Kevin Lisbie

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kevin Lisbie

| image = Lisbie, Kevin.jpg

| upright = 1.3

| caption = Lisbie at Leyton Orient in 2013

| fullname = Kevin Anthony Lisbie

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|10|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hackney, England

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}{{cite news |title=Kevin Lisbie profile |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=9744 |publisher=Soccerbase |access-date=5 July 2020}}

| position = Striker

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1994–1996

| youthclubs1 = Charlton Athletic

| years1 = 1996–2007

| clubs1 = Charlton Athletic

| caps1 = 155

| goals1 = 16

| years2 = 1999

| clubs2 = → Gillingham (loan)

| caps2 = 7

| goals2 = 4

| years3 = 1999

| clubs3 = → Reading (loan)

| caps3 = 2

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2000–2001

| clubs4 = → Queens Park Rangers (loan)

| caps4 = 2

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2005

| clubs5 = → Norwich City (loan)

| caps5 = 6

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2006

| clubs6 = → Derby County (loan)

| caps6 = 7

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2007–2008

| clubs7 = Colchester United

| caps7 = 42

| goals7 = 17

| years8 = 2008–2011

| clubs8 = Ipswich Town

| caps8 = 41

| goals8 = 6

| years9 = 2009–2010

| clubs9 = → Colchester United (loan)

| caps9 = 41

| goals9 = 13

| years10 = 2010–2011

| clubs10 = → Millwall (loan)

| caps10 = 20

| goals10 = 4

| years11 = 2011–2015

| clubs11 = Leyton Orient

| caps11 = 111

| goals11 = 46

| years12 = 2015

| clubs12 = → Stevenage (loan)

| caps12 = 3

| goals12 = 0

| years13 = 2015–2016

| clubs13 = Barnet

| caps13 = 3

| goals13 = 0

| years14 = 2017

| clubs14 = Whitehawk

| caps14 = 2

| goals14 = 0

| years15 = 2017–2021

| clubs15 = Cray Valley Paper Mills

| caps15 = 54

| goals15 = 41

| years16 = 2022

| clubs16 = VCD Athletic

| caps16 = 6

| goals16 = 3

| totalcaps = 502

| totalgoals = 152

| nationalyears1 = 2002–2004

| nationalteam1 = Jamaica

| nationalcaps1 = 10

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| club-update = 23:59, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 23:59, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

}}

Kevin Anthony Lisbie (born 17 October 1978) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in London, he earned ten international caps for Jamaica. He is now a coach at Leyton Orient.

Club career

=Charlton Athletic=

Born in Hackney, London, to Jamaican parents, Lisbie made his professional debut for Charlton Athletic during the 1996–97 season.

He joined Queens Park Rangers on a month-long loan in December 2000.{{cite news| title = Lisbie in Loftus move| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/1051206.stm| work = BBC Sport| date = 2 December 2000| access-date = 4 August 2007}} He was placed on the transfer list by Charlton in February 2002,{{cite news

| title = Charlton list Lisbie| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/1842817.stm| work = BBC Sport| date = 26 February 2002| access-date = 4 August 2007}} but eventually signed a new two-year deal with Charlton in May.{{cite news| title = Lisbie agrees Addicks deal| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/1965884.stm| work = BBC Sport| date = 3 May 2002| access-date = 4 August 2007}} Reading had been tracking Lisbie, but ended their interest in late 2003, although Reading manager Alan Pardew said he would wait until Lisbie's contract with Charlton would come to an end.{{cite news

| title = Reading drop transfer plans| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/reading/3079872.stm

| work = BBC Sport| date = 3 September 2003| access-date = 4 August 2007}} Possibly his best moment in a Charlton shirt was a hat-trick against Liverpool in a 3–2 win over the Merseyside club in September 2003.{{cite news| title = Lisbie treble stuns Liverpool| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3122920.stm| work = BBC Sport| date = 28 September 2003| access-date = 4 August 2007}} Lisbie signed a new three-year deal with Charlton in June 2004.{{cite news| title = Lisbie commits to Addicks| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/3791641.stm| work = BBC Sport| date = 9 June 2004| access-date = 4 August 2007}} He was a regular for Charlton during the 2004–05 season, until he started suffering from a series of nosebleeds, which revealed a benign tumour in the back of his nose, which was treated over the summer of 2005.{{cite web| title = Kevin Lisbie| url = http://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/lisbie.htm| publisher = Flown From the Nest| access-date = 4 August 2007}}

