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Lewis Wing
Personal information
Full name Lewis Wing[1]
Date of birth (1995-06-23) 23 June 1995 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Newton Aycliffe, England[3]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Reading
Number 29
Youth career
0000–2009 Darlington
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Brandon United
2012 Newton Aycliffe
2012–0000 Esh Winning
0000–2014 Tow Law Town
2014 Seaham Red Star
2014 Darlington 1883 2 (0)
2014 Seaham Red Star
2014 Newton Aycliffe 5 (0)
2014–2015 Seaham Red Star
2015–2017 Shildon 73 (36)
2015 → Seaham Red Star (loan)
2017–2022 Middlesbrough 80 (12)
2018 → Yeovil Town (loan) 20 (3)
2021 → Rotherham United (loan) 20 (2)
2021–2022 → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 18 (0)
2022–2023 Wycombe Wanderers 57 (11)
2023– Reading 52 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:09, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

Lewis Wing (born 23 June 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays for Reading, as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

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Early career

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Born in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, Wing attended Woodham Comprehensive School followed by Durham Sixth Form Centre where he studied Sports Science.[4] He started playing football from the age of five for Newton Aycliffe Sports Club going on to play for Norton & Stockton Ancients as a junior.[4] Wing later ended up in the youth system of Darlington until he was released at the age of 14 for "being too small".[5] Wing quit playing football for two years following his release by Darlington, instead he focused on getting his golf handicap down to five until he was invited to play for local Sunday league side Newton Aycliffe Working Men's Club who were at the time managed by his cousin Jason Steele.[5]

While playing Sunday league football and still at college, Wing was scouted by Northern League side Brandon United who he made his senior debut for at the age of 16.[5] He combined playing football and his studies with employment at a branch of Tesco in Newton Aycliffe in the evenings.[4] Wing then played for his home town club Newton Aycliffe, before in September 2012 he joined Esh Winning.[6][7] He eventually joined Northern League Division Two side Tow Law Town, where he established himself as a regular member of the first team for a couple of seasons.[8]

On 3 January 2014, Wing left Tow Law Town to sign for fellow Northern League Division Two side Seaham Red Star.[9][10] Wing made his debut for Seaham Red Star in a 2–1 victory against Heaton Stannington, on 5 January 2014.[11] After two months with Seaham Red Star, Wing left to rejoin Darlington 1883 five years after they released him from their youth system.[12][13] Wing made two appearances as a sub for Darlington before returning to Seaham Red Star.[14] Having started the 2013–14 season back at Newton Aycliffe where he made five further league appearances, Wing rejoined Seaham Red Star for a third spell on 28 August 2014.[15][16] Wing's performances helped inspire Seaham Red Star to win the Northern League Division Two title in 2015.[8]

Having previously turned down a move to Spennymoor Town during the 2014–15 season,[8] Wing signed for Northern League Division One side Shildon in June 2015.[17] While he returned to Seaham Red Star on loan for eight weeks in November 2015,[18] Wing's first season saw him score 11 goals in 42 appearances for Shildon, as the club won the Northern League Division One title,[19] their first Northern League title since the 1930s.[20]

Wing's second season with Shildon would turn out to be even more prolific as he netted 37 times for the Northern League outfit.[21]

Middlesbrough

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His performances for Shildon led to Wing being scouted by Championship side Middlesbrough, with whom he signed a pre-contract agreement in March 2017.[21] The deal was confirmed on 28 June 2017, with Wing signing a one-year contract and linking up with the Middlesbrough under-23s team.[22] On 24 August 2017, he made his debut for the club in the EFL Cup, coming on as a late substitute for Grant Leadbitter in a 3–0 win over Scunthorpe United at the Riverside Stadium.[23] In November 2017, having played in one further EFL Cup match, Wing signed a contract extension with Middlesbrough to extend his stay until the end of the 2018–19 season.[24]

Yeovil Town loan

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On 5 January 2018, Wing joined League Two side Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the season.[25] He made his debut in the FA Cup, coming on as a late substitute for Jared Bird in a 2–0 victory over Bradford City at Huish Park.[26] Wing scored his first goal for the club on 20 January 2018 in a 1–2 loss to Chesterfield.[27] He would go on to score two more goals and provide an assist in 22 total appearances for the club.[28]

Return to Middlesbrough

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Wing started his first league game for Middlesbrough on 7 August 2018, providing two assists in a 3–0 victory over Sheffield United.[29] In October 2018, Wing extended his contract at the Middlesbrough until the end of the 2021-22 season.[30]

Loan to Rotherham

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On 1 February 2021, Wing joined Rotherham United on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.[31] He made his debut as a substitute in the 3–0 home victory against Derby County on 3 February 2021.[32]

Loan to Sheffield Wednesday

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On 27 July 2021, Wing joined Sheffield Wednesday on a season-long loan deal.[33] He would make his competitive debut on 1 August 2021, at home to Huddersfield Town in the EFL Cup.[34] His first goal would come against Mansfield Town in the EFL Trophy on 5 October 2021.[35]

Wycombe Wanderers

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On 31 January 2022, Wing joined League One side Wycombe Wanderers on a permanent basis, on a 6 month contract.[36] He scored his first two goals for the club in a 3-1 victory over Crewe Alexandra on 5 March.[37] He ended the 2022–23 season as Wycombe's joint-top goal scorer on nine, but rejected a new contract and chose to leave the club in May 2023.[38]

