Suara.com – Paddy Lacey found a way to exist in the world of sport after his career as a footballer in England was destroyed by drugs. Now he works as a boxer while playing in the amateur league.
In 2017, Lacey was caught taking drugs, which resulted in a 14-month ban from playing by the English Football Federation (FA).
Not only that, Lacey was also sentenced to 16 months in prison after being proven guilty of possessing a number of drugs such as cocaine and MDMA and smuggling counterfeit £500 notes.
So, what was Paddy Lacey’s career like? Here’s a short profile.
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Profil Paddy Lacey
This figure with the full name Patrick Sean Lacey was born in Liverpool, England, on March 16, 1993. He was considered one of England’s future midfielders.
He is reportedly a graduate of the Liverpool academy and is in the same grade as Conor Coady and Jon Flanagan. However, when he stepped professional career did not run smoothly.
As a result, he joined Bradford City in 2011 and after that only played in England’s lower caste teams. The peak of the destruction of Paddy Lacey’s career as a footballer came in 2017.
At that time he played for the League One division club or the fourth English caste, Accrington Stanley. But in May 2017, his contract was terminated by Accrington because Lacey was caught taking drugs before the game.
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After receiving a 14-month ban and jail time, he tried his luck in football again by joining Southport in 2019.
After that Paddy Lacey had defended Chester and most recently Warrington Rylands which was a semi-professional club. While playing at Chester and Warrington, Paddy Lacey also became a professional boxer.
Paddy Lacey’s career as a professional boxer began in October 2021. At that time, he won on points from boxer Stanko Jermelic.
Even Paddy Lacey’s record as a professional boxer is classy because he always wins in 7 fights. Nearest, he will have a match with James McCarthy on March 11, 2023.
(Aditia Rizki)
