Reuben Noble-Lazarus
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Reuben Courtney Noble-Lazarus | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Huddersfield, England | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker Left winger |
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| Club information | |||
| Current club | Barnsley | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Barnsley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008– | Barnsley | 12 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:27, 14 August 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Reuben Courtney Noble-Lazarus (born 16 August 1993) is an English footballer who currently plays for Barnsley.
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[edit] Position
He can play as an outright striker or on the left.[1]
[edit] Career
At 15 years and 45 days old, he became the youngest player ever to feature in a Football League match[2][dead link] when he came on as a substitute during Barnsley's 3–0 Championship defeat by Ipswich Town on 30 September 2008.[1]
The previous weekend, Noble-Lazarus had scored a hat-trick for the Barnsley under-18 team,[3] for whom he had played since he was 12 years old,[4] and was selected as a substitute for the senior team's visit to Portman Road. Coming on in the 84th minute of the match to replace Martin Devaney, Noble-Lazarus surpassed the record set by Bradford Park Avenue's Albert Geldard in September 1929, and equalled by Welshman Ken Roberts for Wrexham F.C. in 1951, by 113 days.[1] He was too young to be paid for his appearance – Barnsley manager Simon Davey joked he would be given pizza and a ham sandwich for his efforts – [5] and was due to return to Newsome High School[6] in Huddersfield the following day.[7][8]
Davey had wanted to play Noble-Lazarus in the League Cup earlier in the season but was prevented from doing so by the competition's rules, which prohibit the selection of players under the age of 15.[8] The club has made an agreement with Noble-Lazarus' school to allow him to train with the club for two days each week.[1] Davey has said that the club will "nurture" Noble-Lazarus by ensuring that he is "...dipped in and dipped back out..." of the team.[9] Noble-Lazarus was included in Barnsley's squad to face Doncaster Rovers the weekend after his debut, making another substitute appearance when he came on for Iain Hume in the 87th minute.[10]
Under new boss Mark Robins, Noble-Lazarus was used twice as a substitute towards the end of the 2009/10 season.[11] He made his first senior start against Doncaster in a 2–2 draw on 25 April 2011, and scored his first senior goal as a substitute against Millwall on the last day of the 2010/11 season.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Barnsley schoolboy makes history". BBC Sport. 2008-10-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/7645562.stm. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
- ^ Barber, David (1 October 2008). "Reuben is the youngest". The Football Association. http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/NewsFromTheFA/Postings/2008/10. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
- ^ "Full time from The Oakwell Academy". Barnsley F.C.. 2008-09-27. http://www.barnsleyfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10309~1405395,00.html. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
- ^ "Starlet poised for first-team spot". Eurosport (Yahoo!). 2008-09-29. http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/29092008/1/starlet-poised-first-team-spot.html. Retrieved 2008-10-01.[dead link]
- ^ "Back to school for the 15-year-old who has become the Football League's youngest ever player". Daily Mail (London). 1 October 2008. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1065914/Back-school-15-year-old-Football-Leagues-youngest-player.html.
- ^ Peal, Janet (2010-04-27). "Newsome High School". http://www.newsomehigh.kirklees.sch.uk/.
- ^ Bulstrode, Mark (2008-09-30). "Davey won't rush Noble-Lazarus". Sporting Life. http://www.sportinglife.com/football/nationwide1/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/08/09/30/SOCCER_Ipswich_2nd_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=nationwide1. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
- ^ a b Henderson, Mel (2008-10-01). "Ipswich 3 Barnsley 0". The Sun (London: News Group Newspapers). http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/article1752445.ece. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
- ^ "Ipswich 3–0 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 2008-10-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/7639324.stm. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
- ^ "Barnsley 4–1 Doncaster". BBC Sport. 2008-10-05. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/7649091.stm. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
- ^ "Ipswich Town vs Barnsley". Barnsley FC. 2010-03-20. http://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10309~48762,00.html. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
[edit] External links
- Profile at barnsleyfc.co.uk
- Reuben Noble-Lazarus career stats at Soccerbase
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