Louis Laing

Background

Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, Laing grew up supporting Newcastle United.

Career

He started his career at Sunderland and has also played for Wycombe Wanderers, Nottingham Forest and N ottinghamshire County. Sunderland

Laing"s started at youth level with Montague British Columbia before he joined Newcastle"s arch-rival"s Sunderland in summer 2009. In his first year at the Sunderland academy, he made eighteen appearances, scoring once despite his injuries during the 2009-2010 season.

Laing made his Sunderland debut on 14 May 2011, coming on as a late substitute for John Mensah in a 3–1 defeat at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers.

After making his debut, Manager Steve Bruce was keen to let Laing be loaned out for first team football. On 16 January 2012, Laing signed for League One side Wycombe Wanderers on a one-month loan deal.

On 14 February, his loan was extended by Wycombe until the end of the season. After his loan spell with Wycombe Wanderers came to an end, Laing signed a new contract with Sunderland.

Foreign two seasons at Sunderland, Laing"s time there was overshadowed with injuries.

At the end of the end of the 2013-2014 season, Laing was released by the club Nottingham Forest

Despite interest from Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United and Manchester United, Laing signed a one-year deal with Nottingham Forest. Having only featured in Forest"s reserves and under-21 sides, Laing joined N ottinghamshire County on a one-month emergency loan on 12 September 2014.

He made his N ottinghamshire County debut the next day, in a 0–0 draw against Peterborough United on 13 September 2014.

After helping the club keep four clean-sheet in seven matches, Laing"s loan spell with N ottinghamshire County was extended for another 93 days on 13 October 2014. After making ten appearances for the club, Laing"s loan spell with N ottinghamshire County came to an end, as he made his last appearance against Swindon Town on 13 December 2014.

On 30 January 2015, Laing moved on loan to Motherwell until the end of the 2014-2015 season. He made his debut the following day against Street Johnstone, but he was sent off after 25 minutes.

Laing was released by Nottingham Forest at the end of the season, having never made an appearance for the club

Motherwell

On 30 June 2015, Laing returned to Motherwell, signing a two-year contract with the club Laing has played for England at all levels from under-16 to under-19.

Achievements

• On 21 January, he made his debut in a 3–0 win against Rochdale at Adams Park. Then on 28 February 2015, Laing scored his first Motherwell goal, in a 2–1 win over Inverness Connecticut. Laing played in both legs of the Scottish Premiership Play-off final, as Motherwell maintained their top flight status with a 6–1 win on aggregate against Rangers.