Steven Lennon

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Steven Lennon

| image = Steven Lennon.JPG

| caption = Lennon in 2014

| fullname = Steven Lennon{{Hugman|23809|accessdate=6 May 2017}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1988|1|20}}

| birth_place = Irvine, Scotland

| height =

| position = Striker

| currentclub = Þróttur Reykjavík (loan)

| clubnumber = 7

| years1 = 2006–2010

| clubs1 = Rangers

| caps1 = 3

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2008–2009

| clubs2 = → Partick Thistle (loan)

| caps2 = 8

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2010

| clubs3 = → Lincoln City (loan)

| caps3 = 19

| goals3 = 3

| years4 = 2010

| clubs4 = Dundalk

| caps4 = 9

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2011

| clubs5 = Newport County

| caps5 = 9

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2011–2013

| clubs6 = Fram

| caps6 = 37

| goals6 = 14

| years7 = 2013–2014

| clubs7 = Sandnes Ulf

| caps7 = 28

| goals7 = 3

| years8 = 2014–2023

| clubs8 = FH

| caps8 = 176

| goals8 = 88

| years9 = 2023–

| clubs9 = → Þróttur Reykjavík (loan)

| caps9 = 6

| goals9 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2006–2007

| nationalteam1 = Scotland U19

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2008

| nationalteam2 = Scotland U21

| nationalcaps2 = 6

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 10 November 2023

| nationalteam-update = 13:56, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

}}

Steven Lennon (born 20 January 1988) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Þróttur Reykjavík, on loan from Besta-deild karla side FH.{{Soccerway|12950}}

He has previously played for Rangers, Partick Thistle, Lincoln City, Dundalk, Newport County, Fram Reykjavík and Sandnes Ulf.[https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/steven-lennon-scottish-booze-culture-6524123 Steven Lennon: Scottish booze culture almost killed my career before it had even got started] daily record.co.uk[https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40697872 Laid-back Steven Lennon finds happiness in Iceland as he targets Champions League] bbc.com

Career

=Rangers=

Lennon was born in Irvine, North Ayrshire. He started off his career as a midfielder but changed to a striker, becoming a regular for the Rangers reserve team.{{Update after|2010|11|13}} He made his debut for the Rangers first team in a Scottish Premier League match against Inverness on 27 December 2006, coming on as a substitute for Nacho Novo.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6207861.stm|title=Inverness CT 2-1 Rangers|publisher=BBC Sport|work=Colin Moffat|date=27 December 2006}}

Lennon became known as a prolific goalscorer, scoring numerous goals for Rangers' under-19s in the 2006–07 season including a hat-trick in a 3–3 draw with Dundee United.{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}} He then scored a hat-trick in Rangers' 5–0 defeat of rivals Celtic in the Scottish Youth Cup final on 26 April 2007.{{cite news|url=http://www.theherald.co.uk/sport/football/display.var.1359203.0.0.php|title=Rangers U19 5–0 Celtic U19|publisher=The Herald|date=26 April 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070501170835/http://www.theherald.co.uk/sport/football/display.var.1359203.0.0.php|archive-date=1 May 2007}}

On 3 December 2007, Lennon signed a new contract that was to have seen him tied to the club until at least 2010.{{cite news|url=http://www.rangers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/academynews/0,,5~1182061,00.html|title=New Deal For Lennon|publisher=rangers.co.uk|date=3 December 2007}}

Lennon joined Partick Thistle on loan on 16 August 2008. The deal lasted until 26 January 2009.{{cite news|url=http://www.rangers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/academynews/0,,5~1575626,00.html|title=Lennon Out on Loan|publisher=rangers.co.uk|date=16 August 2008}}

Lennon subsequently joined English club Lincoln City on loan on 1 February 2010. The loan deal covered the period until the end of the 2009–10 season. Lennon was offered a permanent deal at Lincoln at the end of the season and despite stating he would be delighted to sign for the Imps on a permanent basis, he complained that he could not find anywhere to live in the City and missed Chris Sutton's deadline. Sutton withdrew the offer and Lennon returned to Rangers, where he was released at the end of his contract.

=Dundalk=

In July 2010 Lennon signed for Dundalk until the end of the Irish season, although he broke his foot less than a month into the deal.{{cite news|url=http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/lennon-looks-to-restart-career-in-scotland/|title=Lennon looks to restart career in Scotland|publisher=Scottish Football League|date=31 December 2010|accessdate=1 January 2011}}

=Newport County=

In February 2011 Lennon signed for Newport County, where he was reunited with former Dundalk players Wayne Hatswell and Tom Miller. He rejected a contract offer in May 2011.

