Lewis Mayo (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lewis William Mayo[1] | ||
Date of birth | 19 March 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland[1] | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Partick Thistle (on loan from Rangers) | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2010 | Rossvale | ||
2010–2019 | Rangers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
2020 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 21 | (0) |
2021– | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 4 | (0) |
National team | |||
2017 | Scotland U17 | 5 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Scotland U19 | 3 | (0) |
2020– | Scotland U21 | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:24, 13 September 2021 (UTC) |
Lewis William Mayo (born 19 March 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Partick Thistle, on loan from Rangers. Mayo has also previously played for Dunfermline Athletic.
Early life[]
Mayo was born the day after Rod Wallace scored a hat-trick that helped Rangers beat Motherwell 6–2 in March 2000.[2] A Rangers fan from a young age, he excelled as a student and attained straight A's at High School.[3]
Career[]
A highly-promising graduate of the Rangers youth academy, of which he was a member since the age of 10,[4] Mayo signed a three-year deal with the Ibrox club in October 2018 under the management of Steven Gerrard and academy manager Graeme Murty.[citation needed] Mayo is described as a versatile player, however primarily operates in defensive positions.[citation needed]
Mayo featured and scored for Rangers in a 5–0 pre-season win over Oxford United at Ibrox and has also played in three Scottish Challenge Cup games for Rangers Colts, making it to the competition’s semi-final stage in 2020, after captaining the side for a 2–0 quarter-final win over Wrexham.[citation needed]
A Rangers fan since a young age, Mayo described the challenges of playing against players such as Jermain Defoe and Alfredo Morelos: "Jermain Defoe has been excellent as well because I play against him. He will tell me what I am doing well. It is hard and the thing is, it is either him or Alfredo Morelos in training, so you are not really getting a break. It is one or the other."[3]
Loan moves[]
In the January 2020 transfer window, Mayo joined Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle on loan until the end of the season with the Maryhill side.[5] Mayo made his debut in a 0–0 draw at home to Queen of the South, receiving a man of the match award for his performance.[6][7] Due to the Coronavirus pandemic cutting short the season, Mayo’s loan was ended early as he returned to Rangers after making 3 appearances for The Jags, with his game time being limited due to being injured upon signing.[8]
Mayo moved on a season-long loan to Scottish Championship side Dunfermline Athletic in September 2020.[9]
He was loaned to Partick Thistle for a second time in July 2021.[10]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Statutory registers – Births – Search results, ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 4 September 2021
- ^ Harris, Jordan (16 October 2018). "Lewis Mayo reacts on Twitter after signing new Rangers contract". www.hitc.com. HITC. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b McCarthy, David (16 November 2019). "Lewis Mayo reveals relentless Rangers training regime as Alfredo Morelos and Jermain Defoe provide ultimate school of hard knocks". www.dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ Bishopbriggs club helping to nurture the stars of tomorrow, Glasgow World, 28 June 2012
- ^ "Loan News: Lewis Mayo joins on loan". www.ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle F.C. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Thistle & QoS fight out goalless draw". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Mayo looking to build on debut bow". Partick Thistle FC. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Loan Update". Partick Thistle FC.
- ^ Hart, Ross (25 September 2020). "Dunfermline sign Lewis Mayo from Rangers on season long loan". Dunfermline Press. Newsquest. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Partick Thistle sign Rangers defender Lewis Mayo on loan". Glasgow Times.
External links[]
- Lewis Mayo at Soccerbase
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from East Dunbartonshire
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Association football defenders
- Partick Thistle F.C. players
- Rossvale F.C. players
- Rangers F.C. players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Scottish footballers
- Scotland under-21 international footballers
- Scotland youth international footballers
- Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players