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Lloyd Saxton
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-04-18) 18 April 1990 (age 34)
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)
2017Levanger (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

  1. ^ "Argyle sign three young prospects". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Plymouth Argyle release McNamee, Folly and Saxton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Bradford City sign Oliver, Threlfall and Saxton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Lloyd Saxton tränar med GIF Sundsvall - igen". fotbolltransfers.com. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Lloyd Saxton får kontrakt med GIF Sundsvall". GIF Sundsvall. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  6. ^ "GIF SUNDSVALL 1-1 KALMAR FF". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Lloyd Saxton bekräftar - lämnar GIF Sundsvall". fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 16 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  8. ^ @lloydysaxton (20 October 2018). "I'm now a Swedish Citizen" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 January 2021 – via Twitter.