Caolan Lavery
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Caolan Lavery | ||
| Date of birth | 22 October 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Southend United (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Red Deer Advocate | |||
| Goodyear F.C. | |||
| 2009–2011 | Ipswich Town | ||
| 2012– | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012– | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | (0) |
| 2013– | → Southend United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008 | Canada U-17 | ||
| Northern Ireland U-19 | 3 | (0) | |
| 2011 | Northern Ireland U-21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 August 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 March 2012 | |||
Caolan Lavery (born 22 October 1992) is a football player born in Canada. He began his youth career in Canada and in 2012 he joined the Sheffield Wednesday Development Squad after being at several youth and reserve teams before this.[1] He is currently on loan at Southend United.
Career
In Canada, Lavery played for the Red Deer Renegades, he had trials with Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth and Charlton Athletic, while playing for Northern Ireland youth side Goodyear F.C. Finally after a successful trial at Ipswich Town he moved there.[2] Lavery rejected the offer of a new deal at Ipswich in late 2011. He left the club after his academy scholarship expired, he went on to have trials at Sunderland and Leicester City in November.[3][4] In December 2011 Lavery was reported to be in talks with League Two club Bradford City.[5] The following January he was reported to be in talks with Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock.[6] But finally in the summer of 2012 Lavery did sign for a club, this was Sheffield Wednesday in order to become apart of their Development Squad.[1] On the 28 August 2012, Lavery was included in Sheffield Wednesday's first-team squad for the League Cup tie against Premier League Fulham. Lavery however didn't make his first professional career appearance as he was an unused substitute.[7] A 1–0 win saw Sheffield Wednesday enter Round 3 of the competition, and they played Premier League outfit Southampton. Lavery also made the bench for the game, but with the Owls trailing by a goal, more senior and experienced substitutes were used instead, with Joe Mattock, Jermaine Johnson, and Chris O'Grady coming on.[8]
International Career
Lavery is elgible to play for his country of birth Canada. And, as both his parents were born there, either Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland. Before Lavery's move to England he played for Canada U-17 in warm-up games in preparation to qualifiers for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[2] However, after playing time in Northern Ireland for Goodyear and then his move to Ipswich Town, he switched to the Northern Ireland national side. He made his debut for Northern Ireland U-21's on 15 November 2011 in a 2-0 loss against Serbia. He has also made three appearances for the Northern Ireland U-19's.[9]
References
- ^ a b "Owls ambitions". www.swfc.co.uk. 07.08.2012.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b "Lavery playing for Canada". Red Deer Advocate. 20 November 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ^ "Northern Ireland hotshot and former Spurs target snubs Ipswich for Foxes trial". Daily Mirror. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- ^ "Caolan Lavery deal is not done, says Bradford City chairman Mark Lawn". Telegraph and Argus. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ^ "Former Ipswich striker Lavery heading to League Two strugglers Bradford". Daily Mail. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ^ "Dean 'n Del will connect". The Scottish Sun. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ^ "Owls advance". www.swfc.co.uk. 28.08.2012.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Matchday Live". www.swfc.co.uk. 2012-09-25.
- ^ "Caolan Lavery". UEFA.com. Retrieved 29 March 2012.