Liam Gillion
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William Bruce Gillion (born 17 October 2002) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a forward for A-League club Auckland FC and the New Zealand national team.
Club career
Youth career
Gillion played for Drury United, Manurewa and Western Suburbs at youth level, before making his first team debut with Suburbs in 2019.
Auckland City
In February 2022, Gillion signed with Auckland City.
Auckland FC
On 19 June 2024, Gillion signed a scholarship contract with new A-League side Auckland FC.
He made 13 appearances during the 2024–25 season, recording one assist in a 4–1 win over Central Coast Mariners FC. Gillion scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 win over Gold Coast Knights in the Australia Cup.
On 14 January 2026, it was announced that Gillion would be part of Auckland FC (OFC) squad in the newly founded OFC Professional League, in line with OFC regulations allowing the inclusion of under-23 players from the A-League squad.
On 17 January 2026, Gillion started in a 3–0 win over South Island United, scoring a penalty and was awarded the OFC Man of the Match award.
International career
Gillion was called up for the New Zealand U23 for the 2023 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. He made his debut on 30 August 2023, in the first group game against Fiji. In July 2024, Gillion was selected as an alternate player for New Zealand U23 at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Personal life
Gillion is the older brother of Bula FC midfielder Fergus Gillion.
Career statistics
Club
As of match played on 18 January 2025.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Others | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Western Suburbs | 2019 | Central League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | National League | 18 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | 5 | 0 | 28 | 8 | ||
| Total | 33 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 8 | ||
| Auckland City | 2022 | National League | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 5 |
| 2023 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 14 | ||
| 2024 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 21 | 13 | |||
| Total | 59 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 86 | 32 | ||
| Auckland FC | 2024–25 | A-League Men | 13 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Total | ||||||||||||
| Auckland FC (OFC) | 2026 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 104 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 141 | 40 |
International
As of match played 18 November 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
Honours
Western Suburbs
- Central League: 2019
Auckland City
- Northern League: 2022, 2023, 2024
- New Zealand National League: 2022
- Chatham Cup: 2022
- OFC Champions League: 2022, 2023, 2024
Auckland FC
New Zealand U23
Individual
- OFC Champions League Golden Ball: 2024
External links
- at Soccerway
- at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- at Olympics.com