Ross Lafayette Explained

Ross Lafayette
Fullname:Ross Lafayette
Height:[1]
Birth Date:22 November 1985
Birth Place:Watford, England
Position:Forward
Years1:2006
Years2:2006–2007
Years3:2007–2008
Years4:2008
Years5:2008–2009
Years6:2009
Years7:2009–2010
Years8:2010
Years9:2010–2012
Years10:2012–2014
Years11:2014–2015
Years12:2015
Years13:2015
Years14:2015–2016
Years15:2016
Years16:2016–2017
Years17:2017–2018
Years18:2018
Years19:2018–2019
Years20:2019–2021
Clubs1:Beaconsfield SYCOB
Clubs2:Chesham United
Clubs3:Barton Rovers
Clubs4:Chesham United
Clubs5:Aylesbury United
Clubs6:Wealdstone
Clubs7:Aylesbury
Clubs8:Burnham
Clubs9:Hemel Hempstead Town
Clubs10:Welling United
Clubs11:Luton Town
Clubs12:Woking (loan)
Clubs13:Welling United (loan)
Clubs14:Eastleigh
Clubs15:Aldershot Town (loan)
Clubs16:Dover Athletic
Clubs17:Sutton United
Clubs18:Maidstone United (loan)
Clubs19:Billericay Town
Clubs20:Wealdstone
Caps2:21
Goals2:3
Caps3:11
Goals3:1
Caps4:2
Goals4:0
Caps5:11
Goals5:0
Caps6:4
Goals6:0
Caps7:6
Goals7:4
Caps8:16
Goals8:5
Caps9:30
Goals9:12
Caps10:79
Goals10:36
Caps11:11
Goals11:0
Caps12:11
Goals12:3
Caps13:7
Goals13:2
Caps14:22
Goals14:4
Caps15:16
Goals15:2
Caps16:44
Goals16:12
Caps17:27
Goals17:7
Caps18:10
Goals18:3
Caps19:22
Goals19:4
Caps20:49
Goals20:16
Totalcaps:399
Totalgoals:114
Pcupdate:21:57, 21 November 2020 (UTC)

Ross Lafayette (born 22 November 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Lafayette's early career consisted of playing for non-League football clubs in North London and the home counties.

Football career

Born in Watford, Lafayette played youth football with Garston Boys.[2]

After playing for Beaconsfield SYCOB, Chesham United, Barton Rovers and Aylesbury United,[3] Lafayette signed for Wealdstone in summer 2009.[4] He made 6 competitive appearances for Wealdstone without scoring.[3] He also had spells at Aylesbury and Burnham during the 2009–10 season.[3] [5] He played for Hemel Hempstead Town during the 2010–11 and 2011–12 campaigns.[3]

Lafayette signed for Welling United from Hemel Hempstead Town in the summer of 2012.[6] In his first season, he contributed to Welling winning the Conference South by scoring 19 goals. In his second season Lafayette scored 16 goals as Welling established themselves in the Conference Premier.

After two seasons at Welling, Lafayette signed a two-year contract with League Two side Luton Town.[7] [8] He made his league debut against Bury on 19 August 2014, coming off the bench.[9] He made only one start for Luton before being loaned out to Conference Premier side Woking for a month in January 2015,[10] scoring once in six league and cup appearances. He was loaned back to former club Welling in March 2015 and scored twice to help the club avoid relegation.[11]

He was transfer listed by Luton at the end of the 2014–15 season,[12] and subsequently signed for Eastleigh on a free transfer.[13] In January 2016, he joined Aldershot Town on loan until the end of the season.[14]

He joined Dover Athletic in August 2016.[15]

He joined Sutton United in May 2017.[16] He joined Maidstone United on a one-month loan in February 2018.[17] [18] In March 2018, his loan was extended until the end of the season. He was recalled by Sutton United in April 2018.[19]

