Lloyd Saxton
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 April 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Alsager, Cheshire, England | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1997 | Liverpool | ||
1998–2005 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
2005–2006 | Stoke City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2010 | Plymouth Argyle | 0 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Bradford City | 0 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Vauxhall Motors | 3 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Ånge IF | 68 | (0) |
2015–2021 | GIF Sundsvall | 10 | (0) |
2017 | → Levanger (loan) | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:31, 18 January 2021 (UTC) |
Lloyd Saxton (born 18 April 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is a free agent after leaving his most recent club, GIF Sundsvall.
Career
Saxton was born in Alsager and played in the academies at Liverpool, Bolton Wanderers and Stoke City before turning professional with Plymouth Argyle in 2008.[1] He was released by Argyle in May 2010 without making a first team appearance.[2] Saxton spent the 2010–11 season at Bradford City but failed to make an appearance.[3] Saxton then played for non-league Vauxhall Motors before moving to Sweden to play for Ånge IF.[4] Saxton joined GIF Sundsvall in February 2015.[5] He made his Allsvenskan debut on 7 June 2015 in a 1–1 draw with Kalmar FF.[6] In January 2021, it was announced that after five years, Saxton would be leaving Sundsvall.[7]
Personal life
In October 2018, Saxton became a Swedish citizen.[8]
References
- ^ "Argyle sign three young prospects". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ^ "Plymouth Argyle release McNamee, Folly and Saxton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ^ "Bradford City sign Oliver, Threlfall and Saxton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ^ "Lloyd Saxton tränar med GIF Sundsvall - igen". fotbolltransfers.com. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ^ "Lloyd Saxton får kontrakt med GIF Sundsvall". GIF Sundsvall. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ^ "GIF SUNDSVALL 1-1 KALMAR FF". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ^ "Lloyd Saxton bekräftar - lämnar GIF Sundsvall". fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 16 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ @lloydysaxton (20 October 2018). "I'm now a Swedish Citizen" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 January 2021 – via Twitter.
External links
- Lloyd Saxton at Soccerway
- Lloyd Saxton at Soccerbase
- 1990 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- Swedish footballers
- Allsvenskan players
- Liverpool F.C. players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Stoke City F.C. players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- Vauxhall Motors F.C. players
- Ånge IF players
- GIF Sundsvall players
- People from Alsager
- Association football goalkeepers
- English expatriate footballers
- English expatriates in Sweden