Lewis Collins (footballer)

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Lewis Collins
Personal information
Full name Lewis Rhys Collins[1]
Date of birth (2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 20)
Place of birth Newport, Wales
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Newport County
Number 21
Youth career
Newport County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Newport County 31 (2)
National team‡
2017 Wales U17 2 (0)
2018– Wales U19 1 (1)
2020– Wales U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:46, 11 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:12, 10 October 2020 (UTC)

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

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] Collins played for Newport in the League Two playoff final at Wembley Stadium on 31 May 2021 which Newport lost to Morecambe, 1-0 after a 107th minute penalty.[6] On 11 June 2021 Collins signed a two year contract extension with Newport County.[7]

International[]

In March 2018 Collins was called up to the Wales Under 19 Squad for the European Championship match versus Croatia in Zagreb.[8] On 9 October 2020 Collins made his debut for the Wales Under 21 team in the Euro 2021 qualification defeat to Belgium.[9]

Personal life[]

Lewis is the younger brother of professional footballer Aaron Collins. The brothers were on opposing sides for the first time on 18 May 2021 for the League Two play off first leg match at Rodney Parade, Newport. Aaron as a striker for Forest Green Rovers and Lewis as a striker for Newport County.[10] Newport won the match 2-0 with Lewis scoring the second goal.[11]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 16 February 2021
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
Newport County 2017–18[12] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2018–19[13] 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2019–20[14] 6 0 1 0 1 0 5[a] 1 13 1
2020–21[15] 6 0 1 0 3 0 1[a] 0 11 0
Career total 12 0 2 0 4 0 8 1 26 1
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy

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. ^ "Newport County vs. West Ham United U21 - 4 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  6. ^ Morecambe beat Newport
  7. ^ Collins extends at Newport
  8. ^ "Lewis Collins joins Jay Foulston for the Wales Under-19 trip to Zagreb". www.newport-county.co.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  9. ^ Collins Wales Under 21 debut
  10. ^ Collins brothers face each other
  11. ^ Newport beat Forest Green
  12. ^ "Games played by Lewis Collins in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  13. ^ "Games played by Lewis Collins in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Games played by Lewis Collins in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Games played by Lewis Collins in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2021.

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