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Shayne Lavery

Shayne Lavery

Northern Irish footballer

Shayne Francis Lavery (born 8 December 1998) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Blackpool and the Northern Ireland national team. He has previously played for Everton, Falkirk and Linfield.

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Early and personal life

Lavery attended St Michael's Grammar School in Lurgan.[2] His older brother Conor played youth football for Manchester United.[2]

Club career

Lavery played youth football for Oxford Sunnyside, Portadown and Glenavon.[2] He was an unused substitute for Glenavon's first team in December 2014.[3]

In March 2015, Lavery moved to Everton following a successful trial.[2] On 6 December 2017, Lavery was named in Everton's first-team squad for the Europa League match away to Apollon Limassol but was an unused substitute.[4]

Lavery moved on loan to Scottish Championship club Falkirk in January 2019.[5] Following the end of his loan, Lavery departed Everton at the end of the 2018–19 season.

On 31 May 2019, it was announced that Lavery had joined Linfield on a one-year deal.[6] His deal was then extended by another year in May 2020.[7]

Lavery signed for Blackpool on 1 July 2021 on a two-year contract, with an option of a further 12 months. He scored, deep into injury time, on his debut as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 draw at Bristol City on 7 August.[8]

International career

Lavery played for Northern Ireland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 youth levels.[2][9][10]

He received his first call up to the Northern Ireland senior team in March 2018,[11] and made his senior debut against Panama in May 2018.[12]

Lavery's first international goal came on 2 September 2021 against Lithuania in Vilnius, in a 2022 World Cup qualifier which Northern Ireland went on to win 4–1.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 April 2022
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  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 19 June 2022[18]
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Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lavery goal.[18]
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Honours

Linfield
Individual

References

  1. [1]
    "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
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    "Toffees' sweet deal for Shayne". Lurgan Mail. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
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    "BALLINAMALLARD UNITED VS. GLENAVON 1 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
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    "Everton squad for Apollon Limassol Europa League match includes eight possible debutants". Liverpool Echo. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Lavery Joins Falkirk On Loan". Everton FC. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  6. [6]
    "Shayne Lavery: NI striker makes switch to Linfield". BBC. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  7. [7]
    "Shayne Lavery among trio to sign one-year contract extensions with Linfield". BBC. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  8. [8]
    Bristol City 1–1 Blackpool – BBC Sport, 7 August 2021
  9. [9]
    Shayne Lavery profile at Irish FA website
  10. [10]
    Shayne Lavery at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  11. [11]
    David Prentice (23 March 2018). "Everton youngster Shayne Lavery wins first full Northern Ireland squad call-up". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  12. [12]
    "Panama 0–0 Northern Ireland". BBC Sport. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  13. [13]
    "Games played by Shayne Lavery in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  14. [14]
    "Games played by Shayne Lavery in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
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    "Games played by Shayne Lavery in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
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    "Games played by Shayne Lavery in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  17. [17]
    "Games played by Shayne Lavery in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  18. [18]
    "Lavery, Shayne". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  19. [19]
    "Shayne Lavery scoops another awards double and pays tribute to Linfield team-mates". Belfast Telegraph. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
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