Levi Porter

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Levi Porter

| image = Levi Porter.png

| image_size = 250

| fullname = Levi Roger Porter

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|4|6|df=y}}

| birth_place = Leicester, England

| height =

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Winger

| youthyears1 = 2005 | youthclubs1 = Leicester City

| years1 = 2006–2010 | clubs1 = Leicester City | caps1 = 39 | goals1 = 3

| years2 = 2009 | clubs2 = → Mansfield Town (loan) | caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2011 | clubs3 = Hinckley United | caps3 = 3 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2012–2013 | clubs4 = Histon | caps4 = 18 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2013–2014 | clubs5 = Oadby Town | caps5 = 7 | goals5 = 6

| years6 = 2014 | clubs6 = Blaby & Whetstone Athletic | caps6 = 1 | goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2014–2018 | clubs7 = Shepshed Dynamo | caps7 = | goals7 =

| years8 = 2018–2019 | clubs8 = Melton Town | caps8 = | goals8 =

| nationalyears1 = 2003 | nationalteam1 = England U16

| nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2003–2004 | nationalteam2 = England U17

| nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 22:00, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 22:00, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

}}

Levi Roger Porter (born 6 April 1987) is an English footballer who most recently played for Melton Town

Playing career

Porter signed a one-year contract extension with Leicester on 8 February 2006.{{Cite news|title = Foxes winger signs extension deal|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/4693454.stm|publisher = BBC Sport|date = 8 February 2006|accessdate = 13 February 2010}} He made his debut in a 3–1 win over Ipswich Town on 12 August 2006, scoring his first league goal in a 2–2 draw against Plymouth Argyle on 11 November 2006.{{Cite news|title = Leicester 2–2 Plymouth|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/6116570.stm|publisher = BBC Sport|date = 11 November 2006|accessdate = 23 June 2008}} He was man of the match on 9 December when he scored a last minute winner against Wolverhampton Wanderers to give Leicester a 2–1 away win.{{Cite news|title = Wolverhampton 1–2 Leicester|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/6201408.stm|publisher = BBC Sport|date = 9 December 2006|accessdate = 13 February 2010}} Porter put in another man of the match performance in a 2–2 FA Cup draw against Fulham, during which he set up Danny Cadamarteri's last minute equaliser.{{Cite news|title = Leicester 2–2 Fulham|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/6213929.stm|publisher = BBC Sport|date = 6 January 2007|accessdate = 2 September 2007}} He played a total of 34 league games, scoring three goals as Leicester avoided relegation in the 2006–07 season.

On 31 October 2007, Porter was stretchered off in a 4–3 League Cup defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, during which he assisted Leicester's second goal.{{Cite news|title = Chelsea 4–3 Leicester|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7065182.stm|publisher = BBC Sport|date = 31 October 2007|accessdate = 13 February 2010}} Suspected to be cruciate knee ligament damage,{{Cite news|title = Foxes fear for Porter|url = http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11712_2840771,00.html|publisher = Sky Sports|date = 1 November 2007|accessdate = 2 November 2007}} he was sidelined for up to three months after scans revealed that the injury was mainly damage to his medial collateral ligament.{{Cite news|title = Porter injury not serious|url = http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11712_2843783,00.html|publisher = Sky Sports|date = 2 November 2007|accessdate = 3 November 2007}} The injury ruled him out for the rest of the 2007–08 season as Leicester were relegated from the Championship.

In the 2008–09 season, despite fully recovering from his knee injury, Porter played only one league and one League Cup match as Leicester regained promotion as League One champions. On 11 September 2009, Porter joined Mansfield Town on loan for a month,{{Cite news|title=Porter joins Stags on loan |url=http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1793744,00.html |work=lcfc.co.uk |publisher=Leicester City Football Club |date=11 September 2009 |accessdate=11 September 2009 }} making his debut in a 3–2 defeat to Stevenage Borough the next day but making only two appearances.

On 17 May 2010 Porter was released by Leicester along with Stephen Clemence, Billy Kee, Robbie Burns, Carl Pentney, Astrit Ajdarevic and Alex Cisak.{{Cite web|title=City release 7 |url=http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~2054344,00.html |work=lcfc.co.uk |publisher=Leicester City F.C. |date=17 May 2010 |accessdate=17 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100520001517/http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0%2C%2C10274~2054344%2C00.html |archivedate=20 May 2010 }}

On 20 September 2011 Porter signed for Conference North side Hinckley United.{{Cite news|title = Former Leicester winger joins Hinckley|url = http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/former-leicester-winger-joins-hinckley-6738/|publisher = nonleague.pitchero.com|date = 20 September 2011|accessdate = 21 September 2011}}

In December 2012 Porter signed for Conference North side Histon, but has most recently been playing for Shepshed Dynamo in the Midland Football League.{{cite news|title = Porter back on board|url = http://www.histonfc.co.uk/news.php?id=1309|publisher = BBC Sport|date = 2 July 2012|accessdate = 28 July 2013|url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://archive.today/20130728094836/http://www.histonfc.co.uk/news.php?id=1309|archivedate = 28 July 2013}}

On 5 July 2018, Porter signed for Melton Town.{{cite news|title = New-look Melton Town set for Gingerbreads test|url = https://www.meltontimes.co.uk/sport/football/new-look-melton-town-set-for-gingerbreads-test-1-8555572|work = Melton Times|date = 5 July 2018|accessdate = 5 July 2018}}

Personal life

His cousin, Ellis Porter, formerly played for Leicester City's youth team but left and subsequently retired from football.

Career statistics

Correct as of 18 April 2009

rowspan="2"\|Season !rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Division !colspan="2"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|OtherIncludes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy & the Football League play-offs !colspan="2"\|Total
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Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2006–07 \|rowspan="4"\|Leicester City \|rowspan="2"\|Championship \|34	3	2	0	2	0	colspan="2"\|–	38	3
2007–08 \|4	0	0	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|–	5	0
2008–09 \|League One \|1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
2009–10 \|Championship \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009–10 \|rowspan="1"\|Mansfield Town \|Conference National \|2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2011–12 \|rowspan="1"\|Hinckley United \|Conference North \|3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2006– !colspan="2"\|Total !44	3	2	0	4	0	0	0	50	3