Levi Roger Porter (born 6 April 1987) is an English
footballer
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who most recently played for
Melton Town F.C.
Melton Town Football Club is a football club based in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Melton Sports Village.
History
The club was established in 2004 and joined Division Two of the Lei ...
Playing career
Porter signed a one-year contract extension with Leicester on 8 February 2006.
He made his debut in a 3–1 win over
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.
The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...
on 12 August 2006, scoring his first league goal in a 2–2 draw against
Plymouth Argyle on 11 November 2006.
He was
man of the match
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on 9 December when he scored a last minute winner against
Wolves
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to give Leicester a 2–1 away win.
Porter put in another man of the match performance in a 2–2
FA Cup
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draw against
Fulham, during which he set up
Danny Cadamarteri
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's last minute equaliser.
He played a total of 34 league games, scoring three goals as Leicester avoided relegation in the 2006–07 season.
On 31 October 2007, Porter was stretchered off in a 4–3
League Cup
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defeat to
Chelsea
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at
Stamford Bridge, during which he assisted Leicester's second goal.
Suspected to be cruciate knee ligament damage,
he was sidelined for up to three months after scans revealed that the injury was mainly damage to his medial collateral ligament.
The injury ruled him out for the rest of the
2007–08 season as Leicester were relegated from the Championship.
In the
2008–09 season, despite fully recovering from his knee injury, Porter played only one league and one League Cup match as Leicester regained promotion as
League One
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champions. On 11 September 2009, Porter joined
Mansfield Town
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on loan for a month,
making his debut in a 3–2 defeat to
Stevenage Borough
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the next day but making only two appearances.
On 17 May 2010 Porter was released by Leicester along with
Stephen Clemence,
Billy Kee
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Early life
Kee was born in Loughborough, Leices ...
,
Robbie Burns
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,
Carl Pentney
Carl Benjamin Pentney (born 29 October 1989) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently the head of academy goalkeeping at Ipswich Town.
Club career
Leicester City
Born in Colchester, Essex, Pentne ...
,
Astrit Ajdarevic
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and Alex Cisak.
On 20 September 2011 Porter signed for
Conference North
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side
Hinckley United.
December 2012 Porter signed for
Conference North
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side
Histon
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, but has most recently been playing for
Shepshed Dynamo in the
Midland Football League
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History
T ...
.
On 5 July 2018, Levi was confirmed as signing for
Melton Town.
Personal life
His cousin, Ellis Porter, formerly played for Leicester City's youth team but left and subsequently retired from football.
Career statistics
''Correct as of 18 April 2009''
References
External links
*
England profileat theFA
{{DEFAULTSORT:Porter, Levi
1987 births
Living people
Footballers from Leicester
English men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
English Football League players
Leicester City F.C. players
Mansfield Town F.C. players
Hinckley United F.C. players
Histon F.C. players
GNG Oadby Town F.C. players
Blaby & Whetstone Athletic F.C. players
Shepshed Dynamo F.C. players
Melton Town F.C. players
National League (English football) players
England men's youth international footballers
East Midlands Counties Football League players