Reuben Noble-Lazarus

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Reuben Noble-Lazarus
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Noble-Lazarus playing for Rochdale in 2015
Personal information
Full name Reuben Courtney Noble-Lazarus[1]
Date of birth (1993-08-16) 16 August 1993 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth Huddersfield, England
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Position(s) Striker / Winger
Team information
Current team
 Rochdale
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2008 Barnsley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2015 Barnsley 46 (3)
2013–2014 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 4 (0)
2014–2015 → Rochdale (loan) 5 (1)
2015– Rochdale 24 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:53, 14 May 2016 (UTC)

Reuben Courtney Noble-Lazarus (born 16 August 1993) is an English-born Grenadian professional footballer who plays as a striker or winger for Rochdale. On 30 September 2008, he became the youngest player to debut in the English Football League, at 15 years and 45 days old, breaking the record previously established by Albert Geldard in 1929.[2]

In 2013–2014, Noble-Lazarus spent time on loan at Scunthorpe United from Barnsley. In 2014, Noble-Lazarus moved to Rochdale on loan until January 2015, but made a permanent transfer to them at the end of his loan spell for an undisclosed fee.

Club career

Barnsley

Noble-Lazarus was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.[1] He came on as a substitute during Barnsley's 3–0 Championship defeat by Ipswich Town.[2]

The previous weekend, Noble-Lazarus had scored a hat-trick for the Barnsley under-18 team,[3] for whom he had played since he was 12 years old,[4] and was selected as a substitute for the senior team's visit to Portman Road. Coming on in the 84th minute of the match to replace Martin Devaney, Noble-Lazarus surpassed the record set by Bradford Park Avenue's Albert Geldard in September 1929, and equalled by Welshman Ken Roberts for Wrexham in 1951, by 113 days.[2] He was too young to be paid for his appearance – Barnsley manager Simon Davey joked he would be given pizza and a ham sandwich for his efforts[5] - and was due to return to Newsome High School[6] in Huddersfield the following day.[7][8]

Davey had wanted to play Noble-Lazarus in the League Cup earlier in the season but was prevented from doing so by the competition's rules, which prohibit the selection of players under the age of 15.[8] The club has made an agreement with Noble-Lazarus' school to allow him to train with the club for two days each week.[2] Davey has said that the club will "nurture" Noble-Lazarus by ensuring that he is "...dipped in and dipped back out..." of the team.[9] Noble-Lazarus was included in Barnsley's squad to face Doncaster Rovers the weekend after his debut, making another substitute appearance when he came on for Iain Hume in the 87th minute.[10]

Under new boss Mark Robins, Noble-Lazarus was used twice as a substitute towards the end of the 2009/10 season.[11] He made his first senior start against Doncaster in a 2–2 draw on 25 April 2011, and scored his first senior goal as a substitute against Millwall on the last day of the 2010/11 season.

On 12 November 2013, Reuben signed on loan at League Two side Scunthorpe United until 1 January 2014.[12]

Rochdale

On 27 October 2014, Noble-Lazarus joined Rochdale on loan until January 2015.[13] On 13 January 2015, Reuben completed a permanent switch to the club, signing an 18-month deal.[14]

International career

Noble-Lazarus who is of Grenadian descent, expressed his desire to play for Grenada and hopes to be part of the team starting with the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Puerto Rico in June 2015.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 March 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
Barnsley 2008–09[16] Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
2009–10[17] Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
2010–11[18] Championship 7 1 0 0 0 0 — 7 1
2011–12[19] Championship 8 0 1 0 0 0 — 9 0
2012–13[20] Championship 14 1 1 0 0 0 — 15 1
2013–14[21] Championship 12 1 0 0 0 0 — 12 1
2013–14[22] League One 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Total 46 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 49 3
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2013–14[21] League Two 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Rochdale 2014–15[22][lower-alpha 1] League One 19 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 21 2
2015–16[23] League One 10 1 0 0 2 0 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 13 1
Total 29 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 34 3
Career total 79 5 4 1 3 0 1 0 87 6
  1. ↑ Noble-Lazarus made six appearances and scored twice for Rochdale on loan from Barnsley before signing permanently in the January transfer window.
  2. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy

References

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