Lewis Collins (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lewis Rhys Collins[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 2001 | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Newport County | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Newport County | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Newport County | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Wales U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018– | Wales U19 | 1 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:12, 29 February 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:41, 19 June 2019 (UTC) | |||
Lewis Rhys Collins (born 9 May 2001) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a forward for League Two side Newport County.
Playing career
Collins came through the Newport County youth team to make his first team debut on 7 November 2017, in a 2–1 defeat to Cheltenham Town in an EFL Trophy group stage match at Rodney Parade.[2]
He signed a two-year professional contract with Newport in May 2019.[3]
On 24 August 2019, Collins made his Football League debut for Newport in a 1–0 win against Crewe Alexandra as a second-half substitute.[4] On 4 September 2019, he scored his first goal for Newport in the 5–4 defeat to West Ham United Under-21s in the EFL Trophy Southern Group E.[5]
International
In March 2018 Collins was called up to the Wales Under 19 Squad for the European Championship match versus Croatia in Zagreb.[6]
Style of play
The Newport County club website described Collins as "an energetic and rapid wide player who can also play up front".[7]
Personal life
He is the younger brother of professional footballer Aaron Collins.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 1 January 2018
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newport County | 2017–18[8] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance in the EFL Trophy
References
- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018" (PDF). English Football League. p. 12. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ Penman, Andrew (7 November 2017). "Newport County 1 Cheltenham Town 2". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ "Lewis Collins: Midfielder signs first professional Newport County deal". BBC Sport. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ Collins football league debut
- ^ First Newport goal
- ^ Collins Wales Under 19 call up
- ^ a b "Lewis Collins - Midfielder - First Team - Newport County". www.newport-county.co.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Lewis Collins in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
External links
- Lewis Collins at Soccerbase
- Lewis Collins at Soccerway