Levi Porter

Levi Porter
Personal information
Full name Levi Roger Porter
Date of birth 6 April 1987 (1987-04-06) (age 24)
Place of birth Leicester, England
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current club Hinckley United
Youth career
2005 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Leicester City 39 (3)
2009 Mansfield Town (loan) 2 (0)
2011- Hinckley United 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:30, 21 September 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Levi Roger Porter (born 6 April 1987, Leicester, Leicestershire) is an English footballer currently playing for Hinckley United in the Conference North. Porter is a product of the Leicester City.youth system.

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Career

Porter signed a one-year contract extension with Leicester on 8 February 2006.[1] He made his debut in a 3–1 win over Ipswich Town on 12 August 2006, scoring his first league goal in a 2–2 draw against Plymouth Argyle on 11 November 2006.[2] He was man of the match on 9 December when he scored a last minute winner against Wolves to give Leicester a 2–1 away win.[3] Porter put in another man of the match performance in a 2–2 FA Cup draw against Fulham, during which he set up Danny Cadamarteri's last minute equaliser.[4] He played a total of 34 league games, scoring three goals as Leicester avoided relegation in the 2006–07 season.

On 31 October 2007, Porter was stretchered off in a 4–3 League Cup defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, during which he assisted Leicester's second goal.[5] Suspected to be cruciate knee ligament damage,[6] he was sidelined for up to three months after scans revealed that the injury was mainly damage to his medial collateral ligament.[7] The injury ruled him out for the rest of the 2007–08 season as Leicester were relegated from the Championship.

In the 2008–09 season, despite fully recovering from his knee injury, Porter played only one league and one League Cup match as Leicester regained promotion as League One champions. On 11 September 2009, Porter joined Mansfield Town on loan for a month,[8] making his debut in a 3–2 defeat to Stevenage Borough the next day but making only two appearances.

On 17 May 2010 Porter was released by Leicester along with Stephen Clemence, Billy Kee, Robbie Burns, Carl Pentney, Astrit Ajdarevic and Alex Cisak.[9]

Following his release from Leicester, it has since been reported that Porter was been playing for Sunday League team, Wigston Car Breakers.[10]

On 20 September 2011 Porter signed for Conference North side Hinckley United.[11]

Career statistics

Correct as of 18 April 2009

Season Club Division League Cup League Cup Other[12] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2006–07 Leicester City Championship 34 3 2 0 2 0 38 3
2007–08 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
2008–09 League One 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2009–10 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009–10 Mansfield Town Conference National 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2011–12 Hinckley United Conference North 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2006– Total 42 3 2 0 4 0 0 0 48 3

References

  1. ^ "Foxes winger signs extension deal". BBC Sport. 2006-02-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/4693454.stm. Retrieved 2010-02-13. 
  2. ^ "Leicester 2–2 Plymouth". BBC Sport. 2006-11-11. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/6116570.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-23. 
  3. ^ "Wolverhampton 1–2 Leicester". BBC Sport. 2006-12-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/6201408.stm. Retrieved 2010-02-13. 
  4. ^ "Leicester 2–2 Fulham". BBC Sport. 2007-01-06. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/6213929.stm. Retrieved 2007-09-02. 
  5. ^ "Chelsea 4–3 Leicester". BBC Sport. 2007-10-31. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7065182.stm. Retrieved 2010-02-13. 
  6. ^ "Foxes fear for Porter". Sky Sports. 2007-11-01. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11712_2840771,00.html. Retrieved 2007-11-02. 
  7. ^ "Porter injury not serious". Sky Sports. 2007-11-02. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11712_2843783,00.html. Retrieved 2007-11-03. 
  8. ^ "Porter joins Stags on loan". lcfc.co.uk (Leicester City Football Club). 11 September 2009. http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1793744,00.html. Retrieved 11 September 2009. 
  9. ^ "City release 7". www.lcfc.co.uk. Leicester City F.C.. 17 May 2010. http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~2054344,00.html. Retrieved 17 May 2010. 
  10. ^ "Porter playing for Wigston". LeagueRepublic. 2010-10-10. http://tlsfl.leaguerepublic.com/DisplayFixture.do?id=11827590. Retrieved 2010-10-10. 
  11. ^ "Former Leicester winger joins Hinckley". nonleague.pitchero.com. 2011-09-20. http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/former-leicester-winger-joins-hinckley-6738/. Retrieved 2011-09-21. 
  12. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the [[Football League Trophy|]] & the Football League play-offs

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