Jordan Jay Lawrence-Gabriel (born 25 September 1998) is an English professional

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who plays for

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, as a

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. He has previously played for

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...

and

Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. The side currently competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The tea ...

Club career

Nottingham Forest

Lawrence-Gabriel joined the

academy from Southend United in February 2015. He signed professional terms with the club in January 2016. On 24 September 2019, Lawrence-Gabriel made his professional debut when he appeared as an 81st-minute substitute during a 5–0 loss in an

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fixture against

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. He trained with

Port Vale Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in . Vale are the only English Football League club not to be named after a place; their name being a reference to the valley o ...

in January 2020, though manager

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opted not to take the youngster on loan. Lawrence-Gabriel was loaned to

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club

on 24 January 2020 on a deal until the end of the season. On 12 September 2020, Lawrence-Gabriel made his league debut for Forest, playing the entirety of a 2-0 defeat against Queens Park Rangers. On 1 October 2020, Lawrence-Gabriel signed an extension to his contract with Forest to keep him at the club until 2024. He was also subsequently loaned out for the remainder of the season to

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side

. He scored his first goal on 28 November 2020 in a 4-0 win against Harrogate in the second round of the FA Cup.

Blackpool

On 31 August 2021, Lawrence-Gabriel returned to newly promoted Championship club Blackpool, having spent the previous season there on loan, joining for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal.

International

In 2013, Lawrence-Gabriel was called up to the Scotland U16 squad, but remains uncapped at any international level.

Career statistics

Honours

Blackpool * EFL League One play-offs:

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References

External links

Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel's stats
– Soccerbase {{DEFAULTSORT:Lawrence-Gabriel, Jordan 1998 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's youth international footballers English men's footballers English people of Scottish descent Men's association football defenders Nottingham Forest F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players English Football League players