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Mike Lapper

Defender · 1995–1997

Former player
Before, during & after Southend
THE CAREER JOURNEY

Before, during & after Southend

Arrived fromVfL Wolfsburg
Southend United1995–1997
Next club / destinationColumbus Crew

United States international Mike Lapper arrived from German club VfL Wolfsburg in 1995 after representing his country at the 1994 World Cup. The defender appeared 59 times for Southend and scored once before returning across the Atlantic to join Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew in 1997.

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AT A GLANCE

Player details

Position
Defender
Nationality
Not recorded
Southend years
1995–1997
Status
Former player
Historical appearances & goals
SOUTHEND CAREER RECORD

Historical appearances & goals

Recorded career totals
CompetitionStartsSub appearancesAppearancesGoals
League466521
FA Cup0000
League Cup / FA Trophy3030
Other cups4040
All competitions536591

This is the archived career snapshot, not an automatically combined lifetime total. Some earlier seasons and cup records are incomplete; current-season matches are shown separately until each historical season has been reconciled. No unverified figures are presented as definitive club records.

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ON THIS DAY4 November26 years ago · 2000
FROM OUR SOUTHEND UNITED ARCHIVE

Southend United 3–1 Macclesfield Town

Football League Third Division · 2000/01

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