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Laybutt training with Newcastle Jets | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen John Laybutt | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Lithgow, Australia | ||
| Date of death | 13 January 2024 (aged 46) | ||
| Place of death | Cabarita Beach, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1995 | AIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Wollongong Wolves | 29 | (2) |
| 1997–1999 | Brisbane Strikers | 68 | (6) |
| 1999 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | 10 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Parramatta Power | 7 | (1) |
| 2000–2002 | Feyenoord | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | →RBC Roosendaal (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2001 | →Lyn Oslo (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2002 | Sydney Olympic | 12 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Brisbane Strikers | 22 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Excelsior Mouscron | 30 | (1) |
| 2004–2007 | Gent | 70 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Newcastle Jets | 10 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Dandaloo FC | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1998–2000 | Australia U-23 | 14 | (1) |
| 2000–2004 | Australia | 15 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 September 2007 | |||
Stephen Laybutt (3 September 1977 – 13 January 2024) was an Australian football player. He played for Australia national team.
Laybutt was reported missing on 13 January 2024 when he could not be contacted after having last been seen the previous night. Police discovered his body on 14 January 2024 in bushland near Cabarita Beach, New South Wales. He was 46.
| Club statistics | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Australia | League | |||
| 1995–96 | Wollongong Wolves | National Soccer League | 7 | 0 |
| 1996–97 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | Brisbane Strikers | National Soccer League | 22 | 2 |
| 1998–99 | 24 | 3 | ||
| Japan | League | |||
| 1999 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | J. League 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Australia | League | |||
| 1999–00 | Parramatta Power | National Soccer League | 7 | 1 |
| Netherlands | League | |||
| 2000–01 | Roosendaal | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 |
| Norway | League | |||
| 2001 | Lyn Oslo | Premier League | 6 | 0 |
| Australia | League | |||
| 2001–02 | Sydney Olympic | National Soccer League | 12 | 1 |
| 2002–03 | Brisbane Strikers | National Soccer League | 22 | 1 |
| Belgium | League | |||
| 2003–04 | Mouscron | First Division | 30 | 1 |
| 2004–05 | Gent | First Division | 30 | 1 |
| 2005–06 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Australia | League | |||
| 2007–08 | Newcastle United Jets | A-League | 10 | 0 |
| Country | Australia | 114 | 8 | |
| Japan | 10 | 0 | ||
| Netherlands | 3 | 0 | ||
| Norway | 6 | 0 | ||
| Belgium | 100 | 2 | ||
| Total | 233 | 10 | ||
| Australia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2000 | 8 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 1 |
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 February 2000 | Üllői úti stadion, Budapest, Hungary | 4 | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
With Australia:
With Sydney Olympic: