Shayne Lavery
{{Short description|Northern Irish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Shayne Lavery
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Shayne Francis Lavery{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/612828 |title=Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed |publisher=Premier League |date=2 February 2018 |accessdate=30 May 2018}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|12|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = Aghagallon, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
| height = 5ft 11inches
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Cambridge United
| clubnumber = 19
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Oxford Sunnyside
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Portadown
| youthyears3 = {{0|0000}}–2015
| youthclubs3 = Glenavon
| youthyears4 = 2015–2019
| youthclubs4 = Everton
| years1 = 2017–2019
| clubs1 = Everton
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019
| clubs2 = → Falkirk (loan)
| caps2 = 6
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2019–2021
| clubs3 = Linfield
| caps3 = 56
| goals3 = 33
| years4 = 2021–2024
| clubs4 = Blackpool
| caps4 = 95
| goals4 = 15
| years5 = 2024–
| clubs5 = Cambridge United
| caps5 = 13
| goals5 = 4
| nationalyears1 = 2015
| nationalteam1 = Northern Ireland U17
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2016
| nationalteam2 = Northern Ireland U19
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2016–
| nationalteam3 = Northern Ireland U21
| nationalcaps3 = 14
| nationalgoals3 = 5
| nationalyears4 = 2018–
| nationalteam4 = Northern Ireland
| nationalcaps4 = 19
| nationalgoals4 = 3
| club-update = 17:26, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 22:22, 19 June 2023(UTC)
}}
Shayne Francis Lavery (born 8 December 1998) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Cambridge United. He has also represented the Northern Ireland national team. He has previously played for Everton, Falkirk and Linfield.
Early and personal life
Lavery attended St Michael's Grammar School in Lurgan. His older brother Conor played youth football for Manchester United.
Club career
Lavery played youth football for Oxford Sunnyside, Portadown and Glenavon.{{cite web|url=https://www.lurganmail.co.uk/sport/football/glenavon-fc/toffees-sweet-deal-for-shayne-1-6626039|title=Toffees' sweet deal for Shayne|date=12 March 2015|accessdate=30 May 2018|publisher=Lurgan Mail}} He was an unused substitute for Glenavon's first team in December 2014.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/12/20/northern-ireland/ifa-premiership/ballinamallard-united-fc/glenavon-fc/1719075/|title=BALLINAMALLARD UNITED VS. GLENAVON 1 - 0|accessdate=30 May 2018|publisher=Soccerway}}
In March 2015, Lavery moved to Everton following a successful trial. On 6 December 2017, Lavery was named in Everton's first-team squad for the Europa League match away to Apollon Limassol but was an unused substitute.{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-squad-apollon-limassol-europa-14003917|title=Everton squad for Apollon Limassol Europa League match includes eight possible debutants|date=6 December 2017|accessdate=30 May 2018|publisher=Liverpool Echo}}
Lavery moved on loan to Scottish Championship club Falkirk in January 2019.{{cite web |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2019/01/04/lavery-joins-falkirk-on-loan |title=Lavery Joins Falkirk On Loan |publisher=Everton FC |date=4 January 2019 |accessdate=6 January 2019}} Following the end of his loan, Lavery departed Everton at the end of the 2018–19 season.
