Lamar Reynolds (born 16 August 1995) is a Jamaican professional footballer for National League South side Braintree Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lamar Reynolds[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-08-16) 16 August 1995 (age 27)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Jamaica | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Braintree Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2013 | Barking | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Barking | 27 | (9) |
| 2014–2015 | Thurrock | 23 | (1) |
| 2015 | Aveley | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Grays Athletic | 12 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Heybridge Swifts (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2016 | Barking | 15 | (10) |
| 2016–2017 | Brentwood Town | 35 | (26) |
| 2017–2018 | Newport County | 10 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 24 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Chelmsford City (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | Concord Rangers | 68 | (8) |
| 2022– | Braintree Town | 4 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:56, 20 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Reynolds was born in Jamaica and moved to the United Kingdom when he was eight years old.[3]
Reynolds began his career with Barking, joining the club's youth academy at the age of 16.[4] He graduated into the first-team during the 2012–13 season, scoring his first goals for the club with a brace during a 6–1 victory over Sporting Bengal United on 5 January 2013.[5] He later played for Thurrock, scoring once in 23 league appearances,[6] and Aveley before joining Grays Athletic in 2015.[7] On 6 November 2015, Reynolds joined Heybridge Swifts on loan,[8] making his debut the following day in a 3–1 defeat to Soham Town Rangers. He went on to play in a further seven matches in all competitions for the club.[9]
In January 2016, Reynolds returned to his first club Barking after failing to break into the first-team with Grays,[10] having featured in 12 league matches for the club.[11] Despite only playing the second half of the season, Reynolds finished as Barking's second highest top scorer with 10 goals in 15 appearances,[12] including a hat-trick during an 8–0 victory over Tower Hamlets on 8 March 2016.[13] Reynolds joined Isthmian League North Division club Brentwood Town for the 2016–17 season, scoring 27 goals in 38 matches.[14]
In June 2017, Reynolds was one of 42 players who attended the V9 Academy, a week long training programme set up by England international Jamie Vardy to showcase players from non-League clubs to scouts, at the Etihad Campus in Manchester.[15] After impressing scouts at the academy, Reynolds joined League Two side Newport County on a two-year deal.[7][16] He made his professional debut on the opening day of the 2017–18 season in a 3–3 draw at Stevenage.[17]
On 4 January 2018, Reynolds joined Leyton Orient on loan for the remainder of the 2017–18 season.[18]
On 2 July 2018, Reynolds joined Dagenham & Redbridge on a free transfer with Newport securing a sell on clause as part of the deal.[19] On 21 March 2019, Chelmsford City signed Reynolds on loan until the end of the season.[20] In May 2019, it was announced that he would be released following the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2018–19 campaign.[21]
On 20 June 2019, he signed for National League South side Concord Rangers on a free transfer following his release from Dagenham.[22]
On 25 August 2022, Reynolds joined fellow National League South side, Braintree Town following his release from Concord Rangers.[23]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barking | 2012–13[5] | Essex Senior League | 10 | 2 | — | 13 | 2 | |||||
| 2013–14[24] | Essex Senior League | 17 | 7 | — | 29 | 11 | ||||||
| Total | 27 | 9 | — | 42 | 13 | |||||||
| Thurrock | 2013–14[6] | IL Division One North | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014–15[6] | IL Division One North | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 27 | 3 | ||
| Total | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 3 | ||
| Aveley | 2014–15[25] | IL Division One North | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Grays Athletic | 2015–16[11] | IL Premier Division | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Heybridge Swifts (loan) | 2015–16[9] | IL Division One North | 6 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Barking | 2015–16[26] | Essex Senior League | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | 15 | 10 | |||
| Brentwood Town | 2016–17[27] | IL Division One North | 35 | 26 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 38 | 27 | |
| Newport County | 2017–18[28] | League Two | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| Leyton Orient (loan) | 2017–18[28] | National League | 9 | 0 | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 2018–19[28] | National League | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| Chelmsford City (loan) | 2018–19[28] | National League South | 8 | 1 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Concord Rangers | 2019–20[28][29] | National League South | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 11[lower-alpha 7] | 5 | 33 | 7 | |
| 2020–21[28][30] | National League South | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[28][31] | National League South | 37 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 39 | 6 | ||
| Total | 68 | 8 | 6 | 0 | — | 12 | 5 | 86 | 13 | |||
| Braintree Town | 2022–23[28][32] | National League South | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
| Total | 245 | 58 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 304 | 72 | ||