Keith Lasley is a Scottish

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 professional footballer

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 currently playing for Motherwell

Motherwell F.C.

Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998...

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Lasley started his career with Motherwell where he made over 100 appearances. He joined Plymouth Argyle

Plymouth Argyle F.C.

Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...

 in 2004 on a free transfer. He had a loan spell with Blackpool

Blackpool F.C.

Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...

 in 2006 and following his release from Plymouth returned to Motherwell early in their 2006–07 campaign. In April 2008, Lasley signed a two-year contract extension with the North Lanarkshire side. Lasley signed another contract extension before the end of the 2009/10 season. Lasley was shown a second yellow card for a challenge on Heart of Midlothian

Heart of Midlothian

Heart of Midlothian may refer to:* Heart of Midlothian F.C., an Edinburgh football club* Heart of Midlothian , a mosaic heart in the pavement of Edinburgh's Royal Mile* The Heart of Midlothian, an 1818 novel by Sir Walter Scott...

 substitute Arvydas Novikovas

Arvydas Novikovas

Arvydas Novikovas is a Lithuanian football winger who plays for Scottish Premier League club Hearts.-Hearts:Before signing for Hearts, he impressed while on trial with SL Benfica but opted to remain in Lithuania at the time...

 on 7 August 2011. Motherwell eventually won 1-0 at Hearts at home.

A fan favourite, Lasley is referred to as the "Housewife's Favourite" by the 'Well support.

External links

• Keith Lasley profile at Motherwell FC official website