Louis Laing
Louis Mark Laing (born 6 March 1993) is a former English footballer who played as a defender. He started his career at Sunderland and also played for Wycombe Wanderers, Nottingham Forest, Notts County, Motherwell, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Hartlepool United, Blyth Spartans and Darlington.
| Laing playing for Sunderland | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Louis Mark Laing | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Sunderland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Sunderland | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Notts County (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Motherwell (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Motherwell | 15 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Notts County (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2017 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 14 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Hartlepool United | 40 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Blyth Spartans | 18 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Darlington | 36 | (0) |
| Total | 178 | (5) | |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | England U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | England U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2011 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | England U19 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:59, 19 December 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Sunderland
Laing was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, and grew up supporting Newcastle United.[1] Laing started at youth level with Montague B.C.[2] before he joined Newcastle's arch-rivals Sunderland in summer 2009.[3] In his first year at the Sunderland academy, he made 18 appearances, scoring once, despite injuries during the 2009–10 season.[3]
Laing made his Sunderland debut on 14 May 2011, coming on as a late substitute for John Mensah in a 3–1 defeat at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers.[4] Although manager Steve Bruce was normally keen to let young players out on loan to play first-team football, the Sunderland Echo speculated that Laing might "have a part to play" for his parent club.[5]
On 16 January 2012, Laing signed for League One club Wycombe Wanderers on a one-month loan.[6] On 21 January, he made his debut in a 3–0 win against Rochdale at Adams Park.[7] The loan was extended until the end of the season.[8]
On his return from loan, Laing signed a new contract with Sunderland.[9] His next two seasons were overshadowed by injuries,[10] and he was released at the end of the 2013–14 season.[11]
Nottingham Forest
Despite interest from Blackburn Rovers,[12] Newcastle United[13] and Manchester United,[14] Laing signed a one-year deal with Nottingham Forest.[15]
Having only featured in Forest's reserves and under-21 sides, Laing joined Notts County on a one-month emergency loan on 12 September 2014.[16] He made his County debut the next day in a 0–0 draw with Peterborough United.[17] After helping the club keep four clean sheets in seven matches, Laing's loan spell with Notts County was extended to the maximum 93 days.[18] After making ten appearances for the club, Laing's loan spell with Notts County came to an end, as he made his last appearance against Swindon Town on 13 December.[19]
On 30 January 2015, Laing moved on loan to Motherwell until the end of the 2014–15 season.[20] He made his debut the following day against St Johnstone, but was sent off after 25 minutes.[21] Laing scored his first Motherwell goal in a 2–1 win over Inverness CT on 28 February.[22] He played in both legs of the Scottish Premiership play-off final as Motherwell maintained their top-flight status with a 6–1 win on aggregate against Rangers.[23] At the end of the season, Laing returned to his parent club,[24] although he said he hoped he would be able to come back to Motherwell.[25]
Laing was released by Nottingham Forest at the end of the season, having never made an appearance for the club.[26]
Motherwell
On 30 June 2015, Laing returned to Motherwell, signing a two-year contract with the club.[27] In March 2016, Laing revealed that earlier in the season, while out of the first team at Motherwell, he had considered giving up football.[28]
On 15 August 2016, Laing moved on loan to Notts County until 16 January 2017.[29] He was released by Motherwell on 31 January.[30]
Inverness
Laing signed for Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 16 February 2017 on a contract due to run until the end of the 2016–17 season.[31]
Hartlepool United
Laing signed for Hartlepool United on 10 July 2017.[32] His contract was terminated by mutual consent in October 2018;[33] he made 40 league appearances for the club.
