Sam Lavelle

Samuel Mark Lavelle (born 3 October 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Morecambe. Born in England, he represented Scotland at youth international level.

Sam Lavelle
Personal information
Full name Samuel Mark Lavelle[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-03) 3 October 1996[2]
Place of birth Blackpool, England
Height 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Morecambe
Number 5
Youth career
2004–2015 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Blackburn Rovers 0 (0)
2016–2017 Bolton Wanderers 0 (0)
2017– Morecambe 111 (4)
National team
2013–2014 Scotland U18 2 (0)
2014–2015 Scotland U19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:46, 16 December 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Blackburn Rovers

Lavelle began his career with Blackburn Rovers, leaving at the end of the 2015–16 season.[3]

Bolton Wanderers

He signed for Bolton Wanderers for the 2016–17 season. He was not retained for the 2017–18 season due to the club's transfer embargo; he spoke about how he felt he had been left "hung out to dry" and that the EFL "[were] punishing a young English player instead of Bolton Wanderers."[4]

Morecambe

On 1 August 2017, he signed for Morecambe, being assigned the number 16 shirt until the expiry of his contract on 30 June 2018.[5][6] Lavelle made his debut as a 93rd minute substitute for the League Two club, on 5 August, in the first competitive game of the season against Cheltenham Town in a 2–1 home win.[7][8] He scored his first goal for Morecambe in a 4-3 EFL Cup defeat at Barnsley on 8 August 2017.[9]

In November 2017 he received a two-match ban for "deception" after falsely winning a penalty.[10]

He signed a new contract with the club in April 2018.[11]

He signed a new contract with the club in October 2019.[12]

In recent times Sam lavelle has acquired the captain's armband for the shrimps.

Career statistics
As of match played 3 September 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Morecambe 2017–18[13] League Two 27100113[lower-alpha 1]0312
2018–19[14] League Two 31120003[lower-alpha 1]0361
2019–20[15] League Two 6100101[lower-alpha 1]081
Career total 643202170754
  1. Appearance in the Football League Trophy

References
  1. "Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  2. "Marcus Barnes". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  3. "Young Blackburn Rovers defender announces he is leaving the club". Lancashire Telegraph.
  4. "Embargo rules left out-going Wanderer Sam 'hung out to dry'". The Bolton News.
  5. "LAVELLE SIGNS". www.morecambefc.com.
  6. "Sam Lavelle: Morecambe sign young defender on one-year deal". 1 August 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  7. "Twitter". mobile.twitter.com.
  8. "Morecambe vs. Cheltenham Town – Football Match Summary – August 5, 2017". ESPN FC. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  9. "Barnsley 4-3 Morecambe". BBC. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  10. "Sam Lavelle: Morecambe defender banned for deception". 30 November 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  11. "Sam Lavelle: Morecambe defender signs new two-year contract at the Globe Arena". 26 April 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  12. "Sam Lavelle: Morecambe defender signs new deal until 2022". 15 October 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  13. "Games played by Sam Lavelle in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  14. "Games played by Sam Lavelle in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  15. "Games played by Sam Lavelle in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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