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The White Eagles finished second in the standings behind York Region, but Lord failed to feature in the postseason due to an injury sustained midway through the season.
The White Eagles finished second in the standings behind York Region, but Lord failed to feature in the postseason due to an injury sustained midway through the season.
Lord began his professional career with Portugal Football Club of the Canadian Soccer League in 2008. He made his debut for the club on May 22, 2009, in a match against the Serbian White Eagles Football Club which resulted in 2–2 draw. Throughout the season he appeared in 15 matches and scored 2 goals.
His contribution throughout the season helped the Portugal Football Club clinch a playoff berth, but were eliminated in the quarterfinals.
The following season he signed with the Serbian White Eagles Football Club, making his debut on June 4, 2010, in a match against the York Region Shooters. In 2010 he had a brief stint abroad in Germany with SV Morlautern, before returning to North America to sign with the Toronto Lynx of the Premier Development League.
He made his debut for the club on May 22, 2011, against Football Club London in a 1–0 loss. The Lynx concluded the season by finishing seventh in the Great Lakes Division, thus failing to reach a postseason berth.
When the PDL season came to a conclusion Lord returned to the Computer Science Laboratory and signed with York Region Shooters.
He made his debut for the club on August 28, 2011, against Saint Catharines Wolves where he recorded his first goal of the season in a 4–1 victory. He assisted the club in reaching the postseason where York Region defeated South Carolina Toronto in the quarterfinals, but where eliminated in the semifinals by Toronto Croatia. In 2012 he signed a contract with the Dayton Dutch Lions of the USL Pro.
Dayton finished in ninth in an 11-team league last season with a record of 4-10-10 failing to clinch a playoff berth.
On February 13, 2013 Dayton announced the re-signing of Lord for the 2013 season. The Lions reached the playoffs for the first time in their history in the USL Pro, but were playoff run came to an end with a 1-0 defeat to the Richmond Kickers in the quarterfinals.