Lisbie made a month-long loan move to Norwich City in September 2005 and was recalled by Charlton in October.{{cite news| title = Lisbie joins Norwich in loan move| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/4228970.stm| work = BBC Sport

| date = 9 September 2005| access-date = 4 August 2007}}{{cite news| title = Charlton take on-loan Lisbie back| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/4293888.stm| work = BBC Sport| date = 6 October 2005| access-date = 5 August 2007}} Later that season, in February 2006, he spent a month on loan at Derby County as the club tried to resolve an injury crisis.{{cite news| title = Lisbie completes Derby loan move

| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/4724982.stm| work = BBC Sport| date = 22 February 2006| access-date = 4 August 2007}} Lisbie was ruled out for three months with a shoulder injury in October 2006,{{cite news| title = Lisbie sidelined for three months

| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/6045894.stm| work = BBC Sport| date = 12 October 2006| access-date = 4 August 2007}} and returned for Charlton's game against Bolton Wanderers in January 2007.{{cite news| title = Tonight's matches

| url = http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,2002449,00.html| work = Guardian Unlimited| date = 31 January 2007| access-date = 4 August 2007}}

Lisbie was released by Charlton in July of that year{{cite news| title = Addicks show El Karkouri the door| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/6257178.stm| work = BBC Sport| date = 1 July 2007| access-date = 5 August 2007}} after struggling to break into the first team. Several loan spells away from the club made it clear that his future lay elsewhere.

=Colchester United=

In August 2007, following a successful trial period, Lisbie joined Colchester United. Over the season he scored 17 goals and finished the club's top scorer, but could not prevent Colchester's relegation from the Championship. Colchester, trying to fend off interest in Lisbie from their East Anglian rivals Ipswich Town, offered him a new contract. However, Ipswich triggered a release clause in Lisbie's contract and the transfer was agreed between the two clubs.{{cite news| title = Colchester complete Lisbie deal| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/colchester_united/6917444.stm| work = BBC Sport| date = 3 August 2007| access-date = 4 August 2007}}

=Ipswich Town=

Lisbie signed a three-year deal with Ipswich Town for fee of £600,000 in July 2008. Despite a promising start to his Ipswich career, he struggled to hold down a regular first-team spot.

He was released from his contract at Ipswich Town in May 2011.

==Loan to Colchester United==

In August 2009, Lisbie rejoined Colchester United, now playing in League One, on a season-long loan deal. He scored a brace in his second debut for the club in a 7–1 victory against Colchester's recently relegated rivals Norwich City. Lisbie finished as the club's top scorer again with 13 goals as the club finished eighth in League One.

==Loan to Millwall==

Lisbie was quickly signed on another season-long loan deal, this time by Kenny Jackett's Millwall side after they secured a return to the Championship in 2010. Lisbie's season was blighted by injury and finished that particular season with four goals in 19 appearances.

=Leyton Orient=

Lisbie signed on a free transfer for League One side Leyton Orient on a four-month contract, on 9 September 2011.{{Cite web |title=Former U's star Lisbie signs for Leyton Orient |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/9243665.former-us-star-lisbie-signs-for-leyton-orient/ |access-date=9 April 2022 |website=Gazette |date=9 September 2011 |language=en}}

During the 2013 January transfer window, Orient accepted an offer from Sheffield United for Lisbie, but the striker turned down talks with the Blades. Orient immediately offered Lisbie a new 18-month contract which he signed on 4 February 2013.{{Cite news |title=Lisbie signs new Orient contract |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/21322992 |access-date=9 April 2022}} He was named as the club's player of the season for 2012–13.{{Cite web |title=EX GILLS IN THE NEWS |url=https://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/news/2013/june/ex-gills-in-the-news/ |access-date=9 April 2022 |website=www.gillinghamfootballclub.com |language=en-gb}}