On 31 May 2019, it was announced that Lavery had joined Linfield on a one-year deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48480799|title=Shayne Lavery: NI striker makes switch to Linfield|publisher=BBC|date=31 May 2019|accessdate=25 August 2020}} His deal was then extended by another year in May 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52852607|title=Shayne Lavery among trio to sign one-year contract extensions with Linfield|publisher=BBC|date=29 May 2020|accessdate=25 August 2020}}
Lavery signed for Blackpool on 1 July 2021 on a two-year contract, with an option of a further 12 months. He scored, deep into injury time, on his debut as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 draw at Bristol City on 7 August.[https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/58035736 Bristol City 1–1 Blackpool] – BBC Sport, 7 August 2021
On 7 May 2024, Blackpool announced the player would be leaving the club in the summer when his contract expired.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-07 |title=Blackpool release 11 including Shayne Lavery and Marvin Ekpiteta |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/crgyp7y440zo |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}
On 1 July 2024, Lavery joined League One side Cambridge United on a two-year deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.cambridgeunited.com/news/shayne-lavery-joins-us|title=SHAYNE LAVERY JOINS THE U'S|publisher=Cambridge United F.C.|date=1 July 2024|accessdate=1 July 2024}} He scored his first goals for the club on 24 August, in a 4–4 draw with Blackpool in League One.{{Cite web |title=Cambridge stage comeback to draw 4-4 with Blackpool |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c2071pngxqjt |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}
International career
Lavery played for Northern Ireland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 youth levels.[https://www.irishfa.com/ifa-international/squads/under-21-men Shayne Lavery profile] at Irish FA website{{Soccerway|shayne-lavery/393269|accessdate=30 May 2018}}
He received his first call up to the Northern Ireland senior team in March 2018,{{cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-youngster-shayne-lavery-wins-14449096|title=Everton youngster Shayne Lavery wins first full Northern Ireland squad call-up|date=23 March 2018|accessdate=30 May 2018|author=David Prentice|publisher=Liverpool Echo}} and made his senior debut against Panama in May 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44219809|title=Panama 0–0 Northern Ireland|date=30 May 2018|accessdate=30 May 2018|publisher=BBC Sport}}
Lavery's first international goal came on 2 September 2021 against Lithuania in Vilnius, in a 2022 World Cup qualifier which Northern Ireland went on to win 4–1.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 21 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|National Cup !colspan=2|League Cup !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Glenavon
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| rowspan=5|Everton
|2015–16{{soccerbase season|84397|2015|accessdate=23 August 2019 }} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17{{soccerbase season|84397|2016|accessdate=23 August 2019 }}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18{{soccerbase season|84397|2017|accessdate=23 August 2019 }}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018–19{{soccerbase season|84397|2018|accessdate=23 August 2019 }}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Everton U23
|colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 2{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19
|colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 3{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Falkirk (loan)
|6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| rowspan=3|Linfield
|NIFL Premiership |25 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa League}} | 4 | 35 | 14 | |
| 2020–21
|NIFL Premiership |31 | 23 | 4 | 7 | colspan=2|— | 3 | 0 | 38 | 30 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!62 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 84 | 45 | |
| rowspan="4" |Blackpool
|2021–22{{soccerbase season|84397|2021|accessdate=2 June 2022 }} |37 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | colspan=2|— | 40 | 10 | ||
| 2022–23
|EFL Championship |27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24
|31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 6 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!95||15||5||1||3||2||3||0||106||18 | ||||||||||
| Cambridge United
|2024–25{{soccerbase season|84397|2024|accessdate=12 August 2024}} |EFL League One |13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!170||52||12||8||4||2||19||5||205||67 |
{{notelist}}
=International=
{{updated|match played 8 September 2024}}{{NFT player|id=71254|name=Lavery, Shayne|accessdate=23 August 2019}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=7|Northern Ireland
|2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2" |Total||20||3 |
:Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lavery goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Shayne Lavery | |||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Cap !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 2 September 2021 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | {{fb|LIT}} | align="center"|8 | align="center"|3–1 | align="center"|4–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| align="center"|2 | 9 June 2022 | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo | {{fb|KOS}} | align="center"|14 | align="center"|1–2 | align="center"|2–3 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C |
| align="center"|3 | 27 September 2022 | Georgios Kamaras Stadium, Athens, Greece | {{fb|GRE}} | align="center"|17 | align="center"|1-1 | align="center"|1-3 | 2022-23 UEFA Nations League C |
Honours
;Linfield
;Individual
- Ulster Footballer of the Year: 2020–21{{cite web|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/irish-league/shayne-lavery-scoops-another-awards-double-and-pays-tribute-to-linfield-team-mates/40481638.html|title=Shayne Lavery scoops another awards double and pays tribute to Linfield team-mates|publisher=Belfast Telegraph|date=29 May 2021|access-date=2 April 2023}}
- NIFWA Player of the Year: 2020–21
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{worldfootball.net|shayne-lavery}}
- {{NFT player|71254}}
{{Cambridge United F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lavery, Shayne}}
Category:Northern Ireland men's youth international footballers
Category:Northern Ireland men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Northern Ireland men's international footballers
Category:Oxford Sunnyside F.C. players
Category:Portadown F.C. players
Category:Glenavon F.C. players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Association footballers from Lurgan
Category:Linfield F.C. players
Category:Blackpool F.C. players
Category:Scottish Professional Football League players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Cambridge United F.C. players
Category:21st-century sportsmen from Northern Ireland
Category:NIFL Premiership players
Category:Ulster Footballers of the Year
Category:Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association Players of the Year