Stephen Laybutt
Australian association football player (1977–2024)
Stephen Laybutt (3 September 1977 – 13 January 2024) was an Australian football player. He played for Australia national team.
![]() Laybutt training with Newcastle Jets | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stephen John Laybutt | ||
Date of birth | 3 September 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Lithgow, Australia | ||
Date of death | 13 January 2024 | (aged 46)||
Place of death | Cabarita Beach, 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) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 January 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 September 2007 |
Death
changeLaybutt was reported missing on 13 January 2024 when he could not be contacted after having last been seen the previous night.[1] Police discovered his body on 14 January 2024 in bushland near Cabarita Beach, New South Wales. He was 46.[1]
Club career statistics
changeClub statistics | League | |||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
Australia | League | |||
1995–96 | Wollongong Wolves | National Soccer League | 7 | 0 |
1996–97 | 10 | 0 | ||
1997–98 | Brisbane Strikers | National Soccer League | 22 | 2 |
1998–99 | 24 | 3 | ||
Japan | League | |||
1999 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | J. League 1 | 10 | 0 |
Australia | League | |||
1999–00 | Parramatta Power | National Soccer League | 7 | 1 |
Netherlands | League | |||
2000–01 | Roosendaal | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 |
Norway | League | |||
2001 | Lyn Oslo | Premier League | 6 | 0 |
Australia | League | |||
2001–02 | Sydney Olympic | National Soccer League | 12 | 1 |
2002–03 | Brisbane Strikers | National Soccer League | 22 | 1 |
Belgium | League | |||
2003–04 | Mouscron | First Division | 30 | 1 |
2004–05 | Gent | First Division | 30 | 1 |
2005–06 | 26 | 0 | ||
2006–07 | 14 | 0 | ||
Australia | League | |||
2007–08 | Newcastle United Jets | A-League | 10 | 0 |
Country | Australia | 114 | 8 | |
Japan | 10 | 0 | ||
Netherlands | 3 | 0 | ||
Norway | 6 | 0 | ||
Belgium | 100 | 2 | ||
Total | 233 | 10 |
National team statistics
changeAustralia 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 |
- Australia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Laybutt goal[4]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 23 February 2000 | Üllői úti stadion, Budapest, Hungary | 4 | Hungary | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [4] |
Honours
changeWith Australia:
With Sydney Olympic:
- NSL Championship: 2001-2002
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Green, Eli (15 January 2024). "Body of missing ex-Socceroo found in NSW bush after frantic search". news.com.au. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Stephen Laybutt". www.national-football-teams.com.
- ↑ "Stephen Laybutt". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Australia smash Hungary 3–0". Socceroos. 25 February 2000. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
Other websites
change- Oz Football profile
- Stephen Laybutt at National-Football-Teams.com
- Stephen Laybutt at J.League (in Japanese)