Kayne McLaggon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kayne Simeon McLaggon[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Barry, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Merthyr Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Southampton | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2010 | Southampton | 7 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Eastbourne Borough (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Salisbury City | 23 | (10) |
| 2011–2012 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Tonbridge Angels (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2012-2013 | Weston-super-Mare | 21 | (5) |
| 2013- | Merthyr Town | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | Wales U17 | 9 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Wales U19 | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:32, 26 March 2013 (UTC). | |||
Kayne Simeon McLaggon (born 21 September 1990) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a striker for Merthyr Town. He started his career at Southampton.
Club career
Southampton
McLaggon was born in Barry and went to Barry Comprehensive School from where he joined the Southampton Academy. He came up through the ranks of the Saints youth system, signing professional forms in September 2007 on his 17th birthday.[2]
He was given the number 42 shirt ahead of Southampton's Championship fixture on 26 December 2008 at Home Park against Plymouth Argyle and made his first team debut as a second half substitute, replacing Lee Holmes after 58 minutes.[3] He then starred on his home debut on 28 December, coming off the bench against Reading and setting up Saints' opening goal with a pacy run out of midfield, before supplying David McGoldrick, who finished well past Adam Federici in the Reading goal.[4]
McLaggon scored his first Southampton goal on 27 January 2009, scoring the first of two goals towards Southampton's comeback against Norwich City.[5]
He joined Conference National team Eastbourne Borough on a month's loan on 11 November 2009 after recovering from a long term injury.[6]
Salisbury City
He was released by Southampton on 15 May 2010 and joined Salisbury City on 4 August.[7] He went on to form a good partnership with Jake Reid.
Bristol Rovers
On 11 July 2011, McLaggon signed a one-year contract with Bristol Rovers.[8]
Weston-super-Mare
On 6 September 2012, McLaggon signed for Weston-super-Mare.[9] He scored his first goal for the club on 6 November 2012 in a 4–3 loss to Frome Town in the Somerset Premier Cup. On 26 March 2013, McLaggon scored his first hattrick for the club in a 3–1 win, away to Sutton United.
Merthyr Town
On 14 October 2013, McLaggon signed for Merthyr Town.[10] He made his debut for Merthyr against Slough Town on the 19 October 2013 and scored his first goal from the penalty spot. On the 29 April 2014, he scored two goals as Merthyr beat Swindon Supermarine 5-2 to reach the Southern League Division 1 South and West Play-Off Final.
International career
McLaggon has won nine Welsh under–17 caps (with two goals) and six at under–19 level.
References
- ↑ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
- ↑ "Kayne turns pro". Southampton F.C. 21 September 2007. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
- ↑ "Plymouth 2–0 Saints". Southampton F.C. 27 December 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
- ↑ "Saints 1–1 Reading". Southampton F.C. 28 December 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
- ↑ "Norwich 2–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
- ↑ "Eastbourne loan Saints youngster". BBC Sport. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
- ↑ "Whites confirm five new signings". Salisbury Journal. 4 August 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
- ↑ "McLaggon Joins Rovers". Bristol Rovers FC. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ↑ http://www.footballconference.co.uk/news/details.php?news_id=7897
- ↑ http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/merthyrtown/news/mclaggon-set-for-debut-1072917.html