- Stephen Laybutt
Infobox Football biography
playername = Stephen Laybutt
fullname = Stephen John Laybutt
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1977|9|3
cityofbirth = Lithgow
countryofbirth =Australia
height = height|m=1.89
currentclub =
clubnumber =
contractend =
position = Centre Back
youthyears = 1994-1995
youthclubs = AIS
years = 1995-1997
1997-1999
1999
1999-2000
2000
2000-2001
2001
2002
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2007
2007-present
clubs =Wollongong Wolves Brisbane Strikers Shonan Bellmare Parramatta Power Feyenoord Rotterdam RBC Roosendaal
Lyn Oslo
Sydney OlympicBrisbane Strikers
Excelsior Mouscron
Gent
Newcastle Jets
caps(goals) = 29 (2)
68 (6)
11 (0)
07 (1)
03 (0)
03 (0)
06 (0)
12 (1)
22 (1)
30 (1)
70 (1)
10 (0)
nationalyears = 2000
1999-2004
nationalteam = flagicon|Australia Australia U-23
flagicon|Australia Australia
nationalcaps(goals) =
18 (1)
pcupdate =17 January 2008
ntupdate =17 September 2007 Stephen Laybutt (born
3 September ,1977 inLithgow, New South Wales ) is anAustralia nfootball (soccer) player currently playing for theNewcastle United Jets as a defender. [cite news |first=Renee |last=Valentine |title=Dutchy urges understudies to seize the moment |publisher=The Herald |page=68 |date=2007-09-07 ]He signed for the Jets after completing a long spell with
K.A.A. Gent inBelgium .Newcastle manager
Gary van Egmond was quoted as saying "He's a natural defender, he's a leftie, which works well for us. He's got age and experience, he's comfortable on the ball, and he's one who's not going to be intimidated... He's exactly what we need." [cite news |first=Michael |last=Cockerill |title=Mariners buoyed as Heffernan off hook for shoulder charge |publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=2007-08-30 |accessdate=2007-09-08 |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/football/mariners-buoyed-as-heffernan-off-hook-for-shoulder-charge/2007/08/29/1188067189348.html?page=2] He unfortunatley suffered a year-ending hamstring injury and as a result, has widely been tipped that he will not feature again for Newcastle.Honours
With Australia:
*OFC Nations Cup : 2000, 2004WithSydney Olympic :
* NSL Championship: 2001-2002References
External links
* [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/L/LAV.html Oz Football profile]
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/php/spieler.php?id=457 National Football Teams profile]
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