Liam Michael Sercombe (born 25 April 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Weston-super-Mare on loan from club Forest Green Rovers.
Sercombe came through the youth ranks at Exeter City, and signed a full professional contract with the club in June 2007.
Sercombe made a number of appearances at reserve team level before making his debut on 11 August 2007 against Altrincham in the Conference National, coming on after just 11 minutes to replace the injured Andy Taylor. Exeter went on to win the match 4âÂÂ1. Sercombe made seven appearances that season, helping Exeter win promotion to League Two after a five-year absence, as they beat Torquay United in the play-off semi-finals, and then Cambridge United 1âÂÂ0 in the final at Wembley Stadium.
Sercombe began to play more regularly the following season and scored his first goal on 21 October 2008 as Exeter beat Port Vale 3âÂÂ1 at Vale Park. He scored his second goal for the club in a 2âÂÂ1 away win against Luton Town.
Exeter achieved successive promotions, and Sercombe helped them seal promotion as they beat Rotherham United 1âÂÂ0 away on the final day of the 2008âÂÂ09 season, manager Paul Tisdale guiding Exeter to League One for only the fourth time in their 105-year history. Sercombe scored just once in the 2009âÂÂ10 season, in a 2âÂÂ2 draw against Wycombe Wanderers on 20 March 2010. He scored his first goal of the 2010âÂÂ11 season in a 5âÂÂ1 win against Sheffield Wednesday; he scored two further goals that season, in a 3âÂÂ1 win against Charlton Athletic, and a 1âÂÂ1 draw against Tranmere Rovers.
On 9 April 2012, Sercombe scored twice as Exeter beat Leyton Orient 3âÂÂ0 at St James Park. The following game, he scored in a 3âÂÂ2 defeat to relegation rivals Rochdale. He had given Exeter a 2âÂÂ0 lead at the time, but Rochdale scored three times in the last 10 minutes of the game to win the game 3âÂÂ2. Sercombe scored again the following game, this time in a 4âÂÂ2 home win against Walsall. On 28 April, he scored for the fourth game in a row; however, Exeter lost the game 4âÂÂ1 to Carlisle United and were relegated from League One.
On 13 May 2015, Sercombe signed a two-year contract with Oxford United after his contract expired with former club Exeter City. He scored a career-best total of 17 goals from the centre of midfield in his first season, helping the Us secure promotion to League One. His goals included a penalty in a memorable 3âÂÂ2 home win over Swansea City of the Premier League in the third round of the FA Cup. In November the following season he ruptured his medial knee ligament and was expected to miss the rest of the season, but his recovery was quicker than expected and he returned to first-team action as a substitute against Rotherham United in an FA Cup third-round victory on 4 January 2017. In February 2017 he scored Oxford's opening goal in a 2âÂÂ1 away victory over local rivals Swindon Town.
He appeared at Wembley Stadium in the 2016 Football League Trophy Final, in which Oxford lost 3âÂÂ2 to Barnsley, and scored his side's only goal in the final of the same competition the following year, a 2âÂÂ1 defeat to Coventry City.
After being sidelined by Oxford for undisclosed "disciplinary reasons", on 31 May 2017 Sercombe signed with Bristol Rovers for an undisclosed six-figure fee believed to be in the region of ã150,000.
Sercombe made his debut on the opening day in a 1âÂÂ0 defeat to Charlton Athletic. The following Tuesday Sercombe started in an EFL Cup game against Cambridge United in which Rovers won 4âÂÂ1 with Sercombe scoring the fourth goal.
At the end of the 2019âÂÂ20 season, after a successful spell at the club, Sercombe was released by Bristol Rovers.
Following his release from Bristol Rovers, Cheltenham Town announced the signing of Sercombe on 4 August 2020. He made his debut for Cheltenham by scoring the winning goal in a 1âÂÂ0 EFL Cup away victory over Peterborough United in September 2020.
Sercombe signed a new one-year deal with the club at the end of the 2021âÂÂ22 season. During the 2023/24 season, Sercombe finished as Cheltenham's top goalscorer, with 11 goals. On 22 May 2024, the club announced he would be leaving in the summer when his contract expired. Sercombe left Cheltenham
On 24 May 2024, Sercombe agreed to join National League side Forest Green Rovers upon the expiration of his Cheltenham Town contract.
On 13 November 2025, Sercombe joined National League South club Weston-super-Mare on a one-month loan.
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