Tom Lapslie

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Tom Lapslie
Personal information
Full name Thomas William Cavendish Lapslie[1]
Date of birth (1995-10-05) 5 October 1995 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Waltham Forest, London, England
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Colchester United
Number 20
Youth career
Maldon Town
0000–2012 Ongar Juniors
2012–2015 Colchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Colchester United 21 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:18, 9 May 2016 (UTC)

Thomas William Cavendish "Tom" Lapslie (born 5 October 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Colchester United. He joined Colchester United's Academy in 2012 for his scholarship, and made his professional debut for the club in January 2015.

Career

Born in Waltham Forest, London,[4] Lapslie won the Chelmsford Youth League Cup final at under-12 level for his side Ongar Juniors against Chelmsford Youth. His team won 1–0 at Billericay Town's New Lodge ground in 2008.[5] He is also a graduate from the Chelmsford-based P.A.S.S. Academy.[6]

After playing Sunday League football for Ongar Juniors and spending time with Maldon Town, Lapslie joined Colchester United's Academy at the age of 16,[7][8] before signing a professional development contract with the club one year into his two-year scholarship alongside Michael O'Donoghue in April 2013. Then-academy manager Tony Humes described Lapslie as a "dynamic central midfielder" who is a "leader in the [youth] team".[9] During the 2013–15 season, Lapslie featured regularly in the successful under-18 side, helping his team to a Youth Alliance South East league title and Youth Alliance Cup double, starting in the 4–2 final victory over Bradford City at Valley Parade on 29 April 2014.[10]

Lapslie first travelled with the Colchester United first-team squad in December 2012, travelling to Bournemouth for their League One fixture, and travelled again in the 2014–15 season for a trip to Crewe Alexandra in September 2014, having been in good form for the under-21 development squad.[11]

2014–15 season

Lapslie made his professional debut for Colchester on 2 January 2015 in their FA Cup third round tie with Cardiff City at the Cardiff City Stadium, where he came on as a 64th-minute substitute for George Moncur in the 3–1 defeat.[12] He then made his full debut and home debut on 24 January, starting and playing the full 90 minutes in Colchester's 2–0 relegation battle victory over Leyton Orient.[13] Lapslie was thrust into the first-team for successive league matches, admitting that "I can't believe it at the moment, I have to keep pinching myself... being involved with the first team".[14]

Lapslie scored his first senior goal on 21 February with the opening goal of Colchester's 3–2 win over Bristol City at the Colchester Community Stadium, heading in Elliott Hewitt's spilled cross.[15] He notched his tenth league start on 11 April in Colchester's 1–0 defeat by Coventry City, announcing that he "couldn't have imagined playing so many games, before this season started".[16] He made his final appearance of the season on 14 April as the U's were defeated 6–0 by Chesterfield,[17] bringing his appearance total to twelve in all competitions.[18] He was then offered a three-year contract to extend his stay with the club until the summer of 2018, which he signed on 23 April.[19]

2015–16 season

Lapslie made his first appearance of the 2015–16 season on 17 October 2015 when he replaced Joe Edwards in the second-half of a 5–0 thrashing by Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium.[20] He scored his second goal for the club and his first of the season on 6 December, heading in an equaliser at 2–2 during Colchester's 3–2 FA Cup win over Altrincham at the Community Stadium.[21] He scored his first league goal of the season for the relegated U's on 30 April 2016 during their 2–2 draw with Barnsley at Oakwell. Lapslie scored with a late header in the eighth minute of second-half stoppage time.[22] He made twelve first-team appearances for the club during the season.[23]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 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
Colchester United 2014–15[18] League One 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
2015–16[23] League One 10 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 12 2
Career total 21 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 24 3

Honours

Colchester United U18

References

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