Laurence Wyke (born 20 September 1996) is an English

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who currently plays for

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Nashville SC Nashville Soccer Club is a Major League Soccer team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The team began play in the league in 2020 as a continuation of the USL club of the same name and plays its home matches at Geodis Park. It is principally owned ...

Career

Wyke spent time in the

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academy whilst growing before heading to America to study and play college soccer at Trinity University and

Furman University Furman University is a private liberal arts university in Greenville, South Carolina. Founded in 1826 and named for the clergyman Richard Furman, Furman University is the oldest private institution of higher learning in South Carolina. It became ...

. On 20 February 2019, Wyke joined

USL Championship The USL Championship (USLC) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began its inaugural season in 2011. The USL is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) as a Division II league since 2017, pl ...

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Atlanta United 2 Atlanta United 2 are the reserve team of the Major League Soccer club Atlanta United FC. The team plays in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer. The team was established on November 14, 2017 and began their first professiona ...

. Following a successful first team debut against

in the first game of the season, Wyke was promoted to

Atlanta United FC Atlanta United FC, commonly known as Atlanta United, is an American professional soccer club based in Atlanta that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference. Founded in 2014, Atlanta United began pl ...

on 5 March 2020. He appeared in 7 MLS matches in the 2020 season before being released at the end of the year. In March 2021, Wyke joined

Tampa Bay Rowdies The Tampa Bay Rowdies are an American professional Association football, soccer team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The club was founded in 2008 and first took the pitch in 2010. Since 2017, the Rowdies have been members of the USL Champions ...

ahead of the 2021 season. During his debut season with the club, Wyke was primarily utilized in the midfield, but was moved to the defensive line in 2022. In October 2022, Wyke was fined and given a 12-game suspension following the USL Championship’s investigation into allegations of racially discriminatory behavior following the October 2nd match between

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and the Tampa Bay Rowdies. Following an appeal by the Rowdies, Wyke's suspension was overturned by the USL's Independent Disciplinary Council. He was released by Tampa following their 2022 season. On 22 December 2022, it was announced that Wyke had signed with

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for the upcoming 2023 season. Wyke rejoined the Rowdies on a loan on 3 June 2023. Wyke provided one assist in two appearances for Tampa Bay before being recalled by Nashville on 17 June.

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Laurence Wyke at Trinity UniversityLaurence Wyke at Furman UniversityLaurence Wyke at USL Championship
1996 births Living people Footballers from Bolton English men's footballers English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Men's association football midfielders Atlanta United FC players Atlanta United 2 players Furman Paladins men's soccer players Huntsville City FC players Major League Soccer players MLS Next Pro players Nashville SC players Tampa Bay Rowdies players Trinity Tigers men's soccer players USL Championship players {{England-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub