Reginald Everard Vibart Thompson-Lambe (born 4 February 1991), known as Reggie Lambe, is a Bermudian

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who plays as a

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for

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. Lambe is a Bermudian national team player, making his first appearance at age 16 against St Kitts and Nevis in December 2007, and holds the record for the most caps for Bermuda.

Club career

Lambe began his professional career with

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, joining from Bermudian club

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, playing on the youth team and eventually joining the reserve squad, as well as making a first team appearance in a League Cup match against

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. Lambe made his league debut in Ipswich Town's victory over

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on 7 August 2010, replacing

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in the 64th minute. The game ended in a 3–1 win for Ipswich Town. Lambe joined

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on loan on 24 March 2011. While with Rovers Lambe made seven league appearances. Lambe signed with Canadian club

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, of

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(MLS), on 7 December 2011. Lambe scored his first goal(s) for Toronto in league play, scoring twice against Chicago Fire on 21 April, the game ended in a 3–2 home defeat. Lambe helped Toronto win the

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with two goals, tying him with three other players for the Canadian Championship Golden Boot. He was put on waivers by Toronto FC on 5 March 2014. After being waived by Toronto FC, Lambe joined

Nyköpings BIS Nyköpings BIS is a Swedish football club located in Nyköping. The club started out as a merger in 1966 between Nyköpings SK and Nyköpings AIK. Since their foundation Nyköpings BIS has participated mainly in the middle divisions of the Swedis ...

of Sweden's

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. Over three months, Lambe made twelve appearances for the club, scoring one goal before leaving. After leaving Nyköping, Lambe had a short trial with

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before officially signing for the club for the 2014–15 season on 17 September 2014. Three days later, Lambe was named to the lineup as a substitute for Mansfield Town's league match against

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team currently compete in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They have played their ...

. Lambe went on to debut for the club in the match, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for

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. Lambe joined League Two rivals

in June 2016. He scored on his debut in a 1–1 draw with

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on 6 August 2016. At the end of the 2017–18 season he was released by Carlisle. On 28 June 2018 Lambe joined League Two club

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on a two-year contract. He scored his first goal for Cambridge in a 3–1

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loss to

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on 4 September 2018. In 2020 Lambe signed for Stowmarket Town. Lambe scored on his debut in a 5–0

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win over Eynesbury Rovers. He left to join

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in February 2023. On 29 June 2023, Lambe agreed to join

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side,

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following a successful promotion campaign with AFC Sudbury. On 6 May 2024, he scored the winner with a diving header in the second half of extra time as Braintree defeated

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4–3 to earn promotion to the National League. On 27 September 2024, Lambe joined

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side

International career

After representing Bermuda's under-15's, Lambe made his first full international appearance for

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as a 16-year-old against St Kitts and Nevis in December 2007. On 30 August 2008, Lambe scored four goals for his national team, in a 7–0 defeat of

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; a Digicel Cup match. These were his first goals for his country. In May 2019 Lambe was named to the

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squad ahead of Bermuda's first ever participation at the tournament. In June 2022 he became Bermuda's most-capped player when he made his forty-fourth appearance for the national team.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Bermuda's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lambe goal.''

Honours

;Toronto FC *

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;Braintree Town *

play-offs:

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;Individual *Canadian Championship Golden Boot:

(shared)

References

External links

Mansfield Town FC profile
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