Mark Lamont (born 4 February 1993) is a Scottish former footballer. He previously played for St Mirren, Dumbarton, Petershill, Stirling Albion, East Fife and Stranraer. Lamont, who is a midfielder, has also played for his country at youth international level.

Mark Lamont
Personal information
Full name Mark Lamont
Date of birth (1993-02-04) 4 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
St Mirren
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–13 St Mirren 1 (0)
2012Dumbarton (loan) 12 (0)
2012–13Dumbarton (loan) 14 (0)
2013 Dumbarton 9 (0)
2014 Albion Rovers 1 (0)
2014–2015 Petershill ? (?)
2015–2016 Stirling Albion 23 (1)
2016–2018 East Fife 40 (5)
2018–2019 Stranraer 22 (1)
2021 Dumbarton 0 (0)
International career
2011 Scotland U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:18, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:07, 19 July 2021 (UTC)

Career

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St Mirren

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Lamont who was born in Paisley, Scotland started his career as part of St Mirren's under-19 squad.[1] He made senior debut on 26 February 2011 as a substitute for Craig Dargo in 2–0 defeat against Kilmarnock in a Scottish Premier League fixture.[2] Soon after his debut he was selected for a Scotland Under-19 squad.[3] Lamont was sent on loan to Dumbarton on the opening day of 2012 winter transfer window to gain more first team experience following an ankle injury he had sustained from the previous season.[4] Having returned from his loan spell with Dumbarton he signed a new contract with St Mirren keeping him at the club until January 2013, before being loaned out again.[5] He returned from his loan on 3 January 2013 and was subsequently released by his parent club.[6]

Dumbarton

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On 1 January 2012, he joined Scottish Second Division side Dumbarton until the end of the 2011–12 season.[7] He made his debut for Dumbarton the following day in 3–2 victory against Arbroath.[8] Lamont suffered an achilles injury in early March against Cowdenbeath.[9] Despite manager Alan Adamson ruling him for rest of the season, he returned for the Scottish First Division play-off final first leg.[10][11] He played again in the second leg, with Dumbarton securing promotion 6–2 on aggregate.[12] Lamont rejoined the now First Division side, on loan at the start of the 2012–13 season.[13] His loan expired in January and he returned to St Mirren whom released him.[6][14] After becoming a free agent he rejoined Dumbarton on a permanent basis becoming Ian Murray's third signing as manager.[15] Lamont would continue to have injury struggles. Having procured a seventh-place finish with Dumbarton in First Division,[16] Lamont was released and later retired.[17]

Lamont made a trial appearance for Albion Rovers in March 2014 and went on to join Junior side Petershill in the summer of that year.[18][19]

Stirling Albion, East Fife and Stranraer

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On 15 September 2015, after having spent 2 years away from professional football Lamont signed for Scottish League Two club Stirling Albion, having already played for the side as a trialist against East Stirlingshire.[20] On 5 December 2015 Lamont scored a goal in a match against Elgin City. This made the score 1–1 in a match that Stirling Albion went on to win.[21] He was released at the end of the 2015–16 season and subsequently signed for East Fife in June 2016.[22] After two seasons at East Fife he joined Stranraer.

Dumbarton return

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After two years out of football, Lamont returned to Dumbarton in July 2021 – linking up with former boss at Stranraer, Stephen Farrell.[23] However he made just one appearance for the club, as a substitute against Partick Thistle (in the League Cup), before stepping away from football[24] and leaving the club permanently in May 2022.[25]

International career

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Lamont has represented Scotland at Under-19 level on two occasions both of which were against Denmark.[26]

Career statistics

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As of match played 4 May 2019[27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
St Mirren 2010–11[28] Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2011–12[29] 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
2012–13[30] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Dumbarton (loan) 2011–12[29] Second Division 12 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 14 0
2012–13[30] First Division 14 0 2 0 1 0 1[b] 0 18 0
Dumbarton 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Total 35 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 41 0
Albion Rovers 2013–14[31] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Stirling Albion 2015–16[32] League Two 23 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 28 1
East Fife 2016–17[33] League One 19 1 3 0 4 0 2[b] 0 28 1
2017–18[34] 21 5 2 0 0 0 1[b] 0 24 5
Total 40 6 5 0 4 0 3 0 52 6
Stranraer 2018–19 League One 22 1 2 0 1 0 4 0 29 1
Dumbarton 2021–22 Scottish League One 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 121 7 14 0 9 0 10 0 155 8
  1. ^ Appearances in the First Division play-offs
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Squad Profiles". saintmirren.net. St Mirren F.C. Archived from the original on 2 December 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Kilmarnock 2 – 0 St Mirren". BBC Sport. 26 February 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Mark Lamont – Scotland U19 Call-Up". saintmirren.net. St Mirren F.C. 3 April 2011. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Mark Lamont – Out on Loan". saintmirren.net. St Mirren F.C. 1 January 2012. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Contracts Update". saintmirren.net. St Mirren F.C. 18 May 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Sporting Kansas City's Dom Dwyer not joining St Mirren". BBC Sport. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Lamont arrives on-loan". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 2 January 2012. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  8. ^ "Dumbarton (3) v Arbroath (2)". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  9. ^ "Lamont remains out for Sons". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 27 March 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  10. ^ "Sons lose Lamont". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 24 April 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  11. ^ "Dumbarton FC beat Airdrie United 2–1 in play-off final first leg". Lennox Herald. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  12. ^ "Airdrie Utd 1–4 Dumbarton (2–6 agg)". BBC Sport. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  13. ^ "Saints boss Dan rules out swoop for Bairns striker". Evening Times. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  14. ^ "Transfer window open". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 1 January 2012. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  15. ^ "Ian Murray makes his third signing as Sons boss". Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Reporter. Clyde Weekly Press. 23 January 2013. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  16. ^ "Dumbarton 0–0 Partick Thistle". Helensburgh Advertiser. Romanes Media Group. 9 May 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  17. ^ Galloway, Andrew (8 May 2013). "Dumbarton FC release four – but midfielder signs on". Lennox Herald. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  18. ^ "Rovers keen on Lamont". Scottish Professional Football League. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  19. ^ O'Donnell, Jim (21 July 2014). "Peasy hit the spot with pre-season win over Greenock". Evening Times. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  20. ^ "Lamont signs on". Stirling Albion F.C. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  21. ^ 3-1
  22. ^ "Mark Lamont joins the Squad". East Fife FC. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  23. ^ "Dumbarton Football Club – MARK LAMONT RETURNS TO SONS". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  24. ^ "Dumbarton Football Club – SQUAD UPDATE". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  25. ^ "Dumbarton Football Club – SQUAD CHANGES". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  26. ^ "Mark Lamont Profile". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  27. ^ Mark Lamont at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  28. ^ "Games played by Mark Lamont in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  29. ^ a b "Games played by Mark Lamont in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  30. ^ a b "Games played by Mark Lamont in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  31. ^ "Games played by Mark Lamont in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  32. ^ "Games played by Mark Lamont in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  33. ^ "Games played by Mark Lamont in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  34. ^ "Games played by Mark Lamont in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
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