Reggie Lambe

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Reggie Lambe
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Lambe in 2012
Personal information
Full name Reginald Everard Vibart Thompson-Lambe [1]
Date of birth (1991-02-04) 4 February 1991 (age 33) [2]
Place of birth Hamilton, Bermuda
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) [3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Braintree Town
Number 16
Youth career
Dandy Town Hornets
2007–2009 Ipswich Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2011 Ipswich Town 2 (0)
2011Bristol Rovers (loan) 7 (0)
2012–2013 Toronto FC 54 (2)
2013 Toronto FC II 3 (0)
2014 Nyköpings BIS 11 (1)
2014–2016 Mansfield Town 67 (10)
2016–2018 Carlisle United 72 (12)
2018–2020 Cambridge United 55 (5)
2020–2023 Stowmarket Town 30 (9)
2023 AFC Sudbury 13 (1)
2023– Braintree Town 41 (2)
International career
Bermuda U15
Bermuda U20
2007– Bermuda 52 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:38, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:24, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

Reginald Everard Vibart Thompson-Lambe (born 4 February 1991), known as Reggie Lambe, is a Bermudian footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League South club Braintree Town.

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Lambe is a Bermudian national team player, making his first appearance at age 16 against St Kitts and Nevis in December 2007, [4] [5] and holds the record for the most caps for Bermuda. [6]

Club career

Lambe began his professional career with Ipswich Town, joining from Bermudian club Dandy Town Hornets, [7] playing on the youth team and eventually joining the reserve squad, as well as making a first team appearance in a League Cup match against Shrewsbury Town. Lambe made his league debut in Ipswich Town's victory over Middlesbrough at Riverside Stadium on 7 August 2010, replacing Carlos Edwards in the 64th minute. The game ended in a 3–1 win for Ipswich Town.

Lambe joined Bristol Rovers on loan on 24 March 2011. [8] While with Rovers Lambe made seven league appearances.

Lambe signed with Canadian club Toronto FC, of Major League Soccer (MLS), on 7 December 2011. [9] Lambe scored his first goal(s) for Toronto in league play, scoring twice against Chicago Fire on 21 April, the game ended in a 3–2 home defeat. [10] Lambe helped Toronto win the 2012 Canadian Championship with two goals, tying him with three other players for the Canadian Championship Golden Boot. He was put on waivers by Toronto FC on 5 March 2014. [11]

After being waived by Toronto FC, Lambe joined Nyköpings BIS of Sweden's Division 1 Norra. Over three months, Lambe made twelve appearances for the club, scoring one goal before leaving. After leaving Nyköpings, Lambe had a short trial with Mansfield Town before officially signing for the club for the 2014–15 season on 17 September 2014. [12] Three days later, Lambe was named to the lineup as a substitute for Mansfield Town's league match against Carlisle United. [13] Lambe went on to debut for the club in the match, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for Fergus Bell. [14]

Lambe joined League Two rivals Carlisle United in June 2016. [15] He scored on his debut in a 1–1 draw with Portsmouth on 6 August 2016. [16]

At the end of the 2017–18 season he was released by Carlisle. [17]

On 28 June 2018 Lambe joined League Two club Cambridge United on a two-year contract. [18] He scored his first goal for Cambridge in a 3–1 EFL Trophy loss to Southend United on 4 September 2018. [19]

In 2020 Lambe signed for Stowmarket Town. Lambe scored on his debut in a 5–0 FA Vase win over Eynesbury Rovers. [20] He left to join AFC Sudbury in February 2023. [6]

On 29 June 2023, Lambe agreed to join National League South side, Braintree Town following a successful promotion campaign with AFC Sudbury. [21] On 6 May 2024, he scored the winner with a diving header in the second-half of extra time as Braintree defeated Worthing 4–3 to earn promotion to the National League. [22]

International career

After representing Bermuda's under-15's, [23] Lambe made his first full international appearance for Bermuda as a 16-year-old against St Kitts and Nevis in December 2007. [7]

On 30 August 2008, Lambe scored four goals for his national team, in a 7–0 defeat of Saint Martin; a Digicel Cup match. These were his first goals for his country. [24]

In May 2019 Lambe was named to the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad ahead of Bermuda's first ever participation at the tournament. [25] In June 2022 he became Bermuda's most-capped player when he made his forty-fourth appearance for the national team. [26]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ipswich Town 2009–10 [27] Championship 00001010
2010–11 [28] Championship20003050
Total2000400060
Bristol Rovers (loan) 2011–12 [29] League One 7000000070
Toronto FC 2012 [30] Major League Soccer 272423 [lower-alpha 1] 0344
2013 [30] Major League Soccer270103 [lower-alpha 1] 2312
Total542520062656
Toronto FC II 2013 [30] United Soccer League 31000031
Nyköpings 2014 [30] Division 1 Norra 1110000111
Mansfield Town 2014–15 [31] League Two 305400000345
2015–16 [32] League Two375101000395
Total67105010007310
Carlisle United 2016–17 [33] League Two38621106 [lower-alpha 2] 1478
2017–18 [34] League Two34650202 [lower-alpha 3] 0436
Total72127130819014
Cambridge United 2018–19 [35] League Two32310102 [lower-alpha 3] 1364
2019–20 [36] League Two23210201 [lower-alpha 3] 0272
Total555203031636
Stowmarket Town 2020–21 [37] Eastern Counties League Premier Division00002 [lower-alpha 4] 222
2021–22 [38] Isthmian League North Division227001 [lower-alpha 5] 0237
2022–23 [39] Isthmian League North Division942200116
Total30922323513
AFC Sudbury 2022–23 [40] Isthmian League North Division131001 [lower-alpha 5] 1142
Braintree Town 2023–24 [30] [41] National League South 412203 [lower-alpha 6] 1463
Career total3554323511024741355
  1. 1 2 Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  2. Four appearances and one goal in EFL Trophy, two appearances in EFL League Two play-offs
  3. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  4. Appearance(s) in FA Vase
  5. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Isthmian League North Division play-offs
  6. Appearance(s) in National League South play-offs

International

As of match played 21 November 2023 [42]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bermuda 200710
200884
201140
201220
201540
201641
201740
201854
201980
202010
202121
202230
202360
Total5210
Scores and results list Bermuda's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lambe goal.
List of international goals scored by Reggie Lambe [43]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
130 August 2008 Truman Bodden Stadium, George Town, Cayman IslandsFlag of France.svg  Saint Martin 1–07–0 2008 Caribbean Cup qualification
23–0
34–0
45–0
516 March 2016 Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, BermudaFlag of French Guiana.svg  French Guiana 2–12–1 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification
621 March 2018 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and BarbudaFlag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 2–32–3 Friendly
712 October 2018Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, BermudaFlag of Sint Maarten.svg  Sint Maarten 1–012–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
83–0
911–0
102 July 2021 DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United StatesFlag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 3–08–1 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification

Honours

Toronto FC
Braintree Town
Individual

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