Louis Laing

Louis Laing

Laing playing for Sunderland
Personal information
Full name Louis Mark Laing
Date of birth (1993-03-06) 6 March 1993
Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Hartlepool United
Number 23
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– Hartlepool United 3 (0)
National team‡
2008 England U16 3 (0)
2009–2010 England U17 9 (0)
2011 England U18 1 (0)
2010–2011 England U19 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:30, 12 August 2017 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 August 2012

Louis Mark Laing (born 6 March 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for National League side Hartlepool United. He started his career at Sunderland and has also played for Wycombe Wanderers, Nottingham Forest, Notts County and Motherwell

Club career

Sunderland

Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, Laing grew up supporting Newcastle United.[1] Laing started at youth level with Montague B.C. before he joined Newcastle's arch-rival's Sunderland in summer 2009.[2] In his first year at the Sunderland academy, he made eighteen appearances, scoring once despite his injuries during the 2009–10 season.[2]

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.[3] After making his debut, Manager Steve Bruce was keen to let Laing be loaned out for first team football.[4]

On 16 January 2012, Laing signed for League One side Wycombe Wanderers on a one-month loan deal.[5] On 21 January, he made his debut in a 3–0 win against Rochdale at Adams Park.[6] On 14 February, his loan was extended by Wycombe until the end of the season.[7]

After his loan spell with Wycombe Wanderers came to an end, Laing signed a new contract with Sunderland.[8] For two seasons at Sunderland, Laing's time there was overshadowed with injuries.[9][10] At the end of the end of the 2013–14 season, Laing was released by the club.[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 Notts County debut the next day, in a 0–0 draw against Peterborough United on 13 September 2014.[17] After helping the club keep four clean-sheet in seven matches, Laing's loan spell with Notts County was extended for another 93 days on 13 October 2014.[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 2014.[19][20]

On 30 January 2015, Laing moved on loan to Motherwell until the end of the 2014–15 season.[21] He made his debut the following day against St Johnstone, but he was sent off after 25 minutes.[22] Then on 28 February 2015, Laing scored his first Motherwell goal, in a 2–1 win over Inverness CT.[23] Laing 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.[24][25] At the end of the season, Laing returned to his parent club,[26] although he said he hoped he would be able to return to Motherwell.[27]

Laing was released by Nottingham Forest at the end of the season, having never made an appearance for the club.[28]

Motherwell

On 30 June 2015, Laing returned to Motherwell, signing a two-year contract with the club.[29] In March 2016, Laing revealed that earlier in the season, while out of the first team at Motherwell, he had considered giving up football.[30]

On 15 August 2016, Laing moved on loan to Notts County until 16 January 2017.[31] Laing was released by Motherwell on 31 January 2017.[32]

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.[33]

Hartlepool

Laing signed for Hartlepool United on 10 July 2017.[34]

International career

Laing has played for England at all levels from under-16 to under-19.[35]

Career statistics

As of 18 February 2017[36]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sunderland 2010–11 Premier League 100000—10
2011–12 000000—00
2012–13 000000—00
2013–14 000000—00
Total 100000—10
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2011–12 League One 110000000110
Nottingham Forest 2014–15 Championship 000000—00
Notts County (loan) 2014–15 League One100000020120
Motherwell (loan) 2014–15 Scottish Premiership 111000020131
Motherwell 2015–16 Scottish Premiership 1510010—161
2016–17 000000—00
Total 151001000161
Notts County (loan) 2016–17 League Two 211310030272
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2016–17 Scottish Premiership 1000000010
Career total 703311070814

Personal life

Coincidentally, Louis Laing's name are compared to Superman's love interest Lois Lane and Lana Lang.[37]

References

  1. ↑ "Motherwell defender Louis Laing: My Newcastle idols survived.. now it's our turn". Daily Record. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Louis Laing". Sunderland A.F.C. Archived from the original on 21 August 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  3. ↑ Peter Scrivener (14 May 2011). "Sunderland 1–3 Wolves". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "Sunderland boss Steve Bruce hails teenage defender Louis Laing". Sunderland Echo. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Wycombe Wanderers secure loan for Sunderland's Louis Laing". BBC Sport. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "Wycombe 3–0 Rochdale". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  7. ↑ "Wycombe Wanderers keep Louis Laing until the end of the season" BBC Sport. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  8. ↑ "Laing heads list of new deals for 11 Sunderland rookies". Sunderland Echo. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "Sunderland make Academy clear-out". Sunderland Echo. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  10. ↑ "Sunderland prospect Laing out for six weeks". Sunderland Echo. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  11. ↑ "Sunderland’s retained list confirmed". Sunderland Echo. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  12. ↑ "Blackburn consider Sunderland defender". Sunderland Echo. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  13. ↑ "Newcastle United step up bid to offload defender". Sunderland Echo. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  14. ↑ "Transfer news: Manchester United take Sunderland's Louis Laing on trial". Sky Sports. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  15. ↑ "Louis Laing Signs For Forest". Nottingham Forest F.C. 19 June 2014. Archived from the original on 21 September 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  16. ↑ "Louis heads for the Lane". Nottingham Forest F.C. 12 September 2014. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  17. ↑ "Peterborough United 0–0 Notts County". BBC Sport. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  18. ↑ "Louis Laing Extends Loan Stay With Notts County". Notts County F.C. 13 October 2014. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  19. ↑ "Notts County 0–3 Swindon Town". BBC Sport. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  20. ↑ "Laing: We Will Go Into It Believing We Can Win". Notts County F.C. 12 December 2014. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  21. ↑ "'Well net Notts Forest defender". Motherwell F.C. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  22. ↑ Crawford, Kenny (31 January 2015). "Motherwell 1–1 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  23. ↑ "Motherwell 2 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle". BBC Sport. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  24. ↑ Wilson, Richard (28 May 2015). "Rangers 1–3 Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  25. ↑ "Motherwell 3 – 0 Rangers". BBC Sport. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  26. ↑ "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.
  27. ↑ "Laing: Deal me in Motherwell". Glasgow Evening Time. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  28. ↑ "Football League confirm players released by Nottingham Forest". Nottingham Post. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  29. ↑ "Louis Laing signs on again". http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 30 June 2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  30. ↑ "Motherwell's Louis Laing pondered quitting game". BBC Sport. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  31. ↑ "Louis Laing: Notts County sign Motherwell defender on loan". BBC Sport. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  32. ↑ "Fry and Laing depart the Steelmen". Motherwell F.C. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  33. ↑ Dowden, Martin (16 February 2017). "Louis Laing: Inverness sign former Motherwell defender until summer". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  34. ↑ "Louis Laing makes Pools move". Official Site. Hartlepool United. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  35. ↑ "Louis Laing". The Football Association. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  36. ↑ Louis Laing at Soccerbase
  37. ↑ "Louis Laing’s a Superman of Steel as he sums everything that’s right about Motherwell". Daily Record. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
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