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Joseph Lapira
Personal information
Full name Joseph John Lapira
Date of birth (1986-08-13) 13 August 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth Rochester, New York, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position Forward
Youth career
2000–2004 St. Louis Saints
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 University of Notre Dame 89 (41)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 Louisiana Outlaws 4 (1)
2004 Lafayette Swamp Cats 2 (0)
2007 Baton Rouge Capitals 7 (3)
2008–2009 Nybergsund 55 (16)
2011 United Sikkim FC 3 (2)
2011 Nybergsund 8 (1)
2013 Nybergsund 0 (0)
International career‡
2007 Republic of Ireland 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 December 2011
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2010

Joseph Lapira (born 13 August 1986) is a retired footballer. Born in the United States, he played for Ireland in a single friendly match.[1] Besides the United States, he has played in Norway and India.[2][3]

Early life

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Lapira graduated from St. Louis Catholic High School in Lake Charles, Louisiana.[4] After high school, he continued a family tradition and attended the University of Notre Dame.[5] He is of Maltese descent.[6]

Club career

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In 2006, he was the winner of the Hermann Trophy, awarded to the top collegiate player of the year,[7] after scoring 22 goals for Notre Dame.[8] During his college years, Lapira also played in the USL Premier Development League with Louisiana Outlaws, Lafayette Swamp Cats and Baton Rouge Capitals.[citation needed]

In April 2007, it was reported that Lapira would be joining Scottish Premier League side Aberdeen for a trial at some point in summer 2007,[9] although he eventually went on trial at Rangers instead.[10] Lapira broke down with a calf injury minutes into his first training session with the Ibrox club.[11] In January 2008, Lapira finally joined Aberdeen for a week-long trial after recovering from his calf injury.[12] He played for the reserve side in a 1–1 draw with Falkirk reserves but did not do enough to earn a contract with the Dons.[13]

Instead, Lapira was selected in the third round of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft by Toronto FC,[14] but never signed a contract with Major League Soccer.[6]

On 1 April 2008, Lapira signed with Norwegian Adeccoligaen side Nybergsund IL-Trysil,[15] who played in the second tier after being promoted from the third tier in 2007.[16] Lapira scored a brace in his Nybergsund debut, a 3–0 victory.[17]

In March 2011, Lapira signed for I-League 2nd Division side United Sikkim FC.[18][19]

In the summer of 2011, Lapira returned to Norway after signing again with Nybergsund IL-Trysil.[20]

Career statistics

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Season Club Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2008 Nybergsund-Trysil Adeccoligaen 29800298
2009 Adeccoligaen 26800268
2011 United Sikkim I-League 2nd Division 320032
2011 Nybergsund-Trysil Adeccoligaen 710071
Career total 6519006519

International career

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Lapira is a full international for the Republic of Ireland. He qualifies for the Republic by virtue of his Irish mother,[16] and came to the attention of former Irish boss Steve Staunton through Lapira's uncle, who worked at the FAI.[7] He gained a cap for Ireland on 23 May 2007, against Ecuador,[21] becoming the first amateur player to play for Ireland since Willie Browne in 1964.[11]

Awards and honours

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  • M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Winner (2006)
  • Soccer America National
  • Player of the Year (2006)
  • All-America First Team (2006)
  • All-BIG EAST First Team (2006)
  • BIG EAST Offensive
  • Player of the Year (2006)
  • All-BIG EAST Third Team (2005)
  • Participated in the 2019 Joe Lapira FIFA tournament, placing a respectable 21st out of 22 participants (2019)

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ The curious case of Joe Lapira and his solitary Ireland cap Archived 2014-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ 'A whirlwind week that ended with me being hungover on the way to the airport' – Joe Lapira on getting his one Ireland cap Archived 21 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine indepenendet.ie
  3. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Lapira, Joseph". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Player of the Year". Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Joseph Lapira - Notre Dame Athletics". Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Joseph Lapira - Another Player with Maltese Roots!". Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Joseph Lapira Wins M.A.C. Hermann Trophy". 2 December 2006. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  8. ↑ The Bayou's golden boy - Lapira harnesses Ragin' Cajun style to star at Notre Dame Archived 24 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine SI.com, 27 December 2006
  9. ↑ Dons talent search goes Stateside Archived 3 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine BBC Sport, 17 April 2007
  10. ↑ "Lapira on trial at Rangers". RTÉ.ie. 23 July 2007. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  11. 1 2 "Lapira's Rangers trial cut short". 25 July 2007. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  12. ↑ Dons give Lapira chance to shine Archived 20 September 2023 at the Wayback Machine BBC Sport, 23 January 2008
  13. ↑ Transfer round-up Archived 19 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine Scotsman.com, 31 January 2008
  14. ↑ Miller And Lapira Selected In Major League Soccer SuperDraft Archived 13 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine University of Notre Dame Athletic, 19 January 2008
  15. ↑ Joseph Lapira Signs...With Tiny Norwegian 2nd Division Club... Archived 2014-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
  16. 1 2 What Joe Lapira did next... Archived 20 September 2023 at the Wayback Machine Herald.ie, 3 July 2008
  17. ↑ "What Joe Lapira did next..." Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  18. ↑ Sengupta, Rahul (22 March 2011). "India: Dazzling Launch For United Sikkim As Bhaichung Bhutia Shows Indian Football Does Have Investors". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  19. ↑ Baichung's side takes on Shillong outfit Archived 20 September 2023 at the Wayback Machine. The Times of India. 31 March 2011.
  20. ↑ "Republic of Ireland - J. Lapira - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  21. ↑ Republic of Ireland 1-1 Ecuador Archived 3 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine BBC Sport, 24 May 2007
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