Shayne Lavery

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

Shayne Lavery
Personal information
Full name Shayne Francis Lavery[1]
Date of birth (1998-12-08) 8 December 1998
Place of birth Aghagallon, Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft (183 cm)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Linfield
Number 14
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– Linfield 25 (10)
National team‡
2015 Northern Ireland U17 3 (2)
2016 Northern Ireland U19 5 (1)
2016– Northern Ireland U21 11 (5)
2018– Northern Ireland[2] 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:11, 18 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:44, 5 September 2019 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Lavery attended St Michael's Grammar School in Lurgan.[3] His older brother Conor played youth football for Manchester United.[3]

Club career

Lavery played youth football for Oxford Sunnyside, Portadown and Glenavon.[3] He was an unused substitute for Glenavon's first team in December 2014.[4]

In March 2015, Lavery moved to Everton following a successful trial.[3] 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.[5]

Lavery moved on loan to Scottish Championship club Falkirk in January 2019.[6] Following the end of his loan, Lavery departed Everton at the end of the 2018-19 season.

On 31st May 2019, it was announced that Lavery had joined Linfield on a one-year deal.

International career

Lavery played for Northern Ireland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 youth levels.[3][7][8]

He received his first call up to the Northern Ireland senior team in March 2018,[9] and made his senior debut against Panama in May 2018.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 29 August 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Glenavon 2014–15[8] NIFL Premiership 0000000000
Everton 2015–16[11] Premier League 000000—00
2016–17[12] Premier League 000000—00
2017–18[13] Premier League 0000000000
2018–19[14] Premier League 000000—00
Total 0000000000
Everton U23 2017–18[13] ———2[lower-alpha 1]020
2018–19[14] ———3[lower-alpha 1]131
Falkirk (loan) 2018–19[14] Scottish Championship 6000000060
Linfield 2019–20[8] NIFL Premiership 2100008[lower-alpha 2]4105
Career total 810000135216
  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 29 May 2018[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Northern Ireland 201810
Total10
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References
  1. "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  2. "Shayne Lavery". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  3. "Toffees' sweet deal for Shayne". Lurgan Mail. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  4. "BALLINAMALLARD UNITED VS. GLENAVON 1 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  5. "Everton squad for Apollon Limassol Europa League match includes eight possible debutants". Liverpool Echo. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  6. "Lavery Joins Falkirk On Loan". Everton FC. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  7. Shayne Lavery profile at Irish FA website
  8. Shayne Lavery at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  9. David Prentice (23 March 2018). "Everton youngster Shayne Lavery wins first full Northern Ireland squad call-up". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  10. "Panama 0–0 Northern Ireland". BBC Sport. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  11. "Games played by Shayne Lavery in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  12. "Games played by Shayne Lavery in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  13. "Games played by Shayne Lavery in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  14. "Games played by Shayne Lavery in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  15. "Lavery, Shayne". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
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