Shawn Lawson
 Shawn Lawson playing for Detroit City FC. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shawn-Claud Nicholas Lawson | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Scarborough, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Detroit City FC | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005-2006 | Ajax Soccer Club (Canada) | ||
| 2006-2007 | Feyenoord | ||
| 2008-2009 | Pickering Soccer Club | ||
| 2010-2011 | Ajax Soccer Club (Canada) | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Oakland Golden Grizzlies | 78 | (8) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Detroit City FC | 12 | (4) |
| 2015 | Des Moines Menace | 8 | (1) |
| 2016 | Michigan Stars FC | 12 | (2) |
| 2017– | Detroit City FC | 45 | (31) |
| National team | |||
| 2011 | Jamaica U17 | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Search Shawn Lawson on Amazon.
Shawn Lawson (born 13 January 1994) is a Canadian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Detroit City FC.
Early life[edit]
Shawn Lawson is the son of Jimmy and Colleen Lawson. His father was a former Jamaica national team player.[1] Lawson grew up playing soccer in Scarborough, Ontario. After standing out for his Canadian youth soccer clubs, Lawson was invited to spend time with the Feyenoord youth academy in Holland.[2] Lawson returned to Ontario to play for Pickering SC and Ajax Strikers where his performances attracted the interest of Oakland University in Michigan; Lawson was offered a four-year soccer scholarship.[3]
College career[edit]
Lawson played four years for the Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's soccer team, making 78 appearances, scoring eight times and recording 7 assists.[4] Lawson was named to the All-Horizon League first team in 2014 as Oakland went on to be crowned Horizon League champions for the first time. He was also named to the All-Horizon League second team in 2015.[5]
Club career[edit]
In 2013, Shawn Lawson made his debut for Detroit City FC in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL). Lawson made several appearances in his first season, scoring one goal against FC Buffalo.[6] In 2014, Lawson again suited up for Le Rouge scoring three goals. His goal against Fort Pitt Regiment was named the 2014 NPSL Goal of the Year.[7]
Lawson played for the Des Moines Menace of the Premier Development League (now USL League Two) in 2015.[8]
In 2017, Lawson returned to Detroit City FC. Lawson led the team in scoring, with nine league goals en route to Detroit City FC winning the NPSL Midwest Regional Championship.[9] In 2018, Lawson becamee the first player in club history to achieve back-to-back seasons scoring 10 or more goals in all competitions, including two goals in two games in the U.S. Open Cup against the Michigan Bucks[10] and FC Cincinnati.[11] In 2019, Lawson broke the club's single-season scoring record, after scoring a hat trick against AFC Ann Arbor.[12] Lawson finished the regular NPSL season with 14 league goals. Lawson rounded out the year scoring the lone goal against Mexican professional team FC Juárez,[13] a hat trick in an exhibition match against Windsor TFC,[14] and tallied his first goal in NPSL Members Cup, scoring against Napa Valley 1839 FC.[15] Lawson finished 2019 with a total of 19 goals in all competitions and was the recipient of the 2019 Black Arrow,[16] the yearly award given to the team's most valuable player.
Lawson is the all-time leading goalscorer in Detroit City FC history with 44 goals in all competitions.
International career[edit]
Lawson is a former Jamaica U17 international. He represented Jamaica at the 2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Jamaica and the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico.[17] Lawson was also called into the Jamaica U23 pre-Olympic squad in 2015.
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Friendly | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Detroit City FC | 2013 | NPSL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2014 | NPSL | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
| Des Moines Menace | 2015 | PDL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Michigan Stars FC | 2016 | NPSL | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Detroit City FC | 2017 | NPSL | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 10 |
| 2018 | NPSL | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 11 | |
| 2019 | NPSL | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 18 | |
| 2019 | Members Cup | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Career total | 77 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 97 | 47 | ||
References[edit]
- ↑ III, James L. Edwards. "What constitutes a good goal scorer? Just watch Detroit City..." The Athletic.
- ↑ McGill, Aldwyn (May 27, 2012). "Jamaica Football: Reggae Boyz History". Caribbean Stars Inc. – via Google Books.
- ↑ Kelly, Brad (August 6, 2012). "Ajax's Shawn Claud Lawson off to Oakland University". DurhamRegion.com.
- ↑ "Career Stats (PDF)" (PDF). Oakland University Athletics.
- ↑ "Shawn Lawson - Men's Soccer". Oakland University Athletics.
- ↑ Sharpe, Fletcher (June 24, 2013). "NPSL soccer: Detroit City FC routs FC Buffalo in front of record crowd, seizes control of division (video)". mlive.
- ↑ "LAWSON STRIKE NAMED 2014 STAPLES MAKE MORE HAPPEN GOAL OF THE YEAR". August 13, 2014.
- ↑ https://menacesoccer.com.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2012%20Teams/Stats/2015%20Menace%20PDL%20final%20stats.pdf
- ↑ Writer, Kevin Biglin, DCFC Staff (August 21, 2017). "Detroit City FC 2017 Season Review". Detroit City FC.
- ↑ O'Connor, Larry. "DCFC edges Michigan Bucks in dramatic U.S. Open Cup match". Detroit News.
- ↑ O'Connor, Larry. "Detroit City FC's U.S. Open Cup run ends in extra time at hands of FC Cincinnati". Detroit News.
- ↑ O'Connor, Larry. "Detroit City FC strikes quick, defeats AFC Ann Arbor to clinch first place". Detroit News.
- ↑ O'Connor, Larry. "Detroit City FC falls to Mexico's FC Juarez in international friendly". Detroit News.
- ↑ O'Connor, Larry. "Shawn Lawson's hat trick lifts Detroit City FC to exhibition win over Windsor before 6,083". Detroit News.
- ↑ "Detroit City FC squashes Napa Valley 1839 FC, remains unbeaten in Members Cup". Detroit News.
- ↑ FC, Mitch Gatzke, Detroit City (October 19, 2019). "Detroit City cap off season as NPSL Members Cup champions". Detroit City FC.
- ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Mexico 2011 - Teams - Jamaica". FIFA.com.
This article "Shawn Lawson" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:Shawn Lawson. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.
