Alex Lacey

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Alex Lacey
Personal information
Full name Alexander Lawrence Lacey
Date of birth (1993-05-31) 31 May 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Milton Keynes, England
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Position(s) Central defender
Team information
Current team
 Yeovil Town
Number 21
Youth career
2007–2010 Luton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Luton Town 40 (1)
2011 → Cambridge City (loan) 12 (0)
2011 → Thurrock (loan) 3 (0)
2012 → Eastbourne Borough (loan) 14 (2)
2013 → Eastleigh (loan) 18 (1)
2015– Yeovil Town 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:03, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

Alexander Lawrence "Alex" Lacey (born 31 May 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a central defender for Yeovil Town.

Career

Luton Town

Born in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, Lacey joined the Luton Town youth set-up as a first-year scholar in 2007.[1] As a 16-year-old, he was an unused substitute during Luton's narrow 1–0 defeat to League One side Southampton in the FA Cup in January 2010.[2]

He signed a professional contract with Luton in November 2010 and made his first-team debut a month later, starting against Welling United in a 0–0 draw in the FA Trophy.[1][3] He made two further starts in the club's FA Trophy campaign, which culminated in Luton being defeated in the semi-final to Mansfield Town. Lacey made his league debut as a substitute on 30 April 2011 in a 1–1 draw against Wrexham.[4]

He played the full 90 minutes of a pre-season friendly in July 2011 against Southern League Premier Division side Cambridge City, with his display in defence described as "impeccable" and "assured".[5] Lacey's performance was not overlooked by Cambridge City, who subsequently signed him on loan for an initial month, alongside fellow Luton youth player JJ O'Donnell, on 12 August 2011.[6] This loan was later extended until October.[7] Lacey returned to Luton having made 14 appearances, and then joined Conference South side Thurrock on loan for a month in November.[8] He played three times in this loan period, and then played in three FA Trophy games upon his return to Luton. He was sent to Eastbourne Borough on loan for the final two months of the 2011–12 season, making 14 appearances and scoring two goals as he helped the club narrowly avoid relegation.[9] Lacey was linked with moves to Championship sides Southampton and Burnley, but signed a new two-year contract with Luton in June 2012.[10][11]

Injuries prevented Lacey from breaking into the Luton first-team at the beginning of the 2012–13 season and, when fit, manager Paul Buckle preferred to use the loan market for young defenders, bringing in Connor Essam and Simon Ainge. Lacey joined Conference South side Eastleigh in January 2013 on a one-month loan that was later extended until the end of the season.[12] He played in both legs of Eastleigh's play-off semi-final in April 2013, which ended in a penalty shoot-out defeat to Dover Athletic. He returned to Luton having played in 20 games, scoring once, and was praised for his performances both at centre-back and right-back.[13][14]

Paul Buckle had been replaced at Luton by experienced manager John Still towards the end of the 2012–13 season. Still named Lacey as Luton's captain during their 2013–14 pre-season games to improve his communication skills.[15] On the opening day of the 2013–14 season, an injury to regular captain Ronnie Henry and a red card for vice-captain Steve McNulty meant that Lacey, at the age of 20, had the unusual distinction of captaining Luton on his first league start for the club; a 1–0 defeat to Southport.[16] Lacey played in central defence in Luton's opening six games of the 2013–14 season, during which the team kept four clean sheets. He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 win against Woking on 25 September 2013 and remained in the starting XI as Luton embarked on a club-record 27 league game unbeaten run.[17] He fractured a metatarsal in a 3–0 win against Southport in November 2013, which sidelined him for three months. By the time Lacey had recovered, he had been replaced in central defence by Fraser Franks.[18] With his Luton contract set to expire at the end of the season, Lacey was linked with potential moves to Bournemouth, Charlton Athletic, Millwall and Peterborough United.[19] However, on 3 April 2014, Lacey signed a two-year contract extension with Luton.[20] Luton won the Conference Premier title during the 2013–14 season, with Lacey playing in a total of 21 league games.[21]

He made his Football League debut on the opening day of the 2014–15 season, playing in a new position as a defensive midfielder as Luton beat Carlisle United 1–0.[22] He played in a total of 20 matches throughout the campaign, often as a substitute, and was placed on the transfer list at the end of the season.[23]

Yeovil Town

On 22 July 2015, Lacey joined League Two side Yeovil Town on a free transfer and signed a two-year deal.[24]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 May 2016.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Luton Town 2010–11[25] Conference Premier 1 0 0 0 — 3[lower-alpha 1] 0 4 0
2011–12[25] Conference Premier 0 0 0 0 — 3[lower-alpha 1] 0 3 0
2012–13[25] Conference Premier 0 0 1 0 — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 1 0
2013–14[25] Conference Premier 21 1 1 0 — 0 0 22 1
2014–15[26] League Two 18 0 1 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 20 0
Total 40 1 3 0 0 0 8 0 51 1
Cambridge City (loan) 2011–12[27] Southern League Premier Division 12 0 2 0 — 0 0 14 0
Thurrock (loan) 2011–12[25] Conference South 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 3 0
Eastbourne Borough (loan) 2011–12[25] Conference South 14 2 0 0 — 0 0 14 2
Eastleigh (loan) 2012–13[25] Conference South 18 1 0 0 — 2[lower-alpha 3] 0 20 1
Yeovil Town 2015–16[28] League Two 20 0 2 0 1 0 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 25 0
Career totals 107 4 7 0 1 0 12 0 127 4
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  3. ↑ Two appearances in Conference South play-offs

Honours

Luton Town

References

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