About Jamaal Lascelles
Jamaal Lascelles ( jə-MAHL lə-SELSS; born 11 November 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. He previously played for Nottingham Forest, where he was developed through their youth academy, and signed professionally with the team in 2011. During his time with the club, he had one brief loan spell to Stevenage for the second half of the 2011–12 season. In August 2014, he was signed by Newcastle United, and was immediately sent back on loan to Nottingham Forest. Appointed Newcastle captain in 2016, he won the EFL Championship in 2017 and the EFL Cup in 2025 with the club, before joining Leicester City permanently in February 2026. Lascelles made his first-team debut on 31 January 2012, starting in a 2–0 defeat to Burnley. Lascelles found first-team football hard to come by and did not make his first league start for Newcastle until 23 January 2016, when he played in the 2–1 defeat to Watford, capping his performance with a goal.
Biography source: Wikipedia. The profile adds birthday-specific historical context from the Celebs Birthday Today editorial database.