In June 2019 he signed with Wealdstone for the second time.[20] [21] After scoring six goals in eight games for Wealdstone in August 2019, he was awarded the National League South Player of the Month award for that month.[22] [23] Lafayette was the Stones' top scorer in the 2019-20 season, netting 12 times as they were eventually promoted through points per game.[24] He signed a new one-year deal with Wealdstone ahead of the 2020–21 season.[25] Lafayette scored 4 times in an injury dominated second season with the Stones, where he made only 20 league appearances.[24]

On 1 June 2021, Lafayette announced his retirement[26]

Media career

Alongside his part-time playing career, Lafayette trained in digital media and was employed by The Independent and Evening Standard. He joined London based company esbconnect as Sales and Partnerships Director in 2023.[27] [28]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ross Lafayette . 25 July 2017 . 11v11.
  2. Web site: Royston Celtic Under-17's 0 Garston Boys Under-17's 4. Watford Observer. 8 October 2002 .
  3. Web site: Ross Lafayette Profile | Aylesbury United FC. www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk.
  4. Web site: Ryman trio ready for the big kick-off. 12 August 2009. Kilburn Times.
  5. Web site: Nine man Blues win derby. Slough Observer. 11 February 2010 .
  6. News: 21 February 2013 . Welling United stars living the dream . Bexley Times . 5 October 2014.
  7. News: 11 June 2014 . Luton Town sign Ross Lafayette from Welling United . . . 5 October 2014.
  8. News: 11 June 2014 . Former Evening Standard man Ross Lafayette signs for Luton Town . . . 5 October 2014.
  9. News: 19 August 2014 . Luton v Bury . . . 5 October 2014.
  10. Web site: Woking FC snap up Luton Town striker Ross Lafayette. Chris. Dyke. 15 January 2015. SurreyLive.
  11. Web site: Lafayette Returns to Wings. 26 March 2015.
  12. News: 8 May 2015 . Luton Town: Hatters release seven and transfer list six more . Bedfordshire on Sunday . 14 May 2014.
  13. News: 3 June 2015 . Lafayette to leave Luton for Eastleigh . Luton Today . 15 June 2015.
  14. News: Aldershot sign Eastleigh's Lafayette. BBC Sport.
  15. News: Dover bring in striker Lafayette. BBC Sport.
  16. News: Gwillym . Warren . 18 May 2017 . Sutton United boss Doswell raids rivals to sign Kenny Davis, Ross Lafayette and Moses Emmanuel . Sutton Guardian . Newsquest . 29 May 2017.
  17. Web site: Maidstone United take Ross Lafayette and Dean Beckwith on loan from Sutton United. 8 February 2018.
  18. Web site: 13 March 2018 . Lafayette extends Stones loan . 17 January 2021 . Kent Online . en.
  19. Web site: Maidstone United dealt big blow to survival hopes as Sutton United recall striker Ross Lafayette. 10 April 2018.
  20. Web site: Ross Lafayette signs for Wealdstone FC!. Wealdstone. FC. 12 June 2019. Wealdstone FC.
  21. Web site: Transfer round-up: Wealdstone sign two forwards. Dan. Bennett. 19 June 2019. Kilburn Times.
  22. Web site: StackPath. www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 6 September 2019 .
  23. Web site: Dean Brennan & Ross Lafayette win August Manager & Player of the Month in the National League South. Dec. O'Reilly. 6 September 2019. Wealdstone FC.
  24. Web site: R. Lafayette. Soccerway.
  25. Web site: Ross Lafayette signs a new contract with Wealdstone FC!. Dec. O'Reilly. 5 July 2020. Wealdstone FC.
  26. 1399699803811033088. Rosslaf10. Over and out! ✌ . 1 June 2021.
  27. Web site: Ross Lafayette joins esbconnect as Sales & Partnerships Director. www.thedigitalvoice.co.uk. 8 December 2023 . 17 April 2024.
  28. Web site: esbconnect appoints Ross Lafayette. www.inpublishing.co.uk. 8 December 2023. 17 April 2024.