Stephen Laybutt
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stephen John Laybutt | ||
Date of birth | 3 September 1977 | ||
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 | ||||||
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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[]
Australia national team | ||
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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]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 23 February 2000 | Üllői úti stadion, Budapest, Hungary | 4 | Hungary | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [6] |
Honours[]
With Australia:
With Sydney Olympic:
- NSL Championship: 2001-2002
References[]
- ^ Valentine, Renee (7 September 2007). "Dutchy urges understudies to seize the moment". The Newcastle Herald. p. 68.
- ^ "Feyenoord en Stephen Laybutt uit elkaar" [Feyenoord and Stephen Laybutt separate]. Feyenoord (in Dutch). 8 January 2002. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ 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.
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(help) - ^ 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.
- ^ Stephen Laybutt at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b "Australia smash Hungary 3–0". Socceroos. 25 February 2000. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
External links[]
- Oz Football profile
- Stephen Laybutt at National-Football-Teams.com
- Stephen Laybutt at J.League (in Japanese)
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