Levi Roger Porter (born 6 April 1987) is an English

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who most recently played for Melton Town

Playing career

Porter signed a one-year contract extension with Leicester on 8 February 2006. He made his debut in a 3–1 win over

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on 12 August 2006, scoring his first league goal in a 2–2 draw against

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on 11 November 2006. He was

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on 9 December when he scored a last minute winner against

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to give Leicester a 2–1 away win. Porter put in another man of the match performance in a 2–2

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draw against

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, during which he set up

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's last minute equaliser. He played a total of 34 league games, scoring three goals as Leicester avoided relegation in the 2006–07 season. On 31 October 2007, Porter was stretchered off in a 4–3 League Cup defeat to Chelsea at

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, during which he assisted Leicester's second goal. Suspected to be cruciate knee ligament damage, he was sidelined for up to three months after scans revealed that the injury was mainly damage to his medial collateral ligament. The injury ruled him out for the rest of the 2007–08 season as Leicester were relegated from the Championship. In the 2008–09 season, despite fully recovering from his knee injury, Porter played only one league and one League Cup match as Leicester regained promotion as

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champions. On 11 September 2009, Porter joined

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on loan for a month, making his debut in a 3–2 defeat to

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the next day but making only two appearances. On 17 May 2010 Porter was released by Leicester along with

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, Astrit Ajdarevic and

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. On 20 September 2011 Porter signed for

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side

Hinckley United Hinckley United Football Club was an English football club, from Hinckley, Leicestershire, which last played in the Southern Football League Premier Division during the 2013–14 season. They were formed in 1997 as the result of a merger between ...

. In December 2012 Porter signed for

side

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, but has most recently been playing for Shepshed Dynamo in the

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. On 5 July 2018, Porter signed for Melton Town.

Personal life

His cousin, Ellis Porter, formerly played for Leicester City's youth team but left and subsequently retired from football.

Career statistics

''Correct as of 18 April 2009''

References

External links

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England profile
at theFA {{DEFAULTSORT:Porter, Levi 1987 births Living people Footballers from Leicester English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders English Football League players Leicester City F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Hinckley United F.C. players Histon F.C. players GNG Oadby Town F.C. players Blaby & Whetstone Athletic F.C. players Shepshed Dynamo F.C. players Melton Town F.C. players National League (English football) players England men's youth international footballers East Midlands Counties Football League players 21st-century English sportsmen