=Fram Reykjavik=

In July 2011 he joined Fram{{cite web |url=http://www.fotbolti.net/fullStory.php?id=111206 |title=Lennon í Fram |date=11 July 2011 |accessdate=26 July 2011 |publisher=Fótbolta.net}} who play in Iceland's premier league Úrvalsdeild. He marked his debut for the club by scoring the only goal in their 1–0 victory at Víkingur on 18 July 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.fotbolti.net/fullStory.php?id=111631 |title=Steven Lennon: Þeir þurftu einhvern sem getur nýtt færin |date=18 July 2011 |accessdate=26 July 2011 |publisher=Fótbolta.net}} He signed a new one-year contract with the club in October 2012.{{cite web |url=http://fram.is/2012/10/steven-lennon-afram-i-fram/ |title=Steven Lennon áfram í Fram |date=25 October 2012 |publisher=Fram Official Website |accessdate=15 August 2013}}

=Sandnes Ulf=

In July 2013 he joined Sandnes Ulf, agreeing a two-and-a-half-year contract with the club.{{cite web

|url=http://fram.is/2013/07/steven-lennon-til-lids-vid-sandnes-ulf/ |title=Steven Lennon til liðs við Sandnes Ulf |publisher=Fram Official Website |date=19 July 2013 |accessdate=15 August 2013}} The move arose after the club had been recommended to Lennon by his one-time Rangers teammate Thomas Kind Bendiksen.{{cite web |url=http://www.rogalandsavis.no/sport/Sandnes_Ulf/article6770737.ece |title=Tror på Lennon-suksess i Ulf |date=22 July 2013 |publisher=Rogalands Avis |accessdate=15 August 2013}}

=FH=

In July 2014, Lennon returned to the Úrvalsdeild, signing a three-year contract with FH.{{cite web|title=Steven Lennon gerði þriggja ára samning við FH|url=http://www.visir.is/steven-lennon-gerdi-thriggja-ara-samning-vid-fh/article/2014140729309|website=visir.is|date=25 July 2014 |accessdate=31 July 2014|language=Icelandic}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played 27 September 2020}}{{cite web|title=S. LENNON|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/steven-lennon/12950/|website=uk.soccerway.com|publisher=Soccerway.com|accessdate=9 May 2017}}{{cite web|title=Steven Lennon|url=http://www.ksi.is/mot/motalisti/felagsmadur/?pLeikmadurNr=263448&pListi=7|website=ksi.is|publisher=ksi|accessdate=10 November 2016}}{{cite web|title=Steven Lennon|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=45942|website=soccerbase.com|publisher=Soccerbase|accessdate=9 October 2017}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !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	Apps	Goals
rowspan="5"\|Rangers \|2006–07 \|rowspan="4"\|Scottish Premier League \|3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|3	0
2007–08 \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|0	0
2008–09 \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|0	0
2009–10 \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|0	0
colspan="2"\|Total !3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	3	0
Partick Thistle (loan) \|2008–09 \|Scottish First Division \|8	0	0	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	9	0
Lincoln City (loan) \|2009–10 \|League Two \|19	3	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	19	3
Dundalk \|2010 \|League of Ireland Premier Division \|9	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	2	0	colspan="2"\|–	11	0
Newport County \|2010–11 \|Conference \|9	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	0	0	9	0
rowspan="4"\|Fram \|2011 \|rowspan="3"\|Úrvalsdeild \|12	6	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|12	6
2012 \|13	5	3	2	9	4	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|25	11
2013 \|12	3	3	1	3	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|18	4
colspan="2"\|Total !37	14	6	3	12	4	-	-	-	-	55	21
rowspan="3"\|Sandnes Ulf \|2013 \|rowspan="2"\|Tippeligaen \|13	1	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|13	1
2014 \|15	2	1	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|16	2
colspan="2"\|Total !28	3	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	29	3
rowspan="8" \|FH \|2014 \|rowspan="7" \|Úrvalsdeild \|10	6	0	0	0	0	2	1	colspan="2"
\|12	7
2015 \|18	9	3	3	8	4	2	1	colspan="2"
\|31	17
2016 \|20	6	4	3	6	0	2	1	1	0	33	10
2017 \|22	15	4	1	7	2	6	1	1	0	40	19
2018 \|21	9	2	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	27	10
2019 \|19	13	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	18
2020 \|18	17	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	22	19
colspan="2"\|Total !128	75	20	14	21	6	17	5	2	0	188	100
colspan="3"\|Career total !241	95	27	17	34	10	19	5	2	0	323	127