Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 22 November 2003||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Youth career | |||
Fulham | |||
Crystal Palace | |||
Sutton United | |||
Kinetic Academy | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022 | Glebe | 6 | (1) |
2022–2025 | Southampton | 0 | (0) |
2023 | → Torquay United (loan) | 20 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Colchester United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2024–2025 | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 22 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 06:20, 16 March 2025 (UTC) |
Nico Lawrence (born 22 November 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. [3]
Growing up, Lawrence had spells with Fulham, Crystal Palace and Sutton United. [4] He later joined London-based Kinetic Academy and combined that with playing for Southern Counties East Football League side Glebe. [5] He made six league appearances for Glebe. [6]
In February 2022, he joined Premier League club Southampton on an 18-month contract following a successful trial. [7] In January 2023, he extended his contract with Southampton until June 2025 and joined National League side Torquay United on loan. [8] At Torquay, he won the Young Player of the Year award. [9]
He joined Colchester United on loan in June 2023. [10] On 9 August 2023, he made his professional debut as a half-time substitute in the EFL Cup match against Cardiff City. [11] During a 3–0 victory against Gillingham, Lawrence suffered ankle ligament damage and was expected to be sidelined for several months. [12] [13] On 25 January 2024, he was recalled back to Southampton from loan. [14] On 18 April 2024, Lawrence signed a new two-year contract. [15]
On 2 August 2024, Lawrence joined Milton Keynes Dons on a season-long loan. [16] [17] He made his debut for the club on 10 August 2024 in a 2–1 home defeat against Bradford City. [18] The loan spell was cut short before the end of the season with Lawrence returning to action for Southampton U21 in April 2025. [19]
On 1 September 2025, Southampton announced that Lawrence had left the club to help him facilitate a move back into senior football. [20]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Glebe | 2021–22 | Southern Counties East | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
Southampton | 2022–23 [21] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2023–24 [22] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2024–25 [23] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Torquay United (loan) | 2022–23 [21] | National League | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
Colchester United (loan) | 2023–24 [22] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 2024–25 [23] | League Two | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
Career total | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 1 |