Reading

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On 21 July 2023, Reading announced the signing of Wing to a three-year contract.[39] On 19 October 2024, Wing scored from outside of the box to put Reading in a 2-1 lead over Crawley. The goal was praised as one of the best goals of the League One season.[40]

Personal life

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Wing is related to former Middlesbrough and current Brighton & Hove Albion goalkeeper Jason Steele.[41]

Career statistics

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As of match played 19 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tow Law Town 2013–14 NL Division Two — — — — —
Seaham Red Star 2013–14 NL Division Two — — — — —
Darlington 1883 2013–14 NPL Division One North 2 0 — — — 2 0
Newton Aycliffe 2014–15 NL Division One 5 0 0 0 — 0 0 5 0
Seaham Red Star 2014–15 NL Division Two — — — — —
Shildon 2015–16 NL Division One 32 9 2 0 — 8[a] 2 42 11
2016–17 NL Division One 41 27 4 3 — 12[b] 7 57 37
Total 73 36 6 3 — 20 9 99 48
Seaham Red Star (loan) 2015–16 NL Division One — — — — —
Middlesbrough 2017–18[28] Championship 0 0 0 0 2 0 — 2 0
2018–19[42] Championship 28 3 3 1 3 1 — 34 5
2019–20[43] Championship 40 7 1 0 0 0 — 41 7
2020–21[44] Championship 12 2 1 0 2 0 — 15 2
2021–22[45] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 80 12 5 1 7 1 — 92 14
Middlesbrough U23 2017–18[28] — — — 1[c] 0 1 0
2018–19[42] — — — 1[c] 0 1 0
Yeovil Town (loan) 2017–18[28] League Two 20 3 2 0 — — 22 3
Rotherham United (loan) 2020–21[44] Championship 20 2 — — — 20 2
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2021–22[45] League One 18 0 2 0 1 0 3[c] 1 24 1
Wycombe Wanderers 2021–22[45] League One 13 2 — — 2[d] 0 15 2
2022–23[46] League One 44 9 1 0 2 0 1[c] 0 48 9
Total 57 11 1 0 2 0 3 0 63 11
Reading 2023–24[47] League One 42 10 2 1 1 0 4[c] 0 49 11
2024–25[48] League One 10 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 11 3
Total 52 12 2 1 2 1 4 0 60 14
Career total 327 76 18 5 12 2 32 10 450 93
  1. ^ One appearance in FA Vase, four appearances and two goals in Northern League Cup, two appearances in Durham Challenge Cup, one appearance in Cleator Cup
  2. ^ Four appearances and two goals in FA Vase, four appearances and one goal in Northern League Cup, three appearances and four goals in Durham Challenge Cup, one appearance in Cleator Cup
  3. ^ a b c d e Appearance in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ Appearance in League One play-offs

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Middlesbrough" (PDF). English Football League. p. 42. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. ^ Lewis Wing [@winglewy] (23 June 2016). "Sharing my birthday with the legend, zidane today!!" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Lewis Wing". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "Aycliffe footballer signs for Middlesbrough". Newton News. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b c Fraser, Paul (9 March 2019). "Lewis Wing: Exclusive in-depth interview with Middlesbrough star". The Northern Echo. Newsquest. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  6. ^ @NAycliffeFC (24 September 2012). "Young forward Lewis Wing has joined Esh Winning. Allan Oliver has been busy again and added to the squad. Full details released soon" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Match Report: Newton Aycliffe FC 1–2 Esh Winning". Newton Aycliffe F.C. Pitchero Ltd. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  8. ^ a b c Tallentire, Philip (2 December 2018). "Five minute audition, 'mechanical leg' & Wolves interest: Lewis Wing's Northern League story". TeessideLive. Reach plc. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  9. ^ @SeahamRedStar (3 January 2014). "The Star sign duo as they land midfielder Lewis Wing from Tow Law Town FC and forward Josh Home-Jackson from Sunderland RCA" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 August 2020 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ Shaw, Dominic (22 February 2019). "Lewis Wing on a call that changed his life and his Boro-mad dad's pride as he 'lives the dream'". TeessideLive. Reach plc. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
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  20. ^ "Champions! Shildon AFC win the Northern League". Shildon & District Town Crier. South West Durham News. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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  22. ^ "Boro Complete Deal For Lewis Wing". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  23. ^ "Middlesbrough 3–0 Scunthorpe United". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
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  25. ^ "Yeovil Town: Corey Whelan, Lewis Wing and Marcus Barnes sign on loan". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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  27. ^ "Yeovil Town 1–2 Chesterfield". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
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  31. ^ "Lewis Wing Joins Rotherham United". Middlesbrough FC - Official Site. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  32. ^ "On-the-whistle report: Rotherham United 3 Derby County 0". Rotherham Advertiser. 3 February 2021.
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  35. ^ "Report: Mansfield 1-2 Wednesday". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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  37. ^ "Crewe 1-3 Wycombe". Sky Sports. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  38. ^ "Matt holds contract talks". Wycombe Wanderers. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  39. ^ "ROYALS SECURE THE SERVICES OF LEWIS WING". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  40. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cdje0ve1xd4t
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  42. ^ a b "Games played by Lewis Wing in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  43. ^ "Games played by Lewis Wing in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  44. ^ a b "Games played by Lewis Wing in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  45. ^ a b c "Games played by Lewis Wing in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  46. ^ "Games played by Lewis Wing in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  47. ^ "Games played by Lewis Wing in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  48. ^ "Games played by Lewis Wing in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
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