 Lennon in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven Lennon[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-01-20)20 January 1988 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Irvine, Scotland | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Þróttur Reykjavík (loan) | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | Rangers | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | →Partick Thistle (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2010 | →Lincoln City (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2010 | Dundalk | 9 | (0) |
| 2011 | Newport County | 9 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Fram | 37 | (14) |
| 2013–2014 | Sandnes Ulf | 28 | (3) |
| 2014–2023 | FH | 176 | (88) |
| 2023– | →Þróttur Reykjavík (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | Scotland U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2008 | Scotland U21 | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:56, 1 February 2010 (UTC) | |||
Steven Lennon (born 20 January 1988) is a Scottishfootballer who plays as aforward forÞróttur Reykjavík, on loan fromBesta-deild karla sideFH.[2]
He has previously played forRangers,Partick Thistle,Lincoln City,Dundalk,Newport County,Fram Reykjavík andSandnes Ulf.[3][4]
Lennon was born inIrvine, North Ayrshire. He started off his career as a midfielder but changed to a striker, becoming a regular for theRangers reserve team.[needs update] He made his debut for the Rangers first team in aScottish Premier League match againstInverness on 27 December 2006, coming on as a substitute forNacho Novo.[5]
Lennon became known as a prolific goalscorer, scoring numerous goals forRangers' under-19s in the2006–07 season including ahat-trick in a 3–3 draw withDundee United.[citation needed] He then scored a hat-trick in Rangers' 5–0 defeat of rivalsCeltic in theScottish Youth Cup final on 26 April 2007.[6]
On 3 December 2007, Lennon signed a new contract that was to have seen him tied to the club until at least 2010.[7]
Lennon joinedPartick Thistle on loan on 16 August 2008. The deal lasted until 26 January 2009.[8]
Lennon subsequently joined English clubLincoln City on loan on 1 February 2010. The loan deal covered the period until the end of the2009–10 season. Lennon was offered a permanent deal at Lincoln at the end of the season and despite stating he would be delighted to sign for the Imps on a permanent basis, he complained that he could not find anywhere to live in the City and missedChris Sutton's deadline. Sutton withdrew the offer and Lennon returned to Rangers, where he was released at the end of his contract.
In July 2010 Lennon signed forDundalk until the end of the Irish season, although he broke his foot less than a month into the deal.[9]
In February 2011 Lennon signed forNewport County, where he was reunited with former Dundalk playersWayne Hatswell and Tom Miller. He rejected a contract offer in May 2011.
In July 2011 he joinedFram[10] who play in Iceland's premier leagueÚrvalsdeild. He marked his debut for the club by scoring the only goal in their 1–0 victory atVíkingur on 18 July 2011.[11] He signed a new one-year contract with the club in October 2012.[12]
In July 2013 he joinedSandnes Ulf, agreeing a two-and-a-half-year contract with the club.[13] The move arose after the club had been recommended to Lennon by his one-timeRangers teammateThomas Kind Bendiksen.[14]
In July 2014, Lennon returned to the Úrvalsdeild, signing a three-year contract withFH.[15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rangers | 2006–07 | Scottish Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2008–09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | ||
| Partick Thistle (loan) | 2008–09 | Scottish First Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| Lincoln City (loan) | 2009–10 | League Two | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 3 | ||
| Dundalk | 2010 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| Newport County | 2010–11 | Conference | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Fram | 2011 | Úrvalsdeild | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 6 | ||
| 2012 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | - | - | 25 | 11 | ||||
| 2013 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 55 | 21 | ||
| Sandnes Ulf | 2013 | Tippeligaen | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2014 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 16 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 3 | ||
| FH | 2014 | Úrvalsdeild | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | 12 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 31 | 17 | |||
| 2016 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 10 | ||
| 2017 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 19 | ||
| 2018 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 10 | ||
| 2019 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | ||
| 2020 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 19 | ||
| Total | 128 | 75 | 20 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 188 | 100 | ||
| Career total | 241 | 95 | 27 | 17 | 34 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 323 | 127 | ||
