Lawrence Vigouroux

Lawrence Ian Vigouroux (born 19 November 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Burnley.

Born in England, Vigouroux has represented Chile as a youth international level.

Born in Camden, England, Vigouroux started his football education within the youth set-up at Brentford.

However, he was released by the club in 2012 and later joined the Academy at Tottenham Hotspur later that year.

Vigouroux then signed his first professional contract with Tottenham Hotspur in June 2013 along with fellow graduate Shaq Coulthirst.

During the 2013–14 season, Vigouroux was loaned to Non-League side Hyde on a month's loan.

He made his debut for Hyde (and playing his first professional match), where he made a number of impressive stops throughout the match, in a 2–0 loss against Wrexham in the FA Cup fourth qualifying round clash on 28 October 2013.

Despite the club was on a losing streak for nine matches, he managed to impressed the side nevertheless and was extended for a fortnight.

He then helped the side win their first match for several months, keeping a clean sheet, in a 2–0 win over Welling United, in what turned out to be his last appearance.

After his loan spell at Hyde came to an end, Vigouroux went on to make 12 appearances for the side.

Vigouroux joined Liverpool on 3 July 2014 after a successful trial following his contract at Tottenham Hotspur came to an end.

At Liverpool U21 side, Vigouroux quickly became the first choice goalkeeper for the reserve side despite competing with Andy Firth and Danny Ward.

At the end of the 2014–15 season, he signed a two-year contract extension in 2015.

On 4 August 2015, Vigouroux was loaned to League One side Swindon Town for the rest of the season.

It came after when he played as a trialist in a 4–1 loss against West Bromwich Albion on 25 July 2015.

Vigouroux also featured in a friendly match against his parent club Liverpool on 2 August 2015 and the match ended with Swindon Town losing 2–1.

Ahead of the 2015–16 season, he was given a number one shirt.

Vigouroux made his professional debut four days later, starting in the opening day fixture versus Bradford City.

With Swindon Town 1–0 down, Vigouroux saved a first half Billy Clarke penalty to keep his side in the game as the Wiltshire outfit went on to record a 4–1 victory.

Since making his Swindon Town debut, he quickly established himself in the starting eleven for the side as first choice goalkeeper.

He was also praised for his performance in number of matches.

On 28 September 2015, Vigouroux had his loan terminated for paying a £50 fine in pennies, but was reinstated by Swindon after he apologised.

As a result, Vigouroux missed two matches as a result of his termination; where up until this point, he played in every match.

He then was in goal when he was at fault after conceding a goal from Lee Angol when he failed to clear a backpass, in a 2–1 loss to Peterborough United.

Despite this, Vigouroux continued to remain as the club's first choice goalkeeper.

Despite losing 1–0 against Burton Albion on 28 December 2015, Vigouroux made a number of saves, including "two outstanding saves in the first 10 minutes", resulted in him being named Man of the Match by local newspaper, Swindon Advertiser.

His performance resulted in the club unsuccessfully attempt to sign him on a permanent basis on two occasions.

However, he soon suffered a leg injury that saw him sidelined for the rest of the season.

Despite this, Vigouroux finished the 2015–16 season, making 36 appearances in all competitions and kept five clean sheets.

On 1 July 2016, he joined Swindon Town on a three-year permanent contract ahead of the 2016–17 season.

The move was an undisclosed fee, which is thought to be in the region of £400,000.

Vigouroux started the 2016–17 season, regaining his status as first choice goalkeeper and kept a clean sheet in the opening game of the season, in a 1–0 win over Coventry City.

It wasn't until on 10 September 2016 when he was sent–off for a second bookable offence for lashing out against Alex McDonald after a lunge, in a 2–0 loss against Oxford United and served a one match suspension as a result.

After returning in goal from suspension, He then kept two clean sheets in two matches between 15 October 2016 and 18 October 2016 against AFC Wimbledon and Rochdale.

In a 1–1 draw against Southend United on 22 November 2016, Vigouroux made a number of saves to keep the score down.

As a result of his performance, he was linked a move away from the club.

The club's chairman Lee Power revealed that he rejected several bids for Vigouroux.

He later kept two clean sheets in two matches for the second time this season between 25 March 2017 and 1 April 2017 against Millwall and Fleetwood Town.

In the club's second encounter against Oxford United on 5 February 2017 this season, however, Vigouroux was sent–off for a foul on Kane Hemmings following a defensive mix-up, in a 2–1 loss.

Eventually, his suspension was overturned after an appeal with the FA.