Lewis Ward (footballer)

Lewis Moore Ward (born 5 March 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League Two side Exeter City.[3]

Lewis Ward
Personal information
Full name Lewis Moore Ward[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-05) 5 March 1997
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Exeter City
Number 1
Youth career
Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Reading 0 (0)
2014 → Whitehawk (loan)
2016 → Sutton United (loan)
2016 → Fylkir (loan) 3 (0)
2016 → Margate (loan) 13 (0)
2017 → Margate (loan) 6 (0)
2017 → Hungerford Town (loan) 10 (0)
2017 → Hungerford Town (loan) 17 (0)
2017–2018 → Aldershot Town (loan) 25 (0)
2018–2019 → Northampton Town (loan) 0 (0)
2019 → Forest Green Rovers (loan) 12 (0)
2019– Exeter City 20 (0)
National team‡
2013 England U16 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:29, 8 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 April 2013

Career

Reading

On 22 June 2018, Ward signed a new contract with Reading, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2020.[4] Ward never played a senior fixture for the Royals.

Loan spells

Ward joined Whitehawk on loan on 10 October 2014, in a deal that lasted until 7 November 2014.[5]

On 5 May 2016, Ward joined Icelandic Úrvalsdeild side Fylkir on loan until 26 June 2016.[6]

Ward signed on loan for Margate in August 2016,[7] before having two spells with Hungerford Town, the second beginning in August 2017.[8]

Ward moved on loan to Aldershot Town in November 2017, originally until January 2018,[9] but this was later extended until the end of the season.[10] Aldershot made it to the play-offs, losing out to Ebbsfleet United after a penalty shoot out. Initially Aldershot went ahead 3–1 on penalties due to two saves by Ward, however Ward himself hit the post with the deciding penalty.[11]

Ward joined Northampton Town on a season-long loan on 27 July 2018.[12] He made his professional debut on 14 August 2018, in the EFL Cup, and made four further appearances in the EFL Trophy.[13] On 14 January 2019, Reading announced that Ward's loan with Northampton Town had ended early, and that he would join Forest Green Rovers on loan for the remainder of the season.[14][15]

Exeter City

On 20 June 2019, Ward signed for Exeter City on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[16][17] On 5 October 2019, Ward suffered a broken arm in a League Two fixture against Crewe Alexandra. The injury came in the 86th minute, and Ward continued until the end of the match.[18][19]

He was replaced in the starting XI by Jonny Maxted, but returned to the lineup in February 2020 when Maxted suffered an injury in the pre-match warmup away at Swindon Town, by which time Ward had recovered to match fitness.[20]

Personal life

Ward has obtained a degree in Sports Journalism from the University of Staffordshire.[21][22]

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References
  1. "EFL Released and Retained List 2016–17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  2. Seckington, Kaylee (29 March 2017). "Why a young goalkeeper's height isn't that important, by Reading and Aldershot Town 6ft 5ins ("and a bit") shot stopper". Surrey Live. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  3. Lewis Ward at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  4. "Goalkeeper Ward extends Royals deal". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  5. "One in, one out at Whitehawk". The Argus. 10 October 2014.
  6. "Lewis on loan in Iceland". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  7. Stokes, Mark (3 August 2016). "Reading Academy goalkeeper Lewis Ward signs for Margate". Kent Online. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  8. Smith, Anthony (1 August 2017). "Reading FC: Lewis Ward and Rob Dickie loaned out by Royals boss Jaap Stam". Reading Chronicle. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  9. "Lewis Ward: Reading goalkeeper joins Aldershot Town on loan". BBC Sport. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  10. "Lewis Ward: Aldershot extend Reading goalkeeper's loan until the end of the season". BBC Sport. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  11. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43938322
  12. "Lewis Ward links up with Northampton Town on loan". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  13. "Games played by Lewis Ward in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  14. "Ward Starts Fresh New Loan". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  15. "Lewis Ward: Reading keeper joins Forest Green Rovers on loan until end of the season". BBC Sport. 14 January 2019.
  16. James, Stuart (21 June 2019). "'He can go on to bigger and better things' Matt Taylor's view on new Exeter City goalkeeper Lewis Ward". Devon Live. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  17. "Lewis Ward: Exeter City sign Reading goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 21 June 2019.
  18. "Injury update: Lewis Ward". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  19. "Lewis Ward: Exeter City goalkeeper played on despite having broken arm". BBC Sport. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  20. https://www.exetercityfc.co.uk/news/2020/february/match-report-for-swindon-town-vs-exeter-city-on-01-feb-20/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  21. Adams, Luke (22 June 2018). "Lewis Ward signed a new deal with Reading FC after a strong loan spell at Aldershot". Reading Chronicle. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  22. Seckington, Kaylee (26 February 2018). "Why I'm preparing for life after football, by Reading and Aldershot Town goalkeeper Lewis Ward". Get Surrey. Retrieved 29 August 2018.


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