On 4 March 2014, Lisbie signed a new one-year contract extension with Orient.{{Cite web |title=NEWS: Kevin Lisbie Extends Contract |url=http://www.leytonorient.com/news/article/lisbie-contract-extension-040314-1397553.aspx |work=Leyton Orient FC |date=4 March 2014}}

After a very successful period at Orient, Lisbie suffered a shoulder injury which ruled him out of the first team for much of the early part of the 2014–15 season. On his return, he found it difficult to re-establish his place among several other strikers at the club. On 17 March 2015, he signed on a month's loan with League Two Stevenage with his contract expiring at the end of the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/sport/leytonorient/11860576.Orient_striker_Kevin_Lisbie_set_to_call_time_on_O_s_career_with_Stevenage_move/?ref=mr |title=Leyton Orient striker Kevin Lisbie set to end O's career after joining Stevenage |date=17 March 2015 |access-date=17 March 2015 |publisher=East London and West Essex Guardian}}

=Later career=

Lisbie signed for Barnet on 29 May 2015.[http://www.barnetfc.com/news/article/kevin-lisbie-joins-the-bees-2475557.aspx Kevin Lisbie joins the Bees!] Following injury problems, he played just four times for the Bees, all as substitute, before leaving the club on 11 January 2016 in search of first-team football, having fallen behind John Akinde, Aaron McLean and Michael Gash in the pecking order.[http://www.barnetfc.com/news/article/kevin-lisbie-leaves-the-hive-2895441.aspx Kevin Lisbie leaves the Hive] Shortly after his release Lisbie went back to his old club Leyton Orient on trial and played in a reserve game against Southend United.[http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/football/leyton-orient/lisbie_plays_for_o_s_in_southend_defeat_1_4385379 Lisbie plays for O's in Southend defeat]

He continued to keep fit by training with Orient while looking for another club and in January 2017 signed for National League South side Whitehawk.{{cite web|url=http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/now-experienced-lisbie-signs-for-hawks-52268/ |title=Now Experienced Lisbie Signs for Hawks |date=6 January 2017 |access-date=7 January 2017 |publisher=Pitchero Non-League}} Lisbie scored within four minutes of his full Whitehawk debut in a 3–1 defeat at Crawley Town in the Sussex Senior Cup on 10 January 2017,{{Cite web|url=http://www.crawleytownfc.com/news/article/2016-17/crawley-town-whitehawk-3511548.aspx|title = Bawling brace as Reds progress}} but left the club the following month after only three substitute appearances; two in the league, and one in the FA Trophy.

Before the 2017–18 season started, Lisbie played and scored in a friendly game for Grays Athletic against Southend Manor.{{cite news | url = http://www.thurrockgazette.co.uk/sport/15448114.Stuart_admits_Lisbie_is_close_to_Grays_switch/ | title = Jamie Stuart admits former Charlton striker Kevin Lisbie is close to Grays Athletic switch | publisher = Thurrock Gazette | first = Luke | last = Lambert | date = 2 August 2017 | access-date = 6 August 2017 }} In October 2017 he joined Cray Valley Paper Mills. Lisbie spent two seasons with Cray before retiring after playing in the 2019 FA Vase Final.[https://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/football/leyton-orient/kevin-lisbie-leyton-orient-postponed-retirement-wembley-1-6061737 Lisbie: Leyton Orient made me love football again] Lisbie returned for Cray in an FA Trophy match in October 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/cray-valley-pm/appearances/kevin-lisbie/798116|title=Cray Valley PM | Appearances | Kevin Lisbie | Football Web Pages}} In 2022 he joined VCD Athletic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/vcd-athletic/appearances/kevin-lisbie/937060|title=VCD Athletic | Appearances | Kevin Lisbie | Football Web Pages}}

