Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jerry Karl Sonzahi Lawrence[1] | ||
Date of birth | 5 March 2005 | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Tiverton Town (on loan from Bristol Rovers) | ||
Youth career | |||
–2022 | Bristol Rovers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Bristol Rovers | 1 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Salisbury (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2023– | → Tiverton Town (loan) | 11 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:23, 15 January 2024 (UTC) |
Jerry Karl Sonzahi Lawrence (born 5 March 2005) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tiverton Town on loan from EFL League One club Bristol Rovers.
Lawrence joined Bristol Rovers at under-12s level, having initially been rejected for a trial for the under-8s.[2] At the end of the 2021–22 season, Lawrence was awarded the U18 Player of the Year award.[3]
Ahead of the 2022–23 season, Lawrence was promoted to training with the first-team over pre-season, impressing in the first friendly as he scored the second in a 6–1 friendly victory over Melksham Town.[4] On 6 August 2022, Lawrence made his senior first-team debut when he came off the bench as a late substitute in a 4–0 away thrashing of Burton Albion.[5] On 10 October 2022, Lawrence signed his first professional contract with the club, a two-year deal.[6] On 4 November 2022, Lawrence joined Southern League Premier Division South club Salisbury on a one-month loan deal.[7] In January 2023, the loan was extended for a further month.[8] He returned to his parent club in February 2023.[9]
In October 2023, Lawrence joined Tiverton Town on loan.[10]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bristol Rovers | 2022–23[11] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Salisbury (loan) | 2022–23 | SL Premier Division South | 7 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
Tiverton Town (loan) | 2023–24 | SL Premier Division South | 11 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
Career total | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 |