Sam Lavelle

Club career

Blackburn Rovers

2013/14 season

On 16 September 2013, Lavelle made his debut for the Blackburn Rovers U21 side, coming off the bench in the 44th minute against the Stoke City U21 side in 1–1 draw at home. He made his full debut for the U21 development academy side, against Norwich City's U23 side, losing 5–0 at home.

2014/15 season

After just 4 appearances in the previous season, he amassed 17 starts and one subsitute appearance in the 2014/15 season. He scored his first goal for the side in a 3–1 home loss to Newcastle United's U23 side on 1 December 2014.

2015/16 season

This season was the final for Lavelle at Blackburn. He was given the captain's armband on 10 August 2015 and was captain for 14 games. The only game he was not captain in, was away at Fulham's U23 side, in which he scored his first, and only, own goal of his career in a 3–0 loss. (He did not score this own goal despite the fact Fulham posted it on their website. It was in fact his centre back partner Scott Wharton who scored the own goal). He scored his second, and final, goal in his last appearance in a 1–0 home win over Arsenal. He did not feature in the last three games of the season and subsequently announced he was leaving the academy. Also, he has played 3 games this season and scored 1 goal.

Bolton Wanderers

In the 2016/17 season, Bolton Wanderers signed Lavelle on a short-term deal, running until around Christmas, around when the transfer embargo would be finalised. After some excellent performances towards the start of the season, he was on the verge of first team football. However, as the transfer embargo rumbled on, he was eventually told by the club that his contract will not be picked up in the 2017/18 season. He spoke about how he felt he had been left "hung out to dry" and that the EFL "[were] punishing a young English player instead of Bolton Wanderers.”

Morecambe

On 1 August 2017, he signed for Morecambe, being assigned the number 16 shirt until the expiry of his contract on 30 June 2018. Lavelle made his debut as a 93rd minute subsitute for the League Two club, on 5 August, in the first competitive game of the season against Cheltenham Town in a 2–1 home win.. He scored his first goal for Morecambe in a 4-3 EFL Cup defeat at Barnsley on 8 August 2017.

International career

Lavelle has represented Scotland at both U18 and U19 levels however he is yet to be called up to the senior national side.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 September 2017