Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 April 2007 | ||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
Position(s) | Winger, midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester United | ||
Number | 93 | ||
Youth career | |||
Manchester United | |||
International career‡ | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022 | England U15 | 4 | (2) |
2022–2023 | England U16 | 10 | (2) |
2023– | England U17 | 5 | (2) |
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:17, 14 October 2023 (UTC) |
Shea Lacey (born 14 April 2007) is an English footballer who plays as a winger for Manchester United.
Lacey was born in Liverpool, and is the younger brother of fellow footballers Paddy and Luis Lacey and also has a sister Lauren and nephew Zack. [1] Lacey and his brothers all support Liverpool F.C He started playing football at the age of three, and also had an interest in boxing as a child. [1]
After his brother Paddy had rejected Manchester United in favour of Liverpool, their father decided that Luis and Shea would join the Manchester United academy due to the facilities and development opportunities being, in his opinion, of a better standard. [1]
Lacey's impressive performances at youth level led to him being called up to the Manchester United under-18 side, making his debut at the age of fifteen. [1] He also featured at the REWE Junior Cup in Gottingen, Germany, as well as a number of other international youth tournaments. [2] [3] He scored his first goal at under-18 level in a 3–3 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers. [1]
He made his debut for the Manchester United under-21 side in a friendly against Dutch side Feyenoord. [4]
Born in England, Lacey is of Irish descent. [5] He has represented England at under-15 and under-16 level. [6]
On 6 September 2023, Lacey made his England U17 debut, providing two assists for England in a 3-2 defeat to Portugal at the Pinatar Arena. [7]
Comfortable playing in a number of positions, Lacey has been utilised at right-wing for Manchester United's under-18 side, but can also play as an attacking midfielder. [1] He is left-footed, and he is described as a free kick specialist. [8]
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