Shayne Francis Lavery (born 8 December 1998) is a Northern Irish professional

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who plays as a striker for

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and the Northern Ireland national team. He has previously played for Everton,

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and Linfield.

Early and personal life

Lavery attended St Michael's Grammar School in Lurgan. His older brother Conor played youth football for

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Club career

Lavery played youth football for Oxford Sunnyside,

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and Glenavon. He was an unused substitute for Glenavon's first team in December 2014. In March 2015, Lavery moved to Everton following a successful trial. On 6 December 2017, Lavery was named in Everton's first team squad for the

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match away to

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but was an unused substitute. Lavery moved on loan to

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in January 2019. Following the end of his loan, Lavery departed Everton at the end of the 2018–19 season. On 31 May 2019, it was announced that Lavery had joined Linfield on a one-year deal. His deal was then extended by another year in May 2020. Lavery signed for

on 1 July 2021 on a two-year contract, with an option of a further 12 months. He scored, deep into injury time, on his debut as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 draw at

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on 7 August.

International career

Lavery played for Northern Ireland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 youth levels. He received his first call up to the Northern Ireland senior team in March 2018, and made his senior debut against

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in May 2018. Lavery's first international goal came on 2 September 2021 against Lithuania in

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, in a 2022 World Cup qualifier that Northern Ireland went on to win 4-1.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lavery goal.''

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lavery, Shayne 1998 births Living people Association footballers from Northern Ireland Northern Ireland youth international footballers Northern Ireland under-21 international footballers Northern Ireland international footballers Oxford Sunnyside F.C. players Portadown F.C. players Glenavon F.C. players Everton F.C. players Association football forwards People from Lurgan Falkirk F.C. players Linfield F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players