Personal information | |||
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Full name | Shayne Francis Lavery | ||
Date of birth | (1998-12-08) 8 December 1998 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Aghagallon, County Antrim, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cambridge United | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
Oxford Sunnyside | |||
Portadown | |||
0000–2015 | Glenavon | ||
2015–2019 | Everton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
2019 | → Falkirk (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Linfield | 56 | (33) |
2021–2024 | Blackpool | 95 | (15) |
2024– | Cambridge United | 12 | (4) |
International career | |||
2015 | Northern Ireland U17 | 3 | (2) |
2016 | Northern Ireland U19 | 5 | (1) |
2016– | Northern Ireland U21 | 14 | (5) |
2018– | Northern Ireland | 19 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:05, 21 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:22, 19 June 2023(UTC) |
Shayne Francis Lavery (born 8 December 1998) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Cambridge United. He has also represented the Northern Ireland national team. He has previously played for Everton, Falkirk and Linfield.
Early and personal life
Lavery attended St Michael's Grammar School in Lurgan. His older brother Conor played youth football for Manchester United.
Club career
Lavery played youth football for Oxford Sunnyside, Portadown and Glenavon. He was an unused substitute for Glenavon's first team in December 2014.
In March 2015, Lavery moved to Everton following a successful trial. 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.
Lavery moved on loan to Scottish Championship club Falkirk in January 2019. 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. His deal was then extended by another year in May 2020.
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.
On 7 May 2024, Blackpool announced the player would be leaving the club in the summer when his contract expired.
On 1 July 2024, Lavery joined League One side Cambridge United on a two-year deal. He scored his first goals for the club on 24 August, in a 4–4 draw with Blackpool in League One.
International career
Lavery played for Northern Ireland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 youth levels.
He received his first call up to the Northern Ireland senior team in March 2018, and made his senior debut against Panama in May 2018.
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 20 December 2024
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Glenavon | 2014–15 | NIFL Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Everton | 2015–16 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2016–17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Everton U23 | 2017–18 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
2018–19 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||
Falkirk (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Linfield | 2019–20 | NIFL Premiership | 25 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 14 |
2020–21 | NIFL Premiership | 31 | 23 | 4 | 7 | — | 3 | 0 | 38 | 30 | ||
Total | 62 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 84 | 45 | ||
Blackpool | 2021–22 | EFL Championship | 37 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 40 | 10 | |
2022–23 | EFL Championship | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | ||
2023–24 | EFL League One | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 6 | |
Total | 95 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 106 | 18 | ||
Cambridge United | 2024–25 | EFL League One | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
Career total | 169 | 52 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 204 | 67 |
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 8 September 2024
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Northern Ireland | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | 3 | 0 | |
2020 | 1 | 0 | |
2021 | 4 | 1 | |
2022 | 8 | 2 | |
2023 | 2 | 0 | |
2024 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 20 | 3 |
- Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lavery goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Cap | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 2 September 2021 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | Lithuania | 8 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 9 June 2022 | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo | Kosovo | 14 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C |
3 | 27 September 2022 | Georgios Kamaras Stadium, Athens, Greece | Greece | 17 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2022-23 UEFA Nations League C |
Honours
- Linfield
- Individual
- Ulster Footballer of the Year: 2020–21
- NIFWA Player of the Year: 2020–21
References
- "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Toffees' sweet deal for Shayne". Lurgan Mail. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- "BALLINAMALLARD UNITED VS. GLENAVON 1 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- "Everton squad for Apollon Limassol Europa League match includes eight possible debutants". Liverpool Echo. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- "Lavery Joins Falkirk On Loan". Everton FC. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- "Shayne Lavery: NI striker makes switch to Linfield". BBC. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- "Shayne Lavery among trio to sign one-year contract extensions with Linfield". BBC. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- Bristol City 1–1 Blackpool – BBC Sport, 7 August 2021
- "Blackpool release 11 including Shayne Lavery and Marvin Ekpiteta". BBC Sport. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "SHAYNE LAVERY JOINS THE U'S". Cambridge United F.C. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- "Cambridge stage comeback to draw 4-4 with Blackpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- Shayne Lavery profile at Irish FA website
- ^ Shayne Lavery at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- David Prentice (23 March 2018). "Everton youngster Shayne Lavery wins first full Northern Ireland squad call-up". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- "Panama 0–0 Northern Ireland". BBC Sport. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- "Games played by Shayne Lavery in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- "Games played by Shayne Lavery in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Shayne Lavery in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Shayne Lavery in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- "Games played by Shayne Lavery in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- "Games played by Shayne Lavery in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Lavery, Shayne". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Shayne Lavery scoops another awards double and pays tribute to Linfield team-mates". Belfast Telegraph. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
External links
- Shayne Lavery at WorldFootball.net
- Shayne Lavery at National-Football-Teams.com
Cambridge United F.C. – current squad | |
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- 1998 births
- Living people
- Northern Ireland men's youth international footballers
- Northern Ireland men's under-21 international footballers
- Northern Ireland men's international footballers
- Oxford Sunnyside F.C. players
- Portadown F.C. players
- Glenavon F.C. players
- Everton F.C. players
- Men's association football forwards
- Association footballers from Lurgan
- Falkirk F.C. players
- Linfield F.C. players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- English Football League players
- Cambridge United F.C. players
- 21st-century sportsmen from Northern Ireland