Stephen Laybutt (born 3 September 1977) is an Australian footballer. Playing career Laybutt was released by Dutch side Feyenoord in January 2002 to return to Australia, following a loan spell at Lyn Oslo, due to a lack of first team opportunities. In January 2008, Laybutt suffered an achilles tendon rupture, ruling him out for the remainder of the 2008–09 A-League. Personal life Following his playing career, Laybutt came out as gay. As of 2021, Laybutt worked in the rehab unit at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney. There, he met patient Ian Pavey, to whom he donated a kidney. Club statistics National team statistics Australia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Laybutt goal Honours With Australia: OFC Nations Cup: 2000, 2004 With Sydney Olympic: NSL Championship: 2001-2002 References External links Oz Football profile 1977 births Living people People from the Central Tablelands Association football defenders Australian soccer players Australian expatriate soccer players Australia international soccer players Olympic soccer players of Australia A-League Men players National Soccer League (Australia) players J1 League players Eredivisie players Belgian Pro League players Eliteserien players RBC Roosendaal players Brisbane Strikers FC players Lyn Fotball players Feyenoord players K.A.A. Gent players Newcastle Jets FC players Parramatta Power players Royal Excel Mouscron players Shonan Bellmare players Sydney Olympic FC players Expatriate footballers in Japan Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Norway Australian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Australian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Australian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Australian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Wollongong Wolves FC players Australian Institute of Sport soccer players Sportsmen from New South Wales Soccer players from New South Wales 2000 OFC Nations Cup players Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics 2004 OFC Nations Cup players Australian LGBT sportspeople Australian LGBT soccer players