16 February 2008 against Ross County and Hamilton Academical.

Liam Craig then scored four more goals for the club by the end of the year, coming against Partick Thistle, Dunfermline Athletic, Clyde and Airdrieonians.

Liam Craig was part of St Johnstone's promotion squad when the Saints secured promotion to the Scottish Premier League after beating Greenock Morton to end their seven-year stint in the First Division.

Liam Craig scored four goals in three matches between 17 January 2010 and 27 January 2010, including a brace against Forfar Athletic in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.

Liam Craig scored three goals in two matches against Hibernian between 17 February 2010 and 27 February 2010.

Two weeks later against his former club, Falkirk, on 13 March 2010, Liam Craig scored a penalty before setting up a winning goal for Kenny Deuchar.

Liam Craig then scored three goals in three matches between 22 September 2012 and 29 September 2012, coming against Ross County, Queen's Park and Dundee.

Liam Craig signed a pre-contract agreement with Hibernian on 18 January 2013.

Liam Craig made his debut for the club in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round against Malmo FF.

Since joining the club, Liam Craig became a first team regular, playing in a wide-midfield position.

Liam Craig continued to remain as captain for Hibernian in his second season at the club but found himself in and out of the starting eleven.

On 16 July 2015, Liam Craig returned to St Johnstone for the second time by signing a one-year contract.

Manager Wright stated that Liam Craig is expected to score more goals on his return to St Johnstone.

Liam Craig continued to feature in the first team, playing in the midfield position.

Liam Craig's contributions saw the Saints qualify for the UEFA Europa League next season.

Liam Craig managed to regain his first team place back, playing in the midfield positions.

On 25TH January 2019, Liam Craig signed a contract extension with the Saints, keeping him until 2020.

Liam Craig made two appearances in the Scottish League Cup, as the Saints were eliminated in the group stage.

However, Liam Craig suffered a groin injury that saw him out for a month.

Liam Craig was one of three St Johnstone players to sign a short-term six-month contract extension in May 2020, as the club formulated plans amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Liam Craig criticised Scottish Professional Football League's decision makers for drowning players' voices out of the league reconstruction debate.

Liam Craig played all four matches in the group stage of the Scottish League Cup and helped the club reach the knockout stage of the Scottish League Cup.

Liam Craig started in the next two Scottish League Cup matches, including scoring a winning penalty in a shootout against Dunfermline Athletic.

However, Liam Craig soon lost his first team place, due to strong competitions in the midfield positions.

Liam Craig was eligible to play for Scotland, England and Wales.

Liam Craig made three appearances for the under-19 side, as he was unable to help Scotland U19 qualify for the UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

In July 2016, Liam Craig revealed that he's planning to be a coach once his playing career comes to an end and has a coaching badge.

Liam Craig joined the Arbroath coaching team in November 2023, assisting caretaker manager Stuart Malcolm.

Liam Craig then joined Queen's Park in January 2024 as assistant to former St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson.

Liam Craig would leave Queen's in June 2024 to become assistant head coach to David Gray at Hibernian.

Liam Craig began to follow vegan diet at a recommendation from teammate Liam Craig Bryson.

Liam Craig is married to his wife, Laura, a Falkirk FC employee, and together they have three children.