Shayne Lavery

Shayne Lavery
Personal information
Full name Shayne Francis Lavery[1]
Date of birth (1998-12-08) 8 December 1998
Place of birth Lurgan, Northern Ireland
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Everton
Number 63
Youth career
Team
Oxford Sunnyside
Portadown
0000–2015 Glenavon
2015– Everton
National team‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Northern Ireland U17 3 (2)
2016 Northern Ireland U19 5 (1)
2016– Northern Ireland U21 8 (3)
2018– Northern Ireland[2] 1 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:25, 11 October 2018 (UTC)

Shayne Francis Lavery (born 8 December 1998) is a Northern Ireland professional footballer who plays as a striker for English club Everton and the Northern Ireland national team.

Early and personal life

Lavery attended St Michael's Grammar School in Lurgan.[3] His older brother Conor played youth football for Manchester United.[3]

Club career

Lavery played youth football for Oxford Sunnyside, Portadown and Glenavon.[3] He was an unused substitute for Glenavon's first team in February 2014.[4]

In March 2015, Lavery moved to Everton following a successful trial.[3] 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.[5]

International career

Lavery played for Northern Ireland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 youth levels.[3][6][7]

He received his first call up to the Northern Ireland senior team in March 2018,[8] and made his senior debut in May 2018.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Shayne Lavery". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Toffees' sweet deal for Shayne". Lurgan Mail. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "BALLINAMALLARD UNITED VS. GLENAVON 1 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Everton squad for Apollon Limassol Europa League match includes eight possible debutants". Liverpool Echo. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Shayne Lavery profile at Irish FA website
  7. ↑ Shayne Lavery at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  8. ↑ David Prentice (23 March 2018). "Everton youngster Shayne Lavery wins first full Northern Ireland squad call-up". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Panama 0–0 Northern Ireland". BBC Sport. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
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