Lavery's current-season form is level with last season (Season 15→15), while his Rating held around 25. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 24).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Cambridge United · 4th	2	0	0	6.25	25	15
2025/26	Cambridge United · 3rd	30	7	1	6.57	25	15
2024/25	Cambridge United · 23rd	15	5	3	6.99	40	16
2023/24	Blackpool · 8th	31	5	1	6.7	44	16
2022/23	Blackpool · 23rd	27	2	2	6.5	60	12

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 5 youth-team spells in the full career.

Northern Ireland · international

Side	Apps	G
Northern Ireland	20	3
Northern Ireland U21	11	3
Northern Ireland U19	5	1
Northern Ireland U17	3	2

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthGoal-getting Centre-forward

S. Lavery is a 27-year-old centre-forward at Cambridge United, rated 25.1 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (23.2% of available minutes). He brings 0.75 goal contributions per 90 (0.66 goals, 0.09 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lavery.

On the season, Lavery graded 15 for current form (age-blind), on 7 goals and 1 assist in 30 appearances (0.749 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 15 → 15). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 25. At 27 Lavery is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/26

25.1

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

15.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

23.2%

Minutes

limited game time

0.75

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Cambridge United finished 3rd of 24 · an upper-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.23

Goals / app

7 goals in 30 appearances (0.23 per game) for an upper-table side. Add 1 assist for 8 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.75 goal contributions per 90 (0.66 goals, 0.09 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 23.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 25.1 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.75 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %23.2%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.656

Assists / 900.094

Goal contribution / 900.749

Defensive actions / 902.341

Player flow

Goal involvements8

Cards / 900.468

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~6), then tapers with age. At 27, Lavery sits on 2.8, at or near its peak. The blue line is Lavery's projected Rating — 25.1 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals7

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles21

Interceptions2

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

Cambridge UnitedJul 2024 – nowFree

BlackpoolJul 2021 – Jul 2024

LLinfieldJul 2019 – Jul 2021

Evertonuntil Jul 2019

About S. Lavery

Shayne Francis Lavery is a 27-year-old centre-forward who plays for Cambridge United, born on December 8, 1998 in Aghagallon, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Northern Ireland. Cambridge United currently sit 4th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, S. Lavery has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 27 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

S. Lavery's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Cambridge United face Huddersfield at home in the League One.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Lavery at 25.1 with a Season form score of 15.3. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Irish Cup and the Premiership. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, S. Lavery has totalled 239 club appearances with 72 goals and 7 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 37 appearances for Blackpool.

S. Lavery's career has also included time at Blackpool, LLinfield and Everton.

On the international stage, S. Lavery has represented Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland U21, Northern Ireland U19, Northern Ireland U17 — 39 caps and 9 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.