Reggie Lambe

Reginald Everard Vibart Thompson-Lambe (born 4 February 1991), known as Reggie Lambe, is a Bermudian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Reggie Lambe

Lambe in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Reginald Everard Vibart Thompson-Lambe[1]
Date of birth	(1991-02-04) 4 February 1991[2]
Place of birth	Hamilton, Bermuda
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2007–2009	Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Ipswich Town	2	(0)
2011	→ Bristol Rovers (loan)	7	(0)
2012–2013	Toronto FC	54	(2)
2014	Nyköpings BIS	11	(1)
2014–2016	Mansfield Town	67	(10)
2016–2018	Carlisle United	72	(12)
2018–2020	Cambridge United	55	(5)
National team^‡
2007–	Bermuda	41	(9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:59, 28 May 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:59, 28 May 2020 (UTC)

Lambe is a Bermudian national team player, making his first appearance at age 16 against St Kitts and Nevis in December 2007.[4][5]

Club career

Lambe began his professional career with Ipswich Town F.C., playing on the youth team and eventually joining the reserve squad, as well as making a first team appearance in a League Cup match against Shrewsbury Town. Lambe made his league debut in Ipswich Town's victory over Middlesbrough at Riverside Stadium on 7 August 2010, replacing Carlos Edwards in the 64th minute. The game ended in a 3–1 win for Ipswich Town.

Lambe joined Bristol Rovers on loan on 24 March 2011.[6] While with Rovers Lambe made seven league appearances.

Lambe signed with Canadian club Toronto FC, of Major League Soccer (MLS), on 7 December 2011.[7] Lambe scored his first goal(s) for Toronto in league play, scoring twice against Chicago Fire on 21 April, the game ended in a 3–2 home defeat.[8] Lambe helped Toronto win the 2012 Canadian Championship with two goals, tying him with three other players for the Canadian Championship Golden Boot. He was put on waivers by Toronto FC on March 5, 2014.[9]

After being waived by Toronto FC, Lambe joined Nyköpings BIS of Sweden's Division 1 Norra. Over three months, Lambe made twelve appearances for the club, scoring one goal before leaving. After leaving Nyköpings, Lambe had a short trial with Mansfield Town before officially signing for the club for the 2014–2015 season on 17 September 2014.[10] Three days later, Lambe was named to the lineup as a substitute for Mansfield Town's league match against Carlisle United.[11] Lambe went on to debut for the club in the match, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for Fergus Bell.[12]

Lambe joined League Two rivals Carlisle United in June 2016.[13] He scored on his debut in a 1–1 draw with Portsmouth on 6 August 2016.[14]

At the end of the 2017–18 season he was released by Carlisle.[15]

On 28 June 2018, Lambe joined League Two club Cambridge United on a two-year contract.[16] He scored his first goal for Cambridge in a 3–1 EFL Trophy loss to Southend United on 4 September 2018.[17]

International career

Lambe made his first full international appearance for Bermuda as a 16-year-old against St Kitts and Nevis in December 2007.

On 30 August 2008, Lambe scored four goals for his national team, in a 7–0 defeat of Saint Martin; a Digicel Cup match. These were his first goals for his country.[18]

In May 2019 Lambe was named to the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad ahead of Bermuda's first ever participation at the tournament.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 February 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ipswich Town	2009–10[20]	Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	2010–11[21]	Championship	2	0	0	0	3	0	—		5	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	6	0
Bristol Rovers (loan)	2011–12[22]	League One	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Toronto FC	2012[23]	Major League Soccer	27	2	4	2	—		3[lower-alpha 1]	0	34	4
	2013[23]	Major League Soccer	27	0	1	0	—		3[lower-alpha 1]	2	31	2
	Total		54	2	5	2	0	0	6	2	65	6
Toronto FC II	2013[23]	United Soccer League	3	1	0	0	—		0	0	3	1
Nyköpings	2014[23]	Division 1 Norra	11	1	0	0	—		0	0	11	1
Mansfield Town	2014–15[24]	League Two	30	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	34	5
	2015–16[25]	League Two	37	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	39	5
	Total		67	10	5	0	1	0	0	0	73	10
Carlisle United	2016–17[26]	League Two	38	6	2	1	1	0	6[lower-alpha 2]	1	47	8
	2017–18[27]	League Two	34	6	5	0	2	0	2[lower-alpha 3]	0	43	6
	Total		72	12	7	1	3	0	8	1	90	14
Cambridge United	2018–19[28]	League Two	32	3	1	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 3]	1	36	4
	2019–20[29]	League Two	23	2	1	0	2	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	27	2
	Total		55	5	2	0	3	0	3	1	63	6
Career total			271	31	19	3	11	0	17	4	318	38

1. Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
2. Four appearances and one goal in EFL Trophy, two appearances in EFL League Two play-offs
3. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 11 March 2020[30]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bermuda
	2007	1	0
	2008	8	4
	2011	4	0
	2012	2	0
	2015	4	0
	2016	4	1
	2017	4	0
	2018	5	4
	2019	8	0
	2020	1	0
Total		41	9

International goals

Scores and results list Bermuda's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lambe goal.[31]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	30 August 2008	Truman Bodden Stadium, George Town, Cayman Islands	Saint Martin	1–0	7–0	2008 Caribbean Cup qualification
2.				3–0
3.				4–0
4.				5–0
5.	16 March 2016	Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda	French Guiana	2–1	2–1	2017 Caribbean Cup qualification
6.	21 March 2018	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda	Antigua and Barbuda	2–3	2–3	Friendly
7.	12 October 2018	Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda	Sint Maarten	1–0	12–0	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
8.				3–0
9.				11–0

Honours

Toronto FC

• Canadian Championship: 2012

Individual

• Canadian Championship Golden Boot: 2012 (shared)

References

1. "The Football League Retained List". The Football League. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
2. "Reggie Lambe". Ipswich Town F.C. 18 February 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
3. https://www.cambridge-united.co.uk/teams/first-team/midfielder/reggie-lambe
4. "International appearances by Town players (All caps) – Reggie Lambe". Pride of Anglia. Retrieved 16 February 2008.
5. "Lambe picks up the pace after Ipswich Town move". Bermudian Sun. 6 February 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2008.
6. "Bristol Rovers sign Reggie Lambe on loan from Ipswich". BBC Sport. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
7. "Lambe Lands at Toronto FC". TorontoFC.ca. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
8. "Toronto Thwarted at BMO Field". TorontoFC.ca. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
9. http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2014/03/lambe-placed-waivers
10. "Reggie Lambe Signs For Mansfield Town FC". BerNews. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
11. "Stags unchanged for visit of Carlisle United". Mansfield Town F.C. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
12. "Mansfield vs. Carlisle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
13. "Lambe joins Cumbrians". Mansfield Town Official Site. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
14. "Portsmouth 1–1 Carlisle". BBC Sport. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
15. "Carlisle United release eight players after missing out on League Two play-offs". BBC Sport. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
16. "Cambridge United sign former Carlisle forward". BBC Sport. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
17. "Lambe off the mark but Cambridge United lose at Southend". Cambridge-news.co.uk. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
18. "Reggie Lambe – Caps". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
19. Thompson, Colin (31 May 2019). "Bermuda announce 23-man squad for Gold Cup".
20. "Games played by Reggie Lambe in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
21. "Games played by Reggie Lambe in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
22. "Games played by Reggie Lambe in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
23. Reggie Lambe at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
24. "Games played by Reggie Lambe in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
25. "Games played by Reggie Lambe in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
26. "Games played by Reggie Lambe in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
27. "Games played by Reggie Lambe in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
28. "Games played by Reggie Lambe in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
29. "Games played by Reggie Lambe in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
30. Reggie Lambe at National-Football-Teams.com
31. "CFD profile". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved 29 March 2016.

External links

• Mansfield Town FC profile
• Reggie Lambe – FIFA competition record
• Reggie Lambe at Soccerbase
• Reggie Lambe at National-Football-Teams.com
• Caribbean Football Database profile