Steven Lennon

Steven Lennon (born 20 January 1988) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward in the Úrvalsdeild for FH.

Steven Lennon

Personal information
Full name	Steven Lennon[1]
Date of birth	(1988-01-20) 20 January 1988
Place of birth	Irvine, Scotland
Playing position(s)	Midfielder/Striker
Club information
Current team	FH
Number	7
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2010	Rangers	3	(0)
2008–2009	→ Partick Thistle (loan)	8	(0)
2010	→ Lincoln City (loan)	19	(3)
2010	Dundalk	9	(0)
2011	Newport County	9	(0)
2011–2013	Fram	37	(14)
2013–2014	Sandnes Ulf	28	(3)
2014–	FH	116	(64)
National team^‡
2006–2007	Scotland U19	4	(0)
2008	Scotland U21	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:40, 29 March 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:56, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

He has previously played for Rangers, Partick Thistle, Lincoln City, Dundalk, Newport County, Fram Reykjavík and Sandnes Ulf.[2][3]

Career

Rangers

Lennon was born in Irvine, North Ayrshire. He started off his career as a midfielder but changed to a striker, becoming a regular for the Rangers reserve team. He made his debut for the Rangers first team in a Scottish Premier League match against Inverness on 27 December 2006, coming on as a substitute for Nacho Novo.[4]

Lennon became known as a prolific goalscorer, scoring numerous goals for Rangers' under-19s in the 2006–07 season including a hat-trick in a 3–3 draw with Dundee United. He then scored a hat-trick in Rangers' 5–0 defeat of rivals Celtic in the Scottish Youth Cup final on 26 April 2007.[5]

On 3 December 2007, Lennon signed a new contract that was to have seen him tied to the club until at least 2010.[6]

Lennon joined Partick Thistle on loan on 16 August 2008. The deal lasted until 26 January 2009.[7]

Lennon subsequently joined English club Lincoln City on loan on 1 February 2010. The loan deal covered the period until the end of the 2009–10 season. Lennon was offered a permanent deal at Lincoln at the end of the season and despite stating he would be delighted to sign for the Imps on a permanent basis, he complained that he could not find anywhere to live in the City and missed Chris Sutton's deadline. Sutton withdrew the offer and Lennon returned to Rangers, where he was released at the end of his contract.

Dundalk

In July 2010 Lennon signed for Dundalk until the end of the Irish season, although he broke his foot less than a month into the deal.[8]

Newport County

In February 2011 Lennon signed for Newport County, where he was reunited with former Dundalk players Wayne Hatswell and Tom Miller. He rejected contract offer in May 2011.

Fram Reykjavik

In July 2011 he joined Fram[9] who play in Iceland's premiere league Úrvalsdeild. He marked his debut for the club by scoring the only goal in their 1–0 victory at Víkingur on 18 July 2011.[10] He signed a new one-year contract with the club in October 2012.[11]

Sandnes Ulf

In July 2013 he joined Sandnes Ulf, agreeing a two and a half-year contract with the club.[12] The move arose after the club had been recommended to Lennon by his one-time Rangers teammate Thomas Kind Bendiksen.[13]

FH

In July 2014, Lennon returned to the Úrvalsdeild, signing a three-year contract with FH.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 June 2018[15][16][17]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rangers	2006–07	Scottish Premier League	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-		3	0
	2007–08		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
	2008–09		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
	2009–10		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	3	0
Partick Thistle (loan)	2008–09	Scottish First Division	8	0	0	0	1	0	–		–		9	0
Lincoln City (loan)	2009–10	League Two	19	3	0	0	0	0	–		–		19	3
Dundalk	2010	League of Ireland Premier Division	9	0	0	0	–		2	0	–		11	0
Newport County	2010–11	Conference	9	0	0	0	–		–		0	0	9	0
Fram	2011	Úrvalsdeild	12	6	0	0	0	0	-		-		12	6
	2012		13	5	3	2	9	4	-		-		25	11
	2013		12	3	3	1	3	0	-		-		18	4
	Total		37	14	6	3	12	4	-	-	-	-	55	21
Sandnes Ulf	2013	Tippeligaen	13	1	0	0	-		-		-		13	1
	2014		15	2	1	0	-		-		-		16	2
	Total		28	3	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	29	3
FH	2014	Úrvalsdeild	10	6	0	0	0	0	2	1	-		12	7
	2015		18	9	3	3	8	4	2	1	-		31	17
	2016		20	6	4	3	6	0	2	1	1	0	33	10
	2017		22	15	4	1	7	2	6	1	1	0	40	19
	2018		8	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	5
	Total		78	41	11	7	21	6	12	4	2	0	124	58
Career total			191	61	18	10	34	10	14	4	2	0	259	85

References

1. "Steven Lennon". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
2. Steven Lennon: Scottish booze culture almost killed my career before it had even got started daily record.co.uk
3. Laid-back Steven Lennon finds happiness in Iceland as he targets Champions League bbc.com
4. "Inverness CT 2-1 Rangers". Colin Moffat. BBC Sport. 27 December 2006.
5. "Rangers U19 5–0 Celtic U19". The Herald. 26 April 2007. Archived from the original on 1 May 2007.
6. "New Deal For Lennon". rangers.co.uk. 3 December 2007.
7. "Lennon Out on Loan". rangers.co.uk. 16 August 2008.
8. "Lennon looks to restart career in Scotland". Scottish Football League. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
9. "Lennon í Fram". Fótbolta.net. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
10. "Steven Lennon: Þeir þurftu einhvern sem getur nýtt færin". Fótbolta.net. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
11. "Steven Lennon áfram í Fram". Fram Official Website. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
12. "Steven Lennon til liðs við Sandnes Ulf". Fram Official Website. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
13. "Tror på Lennon-suksess i Ulf". Rogalands Avis. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
14. "Steven Lennon gerði þriggja ára samning við FH". visir.is (in Icelandic). visir.is. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
15. "S. LENNON". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
16. "Steven Lennon". ksi.is. ksi. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
17. "Steven Lennon". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

External links

• Steven Lennon at Soccerbase
• Scotland stats at Scottish FA