Stephen Laybutt

Stephen Laybutt (3 September 1977 – 13 January 2024) was an Australian football player. He played for Australia national team.

Stephen Laybutt
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Laybutt training with Newcastle Jets
Personal information
Full nameStephen John Laybutt
Date of birth(1977-09-03)3 September 1977
Place of birthLithgow, Australia
Date of death13 January 2024(2024-01-13) (aged 46)
Place of deathCabarita Beach, Australia
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Youth career
1994–1995AIS
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–1997Wollongong Wolves29(2)
1997–1999Brisbane Strikers68(6)
1999Bellmare Hiratsuka10(0)
1999–2000Parramatta Power7(1)
2000–2002Feyenoord0(0)
2000–2001RBC Roosendaal (loan)3(0)
2001Lyn Oslo (loan)6(0)
2002Sydney Olympic12(1)
2002–2003Brisbane Strikers22(1)
2003–2004Excelsior Mouscron30(1)
2004–2007Gent70(1)
2007–2008Newcastle Jets10(0)
2009–2010Dandaloo FC
National team
1998–2000Australia U-2314(1)
2000–2004Australia15(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 January 2008
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 September 2007

Death

Laybutt was reported missing on 13 January 2024 when he could not be contacted after having last been seen the previous night.[1] Police discovered his body on 14 January 2024 in bushland near Cabarita Beach, New South Wales. He was 46.[1]

Club career statistics

[2]

Club performance League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
AustraliaLeague
1995–96 Wollongong Wolves National Soccer League 7 0
1996–97 10 0
1997–98 Brisbane Strikers National Soccer League 22 2
1998–99 24 3
JapanLeague
1999 Bellmare Hiratsuka J. League 1 10 0
AustraliaLeague
1999–00 Parramatta Power National Soccer League 7 1
NetherlandsLeague
2000–01 Roosendaal Eredivisie 3 0
NorwayLeague
2001 Lyn Oslo Premier League 6 0
AustraliaLeague
2001–02 Sydney Olympic National Soccer League 12 1
2002–03 Brisbane Strikers National Soccer League 22 1
BelgiumLeague
2003–04 Mouscron First Division 30 1
2004–05 Gent First Division 30 1
2005–06 26 0
2006–07 14 0
AustraliaLeague
2007–08 Newcastle United Jets A-League 10 0
Country Australia 114 8
Japan 10 0
Netherlands 3 0
Norway 6 0
Belgium 100 2
Total 233 10

National team statistics

[3]

Australia national team
Year Apps Goals
2000 8 1
2001 2 0
2002 0 0
2003 1 0
2004 4 0
Total 15 1
Australia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Laybutt goal[4]
List of international goals scored by Stephen Laybutt
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 23 February 2000 Üllői úti stadion, Budapest, Hungary 4   Hungary 1–0 3–0 Friendly [4]

Honours

With Australia:

With Sydney Olympic:

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Green, Eli (15 January 2024). "Body of missing ex-Socceroo found in NSW bush after frantic search". news.com.au. https://www.news.com.au/sport/football/socceroos/body-of-missing-exsocceroo-found-in-nsw-bush-after-frantic-search/news-story/d2e65888bc190dd71ca0f44d35e2e189. Retrieved 15 January 2024. 
  2. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Stephen Laybutt". www.national-football-teams.com.
  3. Stephen Laybutt at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. 4.0 4.1 Australia smash Hungary 3–0. 25 February 2000. https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/australia-smash-hungary-3-0. Retrieved 12 December 2021. 

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