Isaac Jude Price (born 26 September 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Standard Liège and the Northern Ireland national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Isaac Jude Price[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Pontefract, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Standard Liège | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2022 | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Everton | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Standard Liège | 51 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Northern Ireland U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Northern Ireland U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Northern Ireland U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | Northern Ireland U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Northern Ireland | 18 | (6) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:46, 18 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early and personal life
editPrice was born in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, and raised in Normanton, nearby Wakefield. His paternal grandmother was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland and he also has ancestry from the Republic of Ireland and Germany.[2][3]
Club career
editPrice joined the Everton academy at the age of 7.[4] In September 2020, he signed his first professional contract with the club, for three years.[5] On 3 March 2022, he made his professional debut as an 89th-minute substitute in the 2–0 FA Cup victory over Boreham Wood.[6] On 22 May, he made his Premier League debut as a 78th-minute replacement for Tom Davies in a 5–1 loss to Arsenal on the final day of the season.[7]
On 10 June 2023, Price signed a four-year deal for Standard Liège of the Belgian Pro League.[8] He scored his first club goal on 8 October, a last-minute winner in a 2–1 home victory against Club Brugge KV.[9]
International career
editPrice was eligible to play internationally for Germany or the Republic of Ireland, and was tracked by England before opting for Northern Ireland.[2][3]
On 7 March 2023, he received his first call-up to the Northern Irish senior national team for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against San Marino and Finland.[10][11] On 23 March, he made his senior international debut as a substitute in the 2–0 win over San Marino.[12] On 7 September 2023, Price scored his first goal for Northern Ireland, an equaliser in the 4–2 defeat away to Slovenia in a Euro 2024 qualifier.[13]
On 15 October 2024, Price scored a hat-trick in a 5–0 victory over Bulgaria in the UEFA Nations League.[14] In doing so, he became the first Northern Irish player to score at least two goals in a match at Windsor Park since Kyle Lafferty in 2016.[14] It was also only the fourth time the nation has ever scored five goals in a match.[15]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 6 October 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Everton | 2021–22 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Standard Liège | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 49 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 1 | ||
- ^ Includes FA Cup, Belgian Cup
International
editAs of 18 November 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 2023 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 | |
| Total | 18 | 6 | |
- Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Price goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 September 2023 | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia | 5 |  Slovenia |
1–1 | 2–4 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualification | |
| 2 | 20 November 2023 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | 9 |  Denmark |
1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualification | |
| 3 | 15 October 2024 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | 16 |  Bulgaria |
1–0 | 5–0 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C | [15] |
| 4 | 2–0 | |||||||
| 5 | 4–0 | |||||||
| 6 | 18 November 2024 | Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | 18 |  Luxembourg |
1–0 | 2–2 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C |
References
edit- ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2020/21 retained lists". premierleague.com. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ a b Beacom, Steven (13 December 2022). "Irish FA fearing a tug of war over Everton teen Isaac Price as other nations eye up Northern Ireland underage star". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ a b Beacom, Steven (8 September 2023). "Choosing Northern Ireland over England was the right decision for me, declares teenage midfield ace". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Player Profiles Everton Football Club". Everton F.C. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "England youth international Welch pens first Everton pro deal". Everton F.C. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Everton 2-0 Boreham Wood". BBC Sport. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Arsenal 5-1 Everton". BBC. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Isaac Price: Teenage Northern Ireland midfielder joins Standard Liege from Everton". BBC. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ Gray, Andy (12 October 2023). "Isaac Price: 'Different but great' - NI youngster who left Everton for Belgium". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Michael O'Neill names Northern Ireland squad for opening Euro qualifiers". IFA. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "Euro 2024 qualifiers: Leicester's Evans included in NI squad with Lafferty omitted". BBC. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ "San Marino 0-2 Northern Ireland: 'No ceiling point' for young players - Michael O'Neill". BBC. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ Parker, Ian (7 September 2023). "Northern Ireland's Euro 2024 hopes suffer huge blow with Slovenia defeat". The Independent. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Hat-trick hero Isaac Price shines as five-star Northern Ireland run riot in UEFA Nations League victory over Bulgaria". Newsletter. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ a b "NI hat-trick 'best night of my life' - Price". BBC. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
External links
edit- Isaac Price at Soccerway
- Isaac Price at WorldFootball.net
- Isaac Price at Soccerway.com
- Isaac Price at WorldFootball.net
- Isaac Price at Soccerbase.com
- Isaac Price at National-Football-Teams.com
- Isaac Price at 11v11.com
