Lewis Collins (footballer)

Lewis Rhys Collins (born 9 May 2001) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a forward for League Two side Newport County.

For other people named Lewis Collins, see Lewis Collins (disambiguation).
Lewis Collins
Personal information
Full name Lewis Rhys Collins[1]
Date of birth (2001-05-09) 9 May 2001
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Newport County
Number 21
Youth career
Newport County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Newport County 6 (0)
National team‡
2017 Wales U17 2 (0)
2018– Wales U19 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:12, 29 February 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:41, 19 June 2019 (UTC)

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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newport County 2017–18[8] League Two 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
Career total 0000001010
  1. Appearance in the EFL Trophy
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References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018" (PDF). English Football League. p. 12. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. Penman, Andrew (7 November 2017). "Newport County 1 Cheltenham Town 2". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  3. "Lewis Collins: Midfielder signs first professional Newport County deal". BBC Sport. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  4. Collins football league debut
  5. First Newport goal
  6. Collins Wales Under 19 call up
  7. "Lewis Collins - Midfielder - First Team - Newport County". www.newport-county.co.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  8. "Games played by Lewis Collins in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
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