 He has spent the majority of his schoolboy days with Shamrock Rovers since he was 12 years of age.His performances at schoolboy level for the Hoops resulted in Lawrence making his Under-21 debut at 17 years of age.His breakthrough to Rovers' first team was at 19 years of age when he made his debut in a League of Ireland Cup tie against Drogheda United on 8 May 2007.