International career

Lisbie was capped ten times by Jamaica between 2002 and 2004. He made his debut in a 5–0 friendly defeat against the United States. Lisbie scored twice for Jamaica, both goals coming in 2003, in friendlies against Australia and El Salvador.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/jam-intres-det2.html|title = Jamaica International Matches Details 1998-2010}}

Personal life

Lisbie has twin sons, Kyrell and Kyreece who also play football.https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/czed0d183l4o.amp Kyrell scored a penalty equaliser on 15 November 2023 as eighth-tier Cray Valley Paper Mills hosted Charlton in an FA Cup first round replay, albeit in a 6–1 loss for his team.{{cite news |last1=Woodcock |first1=Ian |title=Cray Valley Paper Mills 1–6 Charlton Athletic |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67402881 |access-date=20 April 2024 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=15 November 2023}}

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|FA Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="12"\|Charlton Athletic \|1996–97{{Soccerbase season\|9744\|1996\|name=Kevin Lisbie\|access-date=24 September 2013}} \|First Division \|25	1	1	0	3	0	colspan="2"\|—	29	1
1997–98{{Soccerbase season\|9744\|1997\|name=Kevin Lisbie\|access-date=24 September 2013}} \|First Division \|17	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	18	1
1998–99{{Soccerbase season\|9744\|1998\|name=Kevin Lisbie\|access-date=24 September 2013}} \|Premier League \|1	0	0	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	2	0
1999–2000{{Soccerbase season\|9744\|1999\|name=Kevin Lisbie\|access-date=24 September 2013}} \|First Division \|0	0	1	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	1	0
2000–01{{Soccerbase season\|9744\|2000\|name=Kevin Lisbie\|access-date=24 September 2013}} \|Premier League \|18	0	2	0	2	2	colspan="2"\|—	22	2
2001–02{{Soccerbase season\|9744\|2001\|name=Kevin Lisbie\|access-date=24 September 2013}} \|Premier League \|22	5	2	0	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	26	5
2002–03{{Soccerbase season\|9744\|2002\|name=Kevin Lisbie\|access-date=24 September 2013}} \|Premier League \|32	4	1	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	33	4
2003–04{{Soccerbase season\|9744\|2003\|name=Kevin Lisbie\|access-date=24 September 2013}} \|Premier League \|9	4	0	0	1	1	colspan="2"\|—	10	5
2004–05{{Soccerbase season\|9744\|2004\|name=Kevin Lisbie\|access-date=24 September 2013}} \|Premier League \|17	1	0	0	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	19	1
2005–06{{Soccerbase season\|9744\|2005\|name=Kevin Lisbie\|access-date=24 September 2013}} \|Premier League \|6	0	1	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	7	0
2006–07{{Soccerbase season\|9744\|2006\|name=Kevin Lisbie\|access-date=24 September 2013}} \|Premier League \|8	0	0	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	9	0
colspan="2"\|Total !155	16	8	0	13	3	0	0	176	19
Gillingham (loan) \|1998–99 \|Second Division \|7	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	4
Reading (loan) \|1999–2000 \|Second Division \|2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Queens Park Rangers (loan) \|2000–01 \|First Division \|2	0	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	2	0
Norwich City (loan) \|2005–06 \|Championship \|6	1	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	6	1
Derby County (loan) \|2005–06 \|Championship \|7	1	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	7	1
Colchester United \|2007–08{{Soccerbase season\|9744\|2007\|name=Kevin Lisbie\|access-date=24 September 2013}} \|Championship \|42	17	1	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	43	17
rowspan="4"\|Ipswich Town \|2008–09{{Soccerbase season\|9744\|2008\|name=Kevin Lisbie\|access-date=24 September 2013}} \|Championship \|41	6	1	0	3	1	colspan="2"\|—	45	7
2009–10{{Soccerbase season\|9744\|2009\|name=Kevin Lisbie\|access-date=24 September 2013}} \|Championship \|0	0	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0
2010–11{{Soccerbase season\|9744\|2010\|name=Kevin Lisbie\|access-date=24 September 2013}} \|Championship \|0	0	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0
colspan="2"\|Total !41	6	1	0	3	1	colspan="2"\|—	45	7
Colchester United (loan) \|2009–10 \|League One \|41	13	1	0	1	0	0	0	43	13
Millwall (loan) \|2010–11 \|Championship \|20	4	1	0	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	23	4
rowspan="5"\|Leyton Orient \|2011–12{{Soccerbase season\|9744\|2011\|name=Kevin Lisbie\|access-date=24 September 2013}} \|League One \|37	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	38	12
2012–13{{Soccerbase season\|9744\|2012\|name=Kevin Lisbie\|access-date=24 September 2013}} \|League One \|28	16	3	0	2	0	1Appearance in Football League Trophy	0	34	16
2013–14{{Soccerbase season\|9744\|2013\|name=Kevin Lisbie\|access-date=24 September 2013}} \|League One \|39	16	0	0	2	2	1	0	42	18
2014–15{{Soccerbase season\|9744\|2014\|name=Kevin Lisbie\|access-date=24 September 2013}} \|League One \|7	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	2
colspan="2"\|Total !111	46	4	0	5	2	2	0	122	48
Stevenage (loan) \|2014–15 \|League Two \|3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Barnet \|2015–16{{Soccerbase season\|9744\|2015\|name=Kevin Lisbie\|access-date=11 January 2016}} \|League Two \|3	0	1	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	4	0
Whitehawk \|2016–17{{Cite web\| title = Games played by Kevin Lisbie in 2016/2017\| url = http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=9744&season_id=145\| publisher = Soccerbase\| access-date = 10 January 2017}} \|National League South \|2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
rowspan="5"\|Cray Valley Paper Mills \|2017–18 \|SCEL Premier Division \|25	23	0	0	0	0	5	4	30	27
2018–19{{Cite web\|url=http://fulltime-league.thefa.com/DisplayStatsForPlayer.do?selectedStatisticDisplayMode=1&selectedOrgStatRecordingTypeID_ForSort=&teamID=\|title = Full-Time League Administration \| the Football Association}} \|SCEL Premier Division \|22	17	0	0	0	0	13	9	35	26
2019–20 \|Isthmian League South East Division \|6	1	0	0	0	0	1Appearance(s) in FA Trophy	0	7	1
2020–21 \|Isthmian League South East Division \|1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
colspan="2"\|Total !54	41	0	0	0	0	19	13	73	54
VCD Athletic \|2021–22 \|Isthmian League South East Division \|6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3
colspan="3"\|Career total !502	152	17	0	24	6	22	13	565	171

