Mark Lamont

Mark Lamont

Personal information
Full name	Mark Lamont
Date of birth	4 February 1993
Place of birth	Paisley, Scotland
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Stirling Albion
Youth career
	St Mirren
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2011–13	St Mirren	1	(0)
2012	→ Dumbarton (loan)	12	(0)
2012–13	→ Dumbarton (loan)	14	(0)
2013	Dumbarton	9	(0)
2014	Albion Rovers	1	(0)
2014–2015	Petershill
2015–	Stirling Albion	1	(0)
National team^‡
2011	Scotland U19	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:24, 15 September 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:07, 14 October 2014 (UTC)

Mark Lamont (born 4 February 1993) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Stirling Albion. He previously played in the Scottish Premier League for St Mirren and the Scottish First Division for Dumbarton. He has also played for Petershill in the Scottish Juniors. Lamont who is a midfielder has also played for his country at youth international level.

Career

St Mirren

Lamont who was born in Paisley, Scotland started his career as part of St Mirren's under-19 squad.^[1] He made senior debut on 26 February 2011 as a substitute for Craig Dargo in 2–0 defeat against Kilmarnock in a Scottish Premier League fixture.^[2] Soon after his debut he was selected for a Scotland Under-19 squad.^[3] Lamont was sent on loan to Dumbarton on the opening day of 2012 winter transfer window to gain more first team experience.^[4] Having returned from his loan spell with Dumbarton he signed a new contract with St Mirren keeping him at the club until January 2013, before being loaned out again.^[5] He returned from his loan on 3 January 2013 and was subsequently released by his parent club.^[6]

Dumbarton

On 1 January 2012, he joined Scottish Second Division side Dumbarton until the end of the 2011–12 season.^[7] He made his debut for Dumbarton the following day in 3–2 victory against Arbroath.^[8] Lamont suffered an achilles injury in early March against Cowdenbeath.^[9] Despite manager Alan Adamson ruling him for rest of the season, he returned for the Scottish First Division play-off final first leg.^[10][11] He played again in the second leg, with Dumbarton securing promotion 6–2 on aggregate.^[12] Lamont rejoined the now First Division side, on loan at the start of the 2012–13 season.^[13] His loan expired in January and he returned to St Mirren whom released him.^[6][14] After becoming a free agent he rejoined Dumbarton on a permanent basis becoming Ian Murray's third signing as manager.^[15] Having procured a seventh-place finish with Dumbarton in First Division,^[16] Lamont was released.^[17]

Lamont made a trial appearance for Albion Rovers in March 2014 and went on to join Junior side Petershill in the summer of that year.^[18][19]

Stirling Albion

On 15 September 2015, Lamont signed for Scottish League Two club Stirling Albion, having already played for the side as a trialist against East Stirlingshire.^[20] On 5 December 2015 Lamont scored a goal in a match against Elgin City. This made the score 1–1 in a match that Stirling Albion went on to win.^[21]

International career

Lamont has represented Scotland at Under-19 level on two occasions both of which were against Denmark.^[22]

Career statistics

As of 15 September 2015.^[23]

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Other[nb 1]		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
St Mirren	2010–11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2011–12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2012–13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Dumbarton (loan)	2011–12	12	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	14	0
	2012–13	14	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	18	0
Dumbarton		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	Total	35	0	2	0	1	0	3	0	41	0
Albion Rovers	2013–14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Stirling Albion	2015–16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career total		!38	0	2	0	1	0	3	0	44	0

Notes

1. Includes other competitive competitions, including the Scottish First Division Play-offs & Scottish Challenge Cup.

References

1. "Squad Profiles". saintmirren.net (St Mirren F.C.). Retrieved 2 January 2012.
2. "Kilmarnock 2 – 0 St Mirren". BBC Sport (BBC). 26 February 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
3. "Mark Lamont – Scotland U19 Call-Up". saintmirren.net (St Mirren F.C.). 3 April 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
4. "Mark Lamont – Out on Loan". saintmirren.net (St Mirren F.C.). 1 January 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
5. "Contracts Update". saintmirren.net (St Mirren F.C.). 18 May 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
6. "Sporting Kansas City's Dom Dwyer not joining St Mirren". BBC Sport (BBC). 3 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
7. "Lamont arrives on-loan". dumbartonfootballclub.com (Dumbarton F.C.). 2 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
8. "Dumbarton (3) v Arbroath (2)". dumbartonfootballclub.com (Dumbarton F.C.). 2 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
9. "Lamont remains out for Sons". scottishfootballleague.com (Scottish Football League). 27 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
10. "Sons lose Lamont". scottishfootballleague.com (Scottish Football League). 24 April 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
11. "Dumbarton FC beat Airdrie United 2–1 in play-off final first leg". Lennox Herald (Trinity Mirror). 25 May 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
12. "Airdrie Utd 1–4 Dumbarton (2–6 agg)". BBC Sport (BBC). 20 May 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
13. "Saints boss Dan rules out swoop for Bairns striker". Evening Times (Newsquest). 22 May 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
14. "Transfer window open". dumbartonfootballclub.com (Dumbarton F.C.). 1 January 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
15. "Ian Murray makes his third signing as Sons boss". Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Reporter (Clyde Weekly Press). 23 January 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
16. "Dumbarton 0–0 Partick Thistle". Helensburgh Advertiser (Romanes Media Group). 9 May 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
17. Galloway, Andrew (8 May 2013). "Dumbarton FC release four - but midfielder signs on". Lennox Herald (Trinity Mirror). Retrieved 19 November 2013.
18. "Rovers keen on Lamont". Scottish Professional Football League. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
19. O'Donnell, Jim (21 July 2014). "Peasy hit the spot with pre-season win over Greenock". Evening Times. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
20. "Lamont signs on". Stirling Albion F.C. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
21. 3-1
22. "Mark Lamont Profile". www.scottishfa.co.uk (Scottish Football Association). Retrieved 2 January 2012.
23. "M. LAMONT". Soccerway (Global Sports Media). Retrieved 2 January 2012.

External links

• Mark Lamont career statistics at Soccerbase