Stephen Laybutt

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Stephen Laybutt
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Laybutt training with Newcastle Jets
Personal information
Full name Stephen John Laybutt
Date of birth (1977-09-03) 3 September 1977 (age 44)
Place of birth Lithgow, Australia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre Back
Youth career
1994–1995 AIS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Wollongong Wolves 29 (2)
1997–1999 Brisbane Strikers 68 (6)
1999 Bellmare Hiratsuka 10 (0)
1999–2000 Parramatta Power 7 (1)
2000–2002 Feyenoord 0 (0)
2000–2001 →RBC Roosendaal (loan) 3 (0)
2001 →Lyn Oslo (loan) 6 (0)
2002 Sydney Olympic 12 (1)
2002–2003 Brisbane Strikers 22 (1)
2003–2004 Excelsior Mouscron 30 (1)
2004–2007 Gent 70 (1)
2007–2008 Newcastle Jets 10 (0)
2009–2010
National team‡
1998–2000 Australia U-23 14 (1)
2000–2004 Australia 15 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 January 2008
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 September 2007

Stephen Laybutt (born 3 September 1977) is an Australian footballer.[1]

Playing career[]

Laybutt was released by Dutch side Feyenoord in January 2002 to return to Australia, following a loan spell at Lyn Oslo, due to a lack of first team opportunities.[2]

In January 2008, Laybutt suffered an achilles tendon rupture, ruling him out for the remainder of the 2008–09 A-League.[3]

Personal life[]

Following his playing career, Laybutt came out as gay. As of 2021, Laybutt worked in the rehab unit at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney. There, he met patient Ian Pavey, to whom he donated a kidney.[4]

Club statistics[]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1999 Bellmare Hiratsuka J1 League 10 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
Total 10 0 1 0 0 0 11 0

National team statistics[]

[5]

Australia national team
Year Apps Goals
2000 8 1
2001 2 0
2002 0 0
2003 1 0
2004 4 0
Total 15 1
Australia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Laybutt goal[6]
List of international goals scored by Stephen Laybutt
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 23 February 2000 Üllői úti stadion, Budapest, Hungary 4  Hungary 1–0 3–0 Friendly [6]


Honours[]

With Australia:

With Sydney Olympic:

References[]

  1. ^ Valentine, Renee (7 September 2007). "Dutchy urges understudies to seize the moment". The Newcastle Herald. p. 68.
  2. ^ "Feyenoord en Stephen Laybutt uit elkaar" [Feyenoord and Stephen Laybutt separate]. Feyenoord (in Dutch). 8 January 2002. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  3. ^ Gardiner, James (15 January 2008). The Newcastle Herald https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/479154/laybutt-tear-exposes-achilles-heel-at-back/. Retrieved 12 December 2021. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ Webster, Andrew (10 December 2021). "'I want to give you a kidney': The gay Socceroo whose text message saved a life". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  5. ^ Stephen Laybutt at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. ^ a b "Australia smash Hungary 3–0". Socceroos. 25 February 2000. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

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