Blyth Spartans
Shortly after his release from Hartlepool, Laing signed for National League North club Blyth Spartans on 18 October.[34]
Darlington
Laing signed for another National League North club, Darlington, in 2019.[35]
International career
Laing played for England at all levels from under-16 to under-19.[36]
Personal life
Laing now works for an insurance broker in Newcastle. [37]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sunderland | 2010–11[38] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011–12[39] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13[40] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14[41] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2011–12[39] | League One | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Nottingham Forest | 2014–15[42] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Notts County (loan) | 2014–15[42] | League One | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Motherwell (loan) | 2014–15[42] | Scottish Premiership | 11 | 1 | — | — | 2[d] | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Motherwell | 2015–16[43] | Scottish Premiership | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
| 2016–17[44] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| Notts County (loan) | 2016–17[44] | League Two | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 3[e] | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2016–17[44] | Scottish Premiership | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Hartlepool United | 2017–18[45] | National League | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[f] | 0 | 42 | 1 | |
| 2018–19[45] | National League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 43 | 1 | |||
| Blyth Spartans | 2018–19[45] | National League North | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[f] | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| Darlington | 2019–20[45][46] | National League North | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 4[f] | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[45][47] | National League North | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[f] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 178 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 205 | 6 | ||
- ^ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
- ^ Includes Football League Cup/EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
- ^ Appearances in Football League Trophy
- ^ Appearances in Premiership play-offs
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
References
- ^ Ralston, Gary (30 May 2015). "Motherwell defender Louis Laing: My Newcastle idols survived.. now it's our turn". Daily Record. Glasgow. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
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- ^ Scrivener, Peter (14 May 2011). "Sunderland 1–3 Wolves". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ . Sunderland Echo. 21 July 2011. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Wycombe Wanderers secure loan for Sunderland's Louis Laing". BBC Sport. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "Wycombe 3–0 Rochdale". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2012.[dead link]
- ^ "Wycombe Wanderers keep Louis Laing until the end of the season". BBC Sport. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ Young, Chris (4 July 2012). . Sunderland Echo. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ Anderson, Graeme (23 January 2013). . Sunderland Echo. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
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- ^ . Sunderland Echo. 11 June 2014. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ O'Rourke, Pete (24 April 2014). "Transfer news: Manchester United take Sunderland's Louis Laing on trial". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "Louis Laing signs for Forest". Nottingham Forest F.C. 19 June 2014. from the original on 21 September 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "Louis heads for the Lane". Nottingham Forest F.C. 12 September 2014. from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "Peterborough United 0–0 Notts County". BBC Sport. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Louis Laing extends loan stay with Notts County". Notts County F.C. 13 October 2014. from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "Notts County 0–3 Swindon Town". BBC Sport. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
"Laing: We will go into it believing we can win". Notts County F.C. 12 December 2014. from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2015. - ^ . Motherwell F.C. 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ Crawford, Kenny (31 January 2015). "Motherwell 1–1 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ Lamont, Alasdair (28 February 2015). "Motherwell 2–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ Wilson, Richard (28 May 2015). "Rangers 1–3 Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
Lindsay, Clive (31 May 2015). "Motherwell 3–0 Rangers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 June 2015. - ^ "Motherwell offer Rangers rammy kid Lee Erwin a new deal as FIFTEEN players leave Fir Park". Daily Record. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ Mullen, Scott (4 June 2015). "Laing: Deal me in Motherwell". Glasgow Evening Times. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ Taylor, Paul (12 June 2014). . Nottingham Post. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Louis Laing signs on again". Motherwell F.C. 30 June 2015. from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "Motherwell's Louis Laing pondered quitting game". BBC Sport. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Louis Laing: Notts County sign Motherwell defender on loan". BBC Sport. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ . Motherwell F.C. 1 February 2017. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ Dowden, Martin (16 February 2017). "Louis Laing: Inverness sign former Motherwell defender until summer". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ . Hartlepool United F.C. 10 July 2017. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ . Hartlepol United F.C. 16 October 2018. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018.
- ^ Dick, Stuart (18 October 2018). "Arrival: Spartans sign former England Youth International Laing". Blyth Spartans A.F.C. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ Simpson, Ray (3 June 2019). "Darlington sign centre half Louis Laing". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ . The Football Association. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ "Meet the Team: Louis Laing". Bespoke Financial. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Louis Laing in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Louis Laing in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Louis Laing in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Louis Laing in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Louis Laing in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Louis Laing in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Louis Laing in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "L. Laing". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ For FA Cup qualifying rounds: Simpson, Ray (5 October 2019). "Tyrone and Justin put Quakers through". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
Simpson, Ray (19 October 2019). "Two from Tyrone help to fire Quakers into the first round". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
For FA Trophy third qualifying round: Simpson, Ray (23 November 2019). "Sub Justin scores the winner". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 25 November 2019. - ^ For FA Cup 3rd qualifying round: Simpson, Ray (13 October 2020). "Early Liddle goal sets up Quakers goal spree". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
External links
- Louis Laing at Soccerbase