Jamie Lawrence

Jamie Lawrence (born 10 November 2002) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club Oud-Heverlee Leuven.

He began his senior career with Bayern Munich II, where he made 60 appearances between 2020 and 2022. A two-year loan spell in the 2. Bundesliga with 1. FC Magdeburg followed before joining Austrian Bundesliga club WSG Tirol in summer 2024.

Club career Bayern Munich Lawrence was born in Munich, Germany, He played youth football initially with Kirchheimer SC before joining Bayern Munich's academy in 2017. Bayern Munich's basketball team were also interested in Lawrence, and he had trained with them before committing solely to football, though his younger brothers Alec and Lenny continued to play basketball with Bayern. He was promoted to the club's reserve team for the 2020–21 3. Liga and made 28 appearances, scoring once, He agreed a new three-year contract with the club in summer 2021, with academy manager Jochen Sauer saying that "Jamie has become a permanent fixture in our under-23 team" and that "we are convinced of his potential for further development". He made 32 appearances and scored four goals in the 2021–22 Regionalliga Bayern. Lawrence had a poor start to the 2022–23 season for Magdeburg, being sent off twice in his first five appearances, and was used only as a substitute for the rest of the first half of the season. He made 28 league appearances, scoring three goals, across the 2024–25 season.

International career Born in Germany, Lawrence is of Nigerian descent.

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