Jerry Lawrence
Personal information
Full name Jerry Karl Sonzahi Lawrence[1]
Date of birth (2005-03-05) 5 March 2005
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Tiverton Town
(on loan from Bristol Rovers)
Youth career
–2022 Bristol Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Bristol Rovers 1 (0)
2022–2023 → Salisbury (loan) 7 (1)
2023– → Tiverton Town (loan) 11 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:23, 15 January 2024 (UTC)

Jerry Karl Sonzahi Lawrence (born 5 March 2005) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tiverton Town on loan from EFL League One club Bristol Rovers.

Career

Lawrence joined Bristol Rovers at under-12s level, having initially been rejected for a trial for the under-8s.[2] At the end of the 2021–22 season, Lawrence was awarded the U18 Player of the Year award.[3]

Ahead of the 2022–23 season, Lawrence was promoted to training with the first-team over pre-season, impressing in the first friendly as he scored the second in a 6–1 friendly victory over Melksham Town.[4] On 6 August 2022, Lawrence made his senior first-team debut when he came off the bench as a late substitute in a 4–0 away thrashing of Burton Albion.[5] On 10 October 2022, Lawrence signed his first professional contract with the club, a two-year deal.[6] On 4 November 2022, Lawrence joined Southern League Premier Division South club Salisbury on a one-month loan deal.[7] In January 2023, the loan was extended for a further month.[8] He returned to his parent club in February 2023.[9]

In October 2023, Lawrence joined Tiverton Town on loan.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bristol Rovers 2022–23[11] League One 1000002[lower-alpha 1]030
Salisbury (loan) 2022–23 SL Premier Division South 71——0071
Tiverton Town (loan) 2023–24 SL Premier Division South 112——00112
Career total 193000020213
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS" (PDF). English Football League. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  2. ↑ Frost, Sam (1 September 2022). "Jerry Lawrence on learning from Paul Coutts and Glenn Whelan and his Bristol Rovers breakthrough". Bristol Post. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Oh What a Night!". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  4. ↑ Frost, Sam (1 July 2022). "Youngsters impress as Bristol Rovers hit the ground running with resounding pre-season win". Bristol Post. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Burton Albion 0–4 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Jerry Awarded Pro Contract". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Jerry Joins Salisbury on Loan". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "Lawrence Loan Extended". www.salisburyfc.co.uk. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Player Update". www.salisburyfc.co.uk. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  10. ↑ "Jerry's All Yellow". www.tivertontownfc.co.uk. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Jerry Lawrence in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
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