Dean James Lyness was born on 20 July 1991 and is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Championship club Hamilton Academical.
34 Facts About Dean Lyness
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Dean Lyness signed for Scottish Premier League club Heart of Midlothian in 2009, and spent a spell on loan at East Fife of the Scottish Second Division, but again, never played first-team football.
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Dean Lyness returned to the Scottish top flight with St Mirren on a short-term contract in September 2018, and spent the second half of the season with Scottish League One club Raith Rovers before rejoining St Mirren.
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In international football, Dean Lyness was capped four times for England at under-17 level.
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Dean Lyness was born in Birmingham and raised in Halesowen, where he attended Leasowes Community College.
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Dean Lyness joined Birmingham City at the age of nine after playing for Warley Boys and for Halesowen Town Colts.
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Dean Lyness kept goal as Birmingham reached the semifinal of the FA Youth Cup, and his third and last appearance in the first-team matchday squad came when Maik Taylor was suspended for the visit to Watford.
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Dean Lyness joined Scottish Premier League club Heart of Midlothian in the 2009 close season.
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Dean Lyness was released by Hearts at the end of the season, and returned to the Midlands.
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Dean Lyness signed a one-year contract with Conference club Kidderminster Harriers, as competition for the club's player of the year, Danny Lewis.
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Dean Lyness signed a new contract with Kidderminster at the end of the season, but was happy to take the chance to move into the Football League when League Two club Burton Albion offered him a two-year deal.
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Dean Lyness had previously worked with Burton's goalkeeping coach Kevin Poole at Birmingham.
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Dean Lyness kept a clean sheet in the second half and then through extra time.
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Dean Lyness then saved Coventry's tenth kick to keep his team in the contest, but when his own attempt was saved by Joe Murphy, he was unable to reciprocate, and Murphy's successful kick put Coventry through to the next round.
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Dean Lyness had a run of games, including a League Cup shootout against Premier League club Fulham in which the final penalty went in off the post and Lyness' backside.
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Rowett had said that Dean Lyness would get the chance to establish himself as first choice, but Pickford went straight back into the team when his loan resumed.
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On 12 November 2015, Dean Lyness joined fellow League One side Blackpool on loan until 2 January 2016.
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Dean Lyness rejoined the club for a second loan spell in February 2016.
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On 31 August 2016, Dean Lyness returned to Blackpool on a one-year deal following his release from Burton Albion.
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Dean Lyness played 15 matches in all competitions before leaving the club when his contract expired.
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On 8 August 2017, Dean Lyness joined National League North team Nuneaton Town on a permanent deal.
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Dean Lyness signed a short-term contract with Scottish Premiership club St Mirren in September 2018.
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Dean Lyness was released by St Mirren in January 2019, as the contract was not renewed.
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On 16 January 2019, Dean Lyness signed for Scottish League One side, Raith Rovers until the end of the season.
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Dean Lyness made 12 appearances, and left the club at the end of his contract.
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Dean Lyness returned to St Mirren on a two-year deal in June 2019, after leaving the club less than a year before.
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On 22 December 2021 Dean Lyness was brought into the match day XI against Celtic following a spread of covid amongst the St Mirren Squad which forced 11 players to be deemed unavailable.
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Dean Lyness produced a man of the match performance that will live long in the memory of saints fans.
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Dean Lyness signed for Scottish League One club Airdrieonians on 8 October 2022 on a short-term deal.
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Dean Lyness departed the club in January 2023 upon the end of his contract, after making 11 appearances in all competitions for the club.
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Dean Lyness was voted as the club's Player of the Month by their supporters for the month of April 2023.
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On 26 January 2024, Dean Lyness returned to his family in Scotland, signing for Scottish League One club Hamilton Academical until the end of the season.
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Dean Lyness made 15 appearances for the club in all competitions by the end of the season, as they finished in second place and earned promotion to the Scottish Championship via the play-offs.
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Dean Lyness was capped four times by England at under-17 level in 2007, featuring alongside the likes of Jack Wilshere and Andros Townsend.