Shayne Lavery

Shayne Francis Lavery (born 8 December 1998) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Blackpool and the Northern Ireland national team. He has previously played for Everton, Falkirk and Linfield.

Shayne Lavery
Personal information
Full name Shayne Francis Lavery[1]
Date of birth (1998-12-08) 8 December 1998
Place of birth Aghagallon, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Blackpool
Number 19
Youth career
Oxford Sunnyside
Portadown
0000–2015 Glenavon
2015–2019 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Everton 0 (0)
2019 → Falkirk (loan) 6 (0)
2019–2021 Linfield 56 (33)
2021– Blackpool 65 (12)
International career‡
2015 Northern Ireland U17 3 (2)
2016 Northern Ireland U19 5 (1)
2016– Northern Ireland U21 14 (5)
2018– Northern Ireland 19 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:56, 6 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:22, 19 June 2023(UTC)

Early and personal life

Lavery attended St Michael's Grammar School in Lurgan.[2] His older brother Conor played youth football for Manchester United.[2]

Club career

Lavery played youth football for Oxford Sunnyside, Portadown and Glenavon.[2] He was an unused substitute for Glenavon's first team in December 2014.[3]

In March 2015, Lavery moved to Everton following a successful trial.[2] 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.[4]

Lavery moved on loan to Scottish Championship club Falkirk in January 2019.[5] 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.[6] His deal was then extended by another year in May 2020.[7]

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.[8]

International career

Lavery played for Northern Ireland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 youth levels.[2][9][10]

He received his first call up to the Northern Ireland senior team in March 2018,[11] and made his senior debut against Panama in May 2018.[12]

Lavery's first international goal came on 2 September 2021 against Lithuania in Vilnius, in a 2022 World Cup qualifier that Northern Ireland went on to win 4–1.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 30 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Glenavon 2014–15[10] NIFL Premiership 0000000000
Everton 2015–16[13] Premier League 000000—00
2016–17[14] Premier League 000000—00
2017–18[15] Premier League 0000000000
2018–19[16] Premier League 000000—00
Total 0000000000
Everton U23 2017–18[15] ———2[lower-alpha 1]020
2018–19[16] ———3[lower-alpha 1]131
Falkirk (loan) 2018–19[16] Scottish Championship 6000000060
Linfield 2019–20[10] NIFL Premiership 251020008[lower-alpha 2]43514
2020–21[10] NIFL Premiership 312347—303830
Total 623367001658445
Blackpool 2021–22[17] EFL Championship 3781022—4010
2022–23 EFL Championship 27 2 2 0 1 0 - 30 2
Total 64 10 3 0 3 2 0 0 70 12
Career total 12643973216515457
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 19 June 2022[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Northern Ireland 201810
201930
202010
202141
202282
202320
Total193
Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lavery goal.[18]
List of international goals scored by Shayne Lavery
No. Date Venue Opponent Cap Score Result Competition
12 September 2021LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania Lithuania83–14–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
29 June 2022Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo Kosovo141–22–32022–23 UEFA Nations League C
327 September 2022Georgios Kamaras Stadium, Athens, Greece Greece171-11-32022-23 UEFA Nations League C

Honours
Linfield
Individual

References
  1. "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  2. "Toffees' sweet deal for Shayne". Lurgan Mail. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  3. "BALLINAMALLARD UNITED VS. GLENAVON 1 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  4. "Everton squad for Apollon Limassol Europa League match includes eight possible debutants". Liverpool Echo. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  5. "Lavery Joins Falkirk On Loan". Everton FC. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  6. "Shayne Lavery: NI striker makes switch to Linfield". BBC. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  7. "Shayne Lavery among trio to sign one-year contract extensions with Linfield". BBC. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  8. Bristol City 1–1 Blackpool – BBC Sport, 7 August 2021
  9. Shayne Lavery profile at Irish FA website
  10. Shayne Lavery at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  11. David Prentice (23 March 2018). "Everton youngster Shayne Lavery wins first full Northern Ireland squad call-up". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  12. "Panama 0–0 Northern Ireland". BBC Sport. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  13. "Games played by Shayne Lavery in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  14. "Games played by Shayne Lavery in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  15. "Games played by Shayne Lavery in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  16. "Games played by Shayne Lavery in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  17. "Games played by Shayne Lavery in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  18. "Lavery, Shayne". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  19. "Shayne Lavery scoops another awards double and pays tribute to Linfield team-mates". Belfast Telegraph. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
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