Ross Lafayette
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ross Lafayette | ||
| Date of birth | 22 November 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Watford, England | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Dover Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Chesham United | 21 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Barton Rovers | 11 | (1) |
| 2008 | Chesham United | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Aylesbury United | 11 | (0) |
| 2009 | Wealdstone | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | Aylesbury | 6 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Burnham | 16 | (5) |
| 2010–2012 | Hemel Hempstead Town | ? | (8) |
| 2012–2014 | Welling United | 79 | (35) |
| 2014–2015 | Luton Town | 11 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Woking (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Welling United (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Eastleigh | 11 | (2) |
| 2016- | Dover Athletic | 0 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:19 26 September 2015 (UTC). | |||
Ross Lafayette (born 22 November 1985), is an English professional footballer who plays for Dover Athletic.
Lafayette's early career consisted of playing for non-league clubs in North London and the home counties.
Alongside his part-time playing career, Lafayette trained in digital media and was employed by The Independent and Evening Standard.[1]
Lafayette signed for Welling United from Hemel Hempstead Town in the summer of 2012.[2] In his first season he contributed to Welling winning the Conference South by scoring 19 goals. In his second season Lafayette scored 16 goals as Welling established themselves in the Conference Premier.
After two seasons at Welling, Lafayette signed a two-year contract with League Two side Luton Town.[3] [4] He made his league debut against Bury on 19 August 2014, coming off the bench.[5] He made only one start for Luton before being loaned out to Conference Premier side Woking for a month, scoring once in six league and cup appearances. He was loaned back to former club Welling in March 2015 and scored twice to help the club avoid relegation.
He was transfer listed by Luton at the end of the 2014–15 season.[6] On 3 June, it was announced that Lafayette would sign for Eastleigh on a free transfer.[7]
On 9 August 2016, Lafayette signed for Dover Athletic. [8]
References
- ↑ "After teetering on edge of extinction three years ago, Welling United are preparing to enter the top tier of non-League... Sportsmail talks to some of their title-winning heroes". Sportsmail. Daily Mail. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ↑ "Welling United stars living the dream". Bexley Times. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ↑ "Luton Town sign Ross Lafayette from Welling United". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ↑ "Former Evening Standard man Ross Lafayette signs for Luton Town". Evening Standard. Evening Standard. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ↑ "Luton v Bury". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ↑ "Luton Town: Hatters release seven and transfer list six more". Bedfordshire on Sunday. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ↑ "Lafayette to leave Luton for Eastleigh". Luton Today. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37023827
