Stephen Laybutt (born 3 September 1977) is an Australian footballer.[1]
![]() Laybutt training with Newcastle Jets | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stephen John Laybutt | ||
Date of birth | (1977-09-03) 3 September 1977 (age 45) | ||
Place of birth | Lithgow, Australia | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre Back | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–1995 | AIS | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1997 | Wollongong Wolves | 29 | (2) |
1997–1999 | Brisbane Strikers | 68 | (6) |
1999 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | 10 | (0) |
1999–2000 | Parramatta Power | 7 | (1) |
2000–2002 | Feyenoord | 0 | (0) |
2000–2001 | →RBC Roosendaal (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2001 | →Lyn Oslo (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2002 | Sydney Olympic | 12 | (1) |
2002–2003 | Brisbane Strikers | 22 | (1) |
2003–2004 | Excelsior Mouscron | 30 | (1) |
2004–2007 | Gent | 70 | (1) |
2007–2008 | Newcastle Jets | 10 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Dandaloo FC | ||
National team‡ | |||
1998–2000 | Australia U-23 | 14 | (1) |
2000–2004 | Australia | 15 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 September 2007 |
Laybutt was released by Dutch side Feyenoord in January 2002 to return to Australia, following a loan spell at Lyn Oslo, due to a lack of first team opportunities.[2]
In January 2008, Laybutt suffered an achilles tendon rupture, ruling him out for the remainder of the 2008–09 A-League.[3]
Following his playing career, Laybutt came out as gay. As of 2021, Laybutt worked in the rehab unit at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney. There, he met patient Ian Pavey, to whom he donated a kidney.[4]
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
1999 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | J1 League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Australia national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2000 | 8 | 1 |
2001 | 2 | 0 |
2002 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | 1 | 0 |
2004 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 15 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 23 February 2000 | Üllői úti stadion, Budapest, Hungary | 4 | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [6] |
With Australia:
With Sydney Olympic:
Australia Squads | |||||||||||||||||||
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