Laurence Bilboe

Laurence Sidney Bilboe (born 21 February 1998) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for League Two club Oldham Athletic. He started his career at Rotherham United, and had loan spells at Mickleover Sports, Sheffield, Brighouse Town, Stratford Town and Havant & Waterlooville.

Laurence Bilboe
Personal information
Full name Laurence Sidney Bilboe[1]
Date of birth (1998-02-21) 21 February 1998
Place of birth Walsall, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Oldham Athletic
Number 33
Youth career
0000–2016 Rotherham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Rotherham United 0 (0)
2016 → Mickleover Sports (loan)
2017 → Sheffield (loan)
2017–2018 → Brighouse Town (loan)
2019 → Stratford Town (loan) 6 (0)
2019 → Havant & Waterlooville (loan) 5 (0)
2020– Oldham Athletic 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:52, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

Early life

He was born in Walsall.[3]

Career

Rotherham United

Bilboe started his career at Rotherham United, where he signed a one-year professional contract in March 2016,[4] and joined Mickleover Sports on loan on 2 September 2016,[5] before being recalled later that month due to fellow Rotherham goalkeeper Lewis Price attending the birth of his child.[6] He extended his contract with the club by a year in 2017.[7]

In October 2017, he joined Sheffield on a one-month loan,[8] before joining Brighouse Town on a month-long loan in December 2017.[9] He made his debut for the club later that month in a 5–1 victory to South Shields.[10] He signed a new one-year contract with the club at the end of the season.[11]

In February 2019, he joined Stratford Town on loan.[12] He made six appearances for the club before being recalled in March 2019 to join Havant & Waterlooville on loan.[13][14] He made his debut for the club on 30 March 2019 against Sutton United, and made 5 appearances for the club in total.[3][15] He signed a new one-year contract with the club at the end of the season.[16][17]

He was released by Rotherham United at the end of the 2019–20 season.[18]

Oldham Athletic

On 16 October 2020, Bilboe joined Oldham Athletic on a one-year contract.[19]

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Rotherham United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 61. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  2. "Laurence Bilboe - Goalkeeper - First Team - Oldham Athletic". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk. Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  3. Laurence Bilboe at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  4. "Teenager Laurence Bilboe signs pro deal with Rotherham". Eurosport UK. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  5. "Laurence joins Mickleover Sports on loan". www.themillers.co.uk. Rotherham United F.C. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  6. "Keeper boost for Millers". www.themillers.co.uk. Rotherham United F.C. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  7. "Bilboe delighted to extend Millers deal". www.themillers.co.uk. Rotherham United F.C. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  8. "Youngsters stay with North Ferriby". www.themillers.co.uk. Rotherham United F.C. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  9. "Brighouse Borrow Young Rotherham Keeper". Pitchero Non-League. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  10. "Leaders too strong for Brighouse". Brighouse Echo. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  11. "Deserved new deal for goalkeeper Bilboe". Rotherham Advertiser. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  12. "Bilboe makes Stratford Town loan switch". www.themillers.co.uk. Rotherham United F.C. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  13. "Laurence Bilboe Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  14. "Laurence joins Havant & Waterlooville". www.themillers.co.uk. Rotherham United F.C. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  15. Ricketts, Kevin (1 April 2019). "Good performance as Havant & Waterlooville show plenty of heart but vital win eludes them at Sutton". The News. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  16. Beddows, David (16 May 2019). "New deal for goalkeeper Laurence Bilboe at Rotherham United". Rotherham Advertiser. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  17. "Bilboe signs one-year Millers deal". BBC Sport. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  18. Beddows, David (23 June 2020). "Julien Lamy and Laurence Bilboe released by Rotherham United". Rotherham Advertiser. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  19. "Ntambwe & Bilboe Join On Deadline Day". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk. Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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