Samuel Lavelle
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samuel Mark Lavelle[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 3 October 1996||
Place of birth | Blackpool, England | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Morecambe | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2015 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
2017– | Morecambe | 64 | (3) |
International career | |||
2013–2014 | Scotland U18 | 2 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Scotland U19 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:44, 7 September 2019 (UTC) |
Samuel Mark Lavelle (born 3 October 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Morecambe. Born in England, he represented Scotland at youth international level.
Club career
Blackburn Rovers
Lavelle began his career with Blackburn Rovers, leaving at the end of the 2015–16 season.[3]
Bolton Wanderers
He signed for Bolton Wanderers for the 2016–17 season. He was not retained for the 2017–18 season due to the club's transfer embargo; he spoke about how he felt he had been left "hung out to dry" and that the EFL "[were] punishing a young English player instead of Bolton Wanderers."[4]
Morecambe
On 1 August 2017, he signed for Morecambe, being assigned the number 16 shirt until the expiry of his contract on 30 June 2018.[5][6] Lavelle made his debut as a 93rd minute substitute for the League Two club, on 5 August, in the first competitive game of the season against Cheltenham Town in a 2–1 home win.[7][8] He scored his first goal for Morecambe in a 4-3 EFL Cup defeat at Barnsley on 8 August 2017.[9]
In November 2017 he received a two-match ban for "deception" after falsely winning a penalty.[10]
He signed a new contract with the club in April 2018.[11]
He signed a new contract with the club in October 2019.[12]
In recent times Sam lavelle has acquired the captains armband for the shrimps
Career statistics
- As of match played 3 September 2019
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Morecambe | 2017–18[13] | League Two | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3[a] | 0 | 31 | 2 |
2018–19[14] | League Two | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
2019–20[15] | League Two | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
Career total | 64 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 75 | 4 |
- ^ a b c Appearance in the Football League Trophy
References
- ^ "Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Marcus Barnes". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Young Blackburn Rovers defender announces he is leaving the club". Lancashire Telegraph.
- ^ "Embargo rules left out-going Wanderer Sam 'hung out to dry'". The Bolton News.
- ^ "LAVELLE SIGNS". www.morecambefc.com.
- ^ "Sam Lavelle: Morecambe sign young defender on one-year deal". 1 August 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Twitter". mobile.twitter.com.
- ^ "Morecambe vs. Cheltenham Town – Football Match Summary – August 5, 2017". ESPN FC. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "Barnsley 4-3 Morecambe". BBC. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ "Sam Lavelle: Morecambe defender banned for deception". 30 November 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Sam Lavelle: Morecambe defender signs new two-year contract at the Globe Arena". 26 April 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Sam Lavelle: Morecambe defender signs new deal until 2022". 15 October 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Games played by Samuel Lavelle in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Samuel Lavelle in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Samuel Lavelle in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2019.