Sam Lavelle


Samuel Mark Lavelle is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Morecambe. Born in England, he represented Scotland at youth international level.

Club career

Blackburn Rovers

Lavelle began his career with Blackburn Rovers, leaving at the end of the 2015–16 season.

Bolton Wanderers

He signed for Bolton Wanderers for the 2016–17 season. He was not retained for the 2017–18 season due to the club's transfer embargo; he spoke about how he felt he had been left "hung out to dry" and that the EFL " 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 substitute 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.
In November 2017 he received a two-match ban for "deception" after falsely winning a penalty.
He signed a new contract with the club in April 2018.
He signed a new contract with the club in October 2019.
In recent times Sam lavelle has acquired the captains armband for the shrimps

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