=International=

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{Cite web\|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/3403/Kevin_Lisbie.html\|title = Kevin Lisbie (Player)}}
rowspan="3"\|Jamaica \|2002	4	0
2003	4	2
2004	2	0
colspan="2"\|Total	10	2

:Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lisbie goal.

|+ List of international goals scored by Kevin Lisbie

| style="text-align:center"|1 || 7 September 2003 || Madejski Stadium, Reading, England || {{fb|AUS}} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|1–2 || Friendly || {{Cite web|url=http://www.11v11.com/matches/australia-v-jamaica-07-september-2003-252017/|title = Australia v Jamaica, 07 September 2003}}

| style="text-align:center"|2 || 16 November 2003 || The National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica || {{fb|SLV}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || style="text-align:center"|3–0 || Friendly || {{Cite web|url=http://www.11v11.com/matches/jamaica-v-el-salvador-16-november-2003-252343/|title=Jamaica v el Salvador, 16 November 2003}}

Honours

Individual

Football League One Player of the Month: November 2012{{cite web |title=Lisbie named Player of the Month |url=http://www.leytonorient.com/news/article/lisbie-wins-player-of-the-month-141212-543131.aspx|date=14 December 2012 |publisher=The Football League |access-date=25 November 2012}}
Leyton Orient Player of the Season: 2012–13