Lewis Travis
 Lewis Travis with Ipswich Town in February 2024. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lewis Travis[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1997[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Whiston, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Ipswich Town (on loan from Blackburn Rovers) | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2014 | Liverpool | ||
| 2014–2016 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Blackburn Rovers | 200 | (6) |
| 2024– | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Lewis Travis (born 16 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Ipswich Town, on loan from EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers.
Youth career[edit]
Having come through the ranks at Liverpool as a defender, Travis was released and soon joined Blackburn Rovers where Tony Mowbray transitioned the Merseyside[4] born player into a midfielder. Lewis Travis earned a professional contract at aged 19.[5]
Club career[edit]
In January 2017, Travis signed a new professional contract at Blackburn Rovers penning a one-year deal.[6]
In August 2017, Travis made his first team debut, starting the match for Blackburn in the 2017–18 EFL Trophy game against Stoke City U21s.[7] In December 2018, Travis broke into the starting eleven for Blackburn Rovers and had an extended run of games in the centre of midfield in which he impressed both supporters and the manager, Tony Mowbray, who said he had saved him money because he would not have to make a new signing in his position.[8]
In September 2021, Travis captained his side as Darragh Lenihan missed out through injury. Blackburn lost 3–2 to Huddersfield Town at the John Smith's Stadium.[9]
In March 2022, Lewis Travis signed a long term deal with Blackburn Rovers keeping him at the club until 2026.[10] In July 2022, he was appointed club captain following the departure of Darragh Lenihan.[11]
In June 2023, Blackburn rejected a bid from Millwall for Travis.[12]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of match played 26 December 2023
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Blackburn Rovers | 2017–18[13] | League One | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2018–19[14] | EFL Championship | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| 2019–20[15] | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21[16] | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[17] | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23[18] | 42 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24[19] | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 200 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 223 | 6 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Blackburn Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Lewis Travis". Rovers.co.uk. Blackburn Rovers. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "L. Travis: Summary". soccerway. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Lewis Travis | Player profile". jobs4football. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Lewis Travis - YouthHawk". youthhawk.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Lewis Travis signs new one-year deal". Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Rovers v Stoke City u21 team news". rovers.co.uk. 29 August 2017. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ Sharpe, Rich (15 January 2019). "Lewis Travis has 'saved Rovers money', says Mowbray". Lancashire Telegraph. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ Crooke, Jaquob (2 October 2021). "Captaincy will help Lewis Travis elevate his game for Rovers". LancsLive. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ FC, Blackburn Rovers. "Trav signs new long-term deal!". Blackburn Rovers FC. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Trav's pride following captaincy confirmation". rovers.co.uk. 28 July 2022. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Millwall have bid rejected for Rovers captain Lewis Travis". Lancashire Telegraph. 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Lewis Travis in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Lewis Travis in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Lewis Travis in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Lewis Travis in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Lewis Travis in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Lewis Travis in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Lewis Travis in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
External links[edit]
- Lewis Travis at Soccerbase
