Samuel Lavelle
{{Short description|Footballer (born 1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2014}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Sam Lavelle
| fullname = Samuel Mark Lavelle{{cite web|title=Retained List 2016-17|url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/efl-released-and-retained-list---2016-17.pdf|publisher=English Football League|access-date=16 January 2018}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|10|03|df=y}}{{cite web |title=Marcus Barnes |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/sam-lavelle-255992/|work=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |access-date=10 January 2018}}
| birth_place = Blackpool, England
| height = 1.88 m{{cite web|url=https://www.charltonafc.com/player/5 |title=Samuel Lavelle |publisher=Charlton Athletic F.C. |access-date=30 September 2022}}
| position = Defender
| currentclub = Carlisle United
| clubnumber = 5
| youthyears1 = 2004–2015
| youthclubs1 = Blackburn Rovers
| years1 = 2015–2016
| clubs1 = Blackburn Rovers
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2016–2017
| clubs2 = Bolton Wanderers
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2017–2021
| clubs3 = Morecambe
| caps3 = 139
| goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2021–2023
| clubs4 = Charlton Athletic
| caps4 = 32
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2023
| clubs5 = → Burton Albion (loan)
| caps5 = 2
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2023–
| clubs6 = Carlisle United
| caps6 = 83
| goals6 = 7
| nationalyears1 = 2013–2014
| nationalteam1 = Scotland U18
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2014–2015
| nationalteam2 = Scotland U19
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 17:10, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
}}
Samuel Mark Lavelle (born 3 October 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for {{English football updater|CarlislU}} club Carlisle United, where he is also the club captain. Born in England, he represented Scotland at youth international level.
Club career
=Early career=
Lavelle began his career with Blackburn Rovers, leaving at the end of the 2015–16 season.{{Cite web |url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/rovers/news/14497903.young-blackburn-rovers-defender-sam-lavelle-announces-he-is-leaving-the-club/ |title=Young Blackburn Rovers defender announces he is leaving the club|website=Lancashire Telegraph}}
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."{{Cite web |url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/15387062.ex-blackburn-rovers-defender-sam-lavelle-left-hung-out-to-dry-by-transfer-embargo-at-bolton-wanderers/ |title=Embargo rules left out-going Wanderer Sam 'hung out to dry'|website=The Bolton News}}
=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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.morecambefc.com/news/2017/august/lavelle-signs/|title=LAVELLE SIGNS|website=www.morecambefc.com}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40794904|title=Sam Lavelle: Morecambe sign young defender on one-year deal|work=BBC Sport |date=1 August 2017}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/ShrimpsOfficial/status/893861860465922048 |title=Twitter |website=mobile.twitter.com}}{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.com/match?gameId=484794 |title=Morecambe vs. Cheltenham Town – Football Match Summary – 5 August 2017 |website=ESPN FC |access-date=6 August 2017}} He scored his first goal for Morecambe in a 4-3 EFL Cup defeat at Barnsley on 8 August 2017.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40785772 |title=Barnsley 4-3 Morecambe|publisher=BBC|date=8 August 2017 |access-date=14 August 2017}}
In November 2017 he received a two-match ban for "deception" after falsely winning a penalty.{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42187436 |title=Sam Lavelle: Morecambe defender banned for deception|work=BBC Sport |date=30 November 2017}} Lavelle signed a new contract with the club in April 2018,{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43912127|title=Sam Lavelle: Morecambe defender signs new two-year contract at the Globe Arena|work=BBC Sport |date=26 April 2018}} and then a further one in October 2019.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50063575|title=Sam Lavelle: Morecambe defender signs new deal until 2022|work=BBC Sport |date=15 October 2019}}
In recent times Sam Lavelle acquired the captain's armband for the Shrimps.{{cn|date=February 2024}} On 31 May 2021, Lavelle captained Morecambe in their League Two play-off final victory, in doing so securing promotion to League One for the Shrimps for the first time in the club's history. This resulted in many supporters regarding him as one of the clubs' all-time greats.
=Charlton Athletic=
On 31 August 2021, Lavelle signed for Charlton Athletic on a three-year deal for a fee of around £300,000 with add ons.{{Cite news |title=DONE DEAL: Sam Lavelle signs a three-year deal with Charlton |url=https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/612eaae14efcd/done-deal-sam-lavelle-signs-a-three-year-deal-with-charlton |publisher=Charlton Athletic F.C. |access-date=31 August 2021}} He scored his first Charlton goal in his second appearance for the club in a 2-1 League One defeat at Wycombe Wanderers on 18 September.{{cite web|title=Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 Charlton Athletic |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58525253|publisher=BBC|date=18 September 2021 |access-date=18 September 2021}}
==Burton Albion (loan)==
On 31 January 2023, Lavelle joined Burton Albion on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.
Lavelle's loan spell was cut short due to a shoulder injury.{{cite news |title=LAVELLE AND JAIYESIMI COMPLETE LOAN MOVES |url=https://www.charltonafc.com/news/lavelle-and-jaiyesimi-complete-loan-moves |access-date=1 February 2023 |publisher=Charlton Athletic Official Site |date=31 January 2023}}
=Carlisle United=
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 1 April 2025}}
| 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"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=6|Morecambe
|2017–18{{soccerbase season|106453|2017|accessdate=6 September 2017}} |27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3{{efn|name=FLT|Three appearances in the Football League Trophy}} | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| 2018–19{{soccerbase season|106453|2018|accessdate=7 September 2019}}
|League Two |31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=FLT}} | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
| 2019–20{{soccerbase season|106453|2019|accessdate=7 September 2019}}
|League Two |31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=FLT}} | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
| 2020–21{{soccerbase season|106453|2020|accessdate=14 March 2021}}
|League Two |45 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6{{efn|name=FLT}}{{efn|Three appearances in the EFL League Two Play-offs}} | 1 | 55 | 2 | |
| 2021–22{{soccerbase season|106453|2021|accessdate=14 March 2021}}
|League One |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!139 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 165 | 6 | |
| rowspan="3"|Charlton Athletic
|2021–22{{soccerbase season|106453|2021|accessdate=6 September 2017}} |League One |19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| 2022–23{{soccerbase season|106453|2022|accessdate=14 March 2021}}
|League One |13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2{{efn|Two appearances in the EFL Trophy}} | 1 | 22 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 3 | |
| Burton Albion (loan)
|League One |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Carlisle United
|2023–24{{soccerbase season|106453|2023|accessdate=14 March 2021}} |League One |46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1{{efn|One appearance in the EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 49 | 3 | |
| 2024–25{{soccerbase season|106453|2024|accessdate=14 March 2021}}
|League Two |37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1{{efn|One appearance in the EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 40 | 4 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!83 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 89 | 7 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!256 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 297 | 16 |
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Honours
References
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{{Carlisle United F.C. squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Blackpool
Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Scotland men's youth international footballers
Category:English men's footballers
Category:English people of Scottish descent
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Morecambe F.C. players
Category:Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
Category:Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
Category:Charlton Athletic F.C. players
Category:Burton Albion F.C. players
Category:Carlisle United F.C. players
Category:English Football League players