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Reece Lyon

{{short description|Scottish footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Reece Lyon

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2000|3|13}}

| birth_place = Greenock, Scotland

| height = 1.83 m{{Soccerway|reece-lyon/563563}}

| currentclub = Queen of the South

| clubnumber = 4

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = St Mirren

| youthyears2 = 2013–2018

| youthclubs2 = Greenock Morton

| years1 = 2018–2023

| clubs1 = Greenock Morton

| caps1 = 88

| goals1 = 6

| years2 = 2022–2023

| clubs2 = → Annan Athletic (loan)

| caps2 = 31

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2023–2024

| clubs3 = Kelty Hearts

| caps3 = 34

| goals3 = 5

| years4 = 2024–

| clubs4 = Queen of the South

| caps4 = 13

| goals4 = 2

| club-update = 21 December 2024

}}

Reece Lyon (born 13 March 2000) is a Scottish footballer who plays for {{Scottish football updater|QueenOTS}} club Queen of the South. Lyon has had spells with Greenock Morton, Annan Athletic (loan) and Kelty Hearts.

Club career

Lyon came through the Greenock Morton youth academy after signing from St Mirren in 2013. He made his debut in the Scottish Challenge Cup against Dumbarton in August 2018.{{cite news|url=https://gmfc.net/player/reece-lyon/|title=Reece Lyon|publisher=Greenock Morton F.C.|accessdate=30 September 2018|website=gmfc.net}} Lyon scored on his first start for the club: scoring the winning goal against Queen of the South.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45948214|title=Queen of the South 1-2 Greenock Morton|publisher=BBC|website=BBC Sport|date=30 October 2018|accessdate=31 October 2018}}

Lyon was loaned to Annan Athletic in September 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.gmfc.net/reece-lyon-joins-annan-athletic-on-loan-until-january/ |title=Reece Lyon joins Annan Athletic on loan until January |publisher=Greenock Morton FC |website=gmfc.net |date=2 September 2022 |accessdate=4 September 2022}}

On 28 June 2023, Kelty Hearts announced Lyon had signed for the club.{{Cite web |date=29 June 2023 |title=Michael Tidser signs ex-Greenock Morton man Reece Lyon |url=https://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/23622548.kelty-hearts-michael-tidser-signs-ex-greenock-morton-man-reece-lyon/ |access-date=30 April 2024 |website=www.dunfermlinepress.com}}

Career statistics

{{updated|matches played 4 May 2024}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|Scottish Cup

!colspan="2"|League Cup

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="6" |Greenock Morton

|2018–19{{soccerbase season|114865|2018|accessdate=25 July 2019}}

| rowspan="5" |Scottish Championship

|19

200001Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup0202
2019–20{{soccerbase season|114865|2019|accessdate=25 July 2019}}

|18

4315010275
2020–21{{soccerbase season|114865|2020|access-date=17 April 2021}}

|19

030203Three goals in the Scottish League Two Play-Offs0270
2021-22{{soccerbase season|114865|2021|access-date=30 April 2024}}

|30

|0

|3

|0

|2

|0

|3

|0

|38

|0

2022-23{{soccerbase season|114865|2022|access-date=30 April 2024}}

|2

|0

| colspan="2" | -

|4

|0

|0

|0

|6

|0

colspan="2" |Total

!88

!6

!9

!1

!13

!0

!8

!0

!118

!7

Annan (loan)

|2022-23

|Scottish League Two

|31

|1

|0

|0

| colspan="2" | -

|5One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four in the Scottish League Two Play-Offs

|0

|36

|1

Kelty Hearts

|2023-24{{soccerbase season|114865|2023|access-date=30 April 2024}}

|Scottish League One

|34

|5

|2

|1

|3

|0

|2

|2

|41

|8

colspan="3" |Career total

!153

1211216015219516

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Honours

  • SPFL Development League West: Winners (2) 2015-16,{{cite news|url=http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/14388949.Morton_Under_20s_crowned_champions/|title=Morton Under-20s crowned champions|website=Greenock Telegraph|date=29 March 2016|accessdate=30 March 2016|first=Jonathan|last=Mitchell|publisher=Newsquest}} 2017-18{{cite news|url=https://gmfc.net/2018/04/26/match-report-morton-u-20s-1-0-ayr-united-u-20s/|title=Match Report: Morton U-20s 1-0 Ayr United U-20s|first=Jonathan|last=Mitchell|publisher=Greenock Morton F.C.|date=26 April 2018|accessdate=26 April 2018|website=gmfc.net}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{soccerbase|114865}}

{{Queen of the South F.C. squad}}

{{2022–23 PFA Scotland Scottish League Two Team of the Year}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lyon, Reece}}

Category:2000 births

Category:Footballers from Greenock

Category:Living people

Category:21st-century Scottish sportsmen

Category:Men's association football midfielders

Category:Scottish men's footballers

Category:St Mirren F.C. players

Category:Greenock Morton F.C. players

Category:Annan Athletic F.C. players

Category:Kelty Hearts F.C. players

Category:Queen of the South F.C. players

Category:Scottish Professional Football League players

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