Lewis Brunt

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Lewis Brunt
Personal information
Full name Lewis Brunt
Date of birth (2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 (age 21)
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Leicester City
Number 62
Youth career
0000–2019 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Aston Villa 0 (0)
2020 → Gloucester City (loan) 6 (2)
2020–2021 → Gloucester City (loan) 6 (1)
2021– Leicester City 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:40, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

Lewis Brunt (born 6 November 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Leicester City as a defender. Brunt is a product of the Aston Villa Academy and also played for Gloucester City on loan twice between 2020 and 2021.

Club career[]

Brunt started his career at Aston Villa. After playing for the Under-18s and Under-23s, he was given his first professional contract by Villa in November 2018.[1] On 23 January 2020, Brunt signed for National League North side Gloucester City on loan.[2] On 4 June 2021, Aston Villa announced that Brunt had not been offered a new contract at the end of his existing deal.[3]

In August 2021, Brunt signed for Leicester City.[4] He made his first team debut on 8 January 2022 against Watford in the FA Cup.[5]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 8 January 2022[6]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aston Villa 2019–20 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 2 0
2020–21 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
Gloucester City (loan) 2019–20 National League North 6 2 0 0 — 0 0 6 2
2020–21 6 1 0 0 — 1[b] 0 7 1
Leicester City 2021–22 Premier League 0 0 1 0 0 0 3[a] 0 4 0
Career total 12 3 1 0 0 0 5 0 20 3
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "Aston Villa tie down youngster Lewis Brunt to first professional deal". OneFootball. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  2. ^ Iles, Robert (24 January 2020). "Gloucester sign highly-rated Aston Villa youngster on loan". GloucestershireLive. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Aston Villa can confirm the retained and released list for the club's Academy". Aston Villa Football Club. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Blackwell, Jordan (17 August 2021). "Summer signings feature as City youth teams begin seasons". LeicestershireLive. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Leicester City v Watford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Lewis Brunt on Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
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