Laurie Bell (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Laurence Bell | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Poynton, England | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Karlslunds IF HFK | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Stockport County | ||
| 2004–2009 | Manchester City | ||
| 2009–2011 | Rochdale | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Milwaukee Panthers | 70 | (26) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Ventura County Fusion | 10 | (2) |
| 2015 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 23 | (1) |
| 2016 | Hyde United | 14 | (1) |
| 2016– | Karlslunds IF HFK | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:08, 15 September 2015 (UTC). | |||
Laurence "Laurie" Bell (born 1 September 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Karlslunds IF HFK.
Career
Early Career
Bell joined Stockport County's School of Excellence at the age of eight, before moving to Manchester City's academy four years later. However City let him go at the age of 16, following which he spent two years on a youth team apprenticeship at Rochdale A.F.C., where he was part of a Football League Youth Alliance-title winning squad. However the club released him in May 2011.[1]
Bell played college soccer at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee between 2011 and 2014.[2] In 2013 he captained the Milwaukee Panthers to their victory in the Horizon League conference and qualification to the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, scoring 13 goals along the way, and being named as the Horizon League's player of the year[3] and an NCAA First-Team All-American.[1] While at college, Bell also appeared for USL PDL club Ventura County Fusion in 2014.[4]
Bell was invited to the MLS 2015 Combine, but, hampered by a recurrence of patellar tendinitis which he had suffered during his teenage years,[1] went undrafted in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft.[5]
Professional
Bell signed with United Soccer League club Tulsa Roughnecks in March 2015.[6] After one season with the Roughnecks, and a spell with semi-professional side Hyde United in his native England, Bell joined Swedish second division club Karlslunds IF HFK on a one year contract in April 2016.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 Bell, Laurie (25 May 2016). "From Manchester City to Oklahoma: how a rejected footballer kept the dream alive". theguardian.com. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ↑ http://mkepanthers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=971
- 1 2 Zills, Chris (18 April 2016). "Laurie Bell Continues Professional Career In Sweden". Milwaukee Panthers. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ↑ http://www.uslpdl.com/teams/2014/6188518.html#STATS
- ↑ http://www.tulsaroughnecksfc.com/laurie-bell
- ↑ http://www.wisconsinsoccercentral.com/news_article/show/495601?referrer_id=776837