Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lewis Michael Bate [1] | ||
Date of birth | 28 October 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Sidcup, London, England [2] [3] | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Stockport County | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2011 | Foots Cray Lions | ||
2011–2021 | Chelsea | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2024 | Leeds United | 3 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Oxford United (loan) | 28 | (1) |
2024 | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 20 | (0) |
2024– | Stockport County | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018–2019 | England U17 | 7 | (0) |
2019 | England U18 | 2 | (0) |
2021– | England U20 | 4 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:22, 7 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:14, 12 November 2021 (UTC) |
Lewis Michael Bate (born 28 October 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Stockport County.
Born in London, Bate started his career with local Sidcup-based side Foots Cray Lions, before joining Chelsea at under-8 level. [4] [5] He has listed Chelsea and Liverpool legends Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard as players he looked up to as a child. [4] [6]
After playing a key role for Chelsea's under-18 and under-23 sides, Bate was included on the bench for the Chelsea first team three times. [7] However, he did not feature for the first team, and was linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge in 2021, having rejected a contract offer with The Blues. [8] [9]
On 21 July 2021, Leeds United announced the signing of Bate on a three year contract for an undisclosed fee believed to be £1.5 million. [5] [10] [11] Since signing, Bate has been tipped to be fast-tracked into the first team squad after impressing at under-23 level. [12] He scored his first goal for Leeds under-23s on 4 November 2021 in a 5–3 EFL Trophy loss to Salford City. [13] Bate made his senior debut for Leeds United on 9 January 2022 in the starting line-up for the 2–0 FA Cup third round defeat to West Ham United. [14] He made his Premier League debut the following week, also at West Ham, when he came on as a first half replacement for Adam Forshaw, but was taken off midway through the second half, with Leeds 3–2 ahead, in a tactical substitution for Rodrigo. [15] [16]
Bate was released by Leeds in June 2024 at the conclusion of his contract. [17]
On 4 August 2022, Bate joined Oxford United of League One on loan for the duration of the 2022–23 season. [18] He suffered a hand injury in a game against Derby County on 11 March 2023 and, apart from a brief substitute appearance in the following game, [19] was not expected to make further appearances. [20] Before his injury he had made 26 league appearances, scoring once. [21]
On 19 January 2024, Bate joined League Two club Milton Keynes Dons until the end of the 2023-24 season. [22]
Stockport County
On 20 June 2024 it was announced that Lewis had signed a three year contract with Stockport County. [23]
Bate has represented England at under-17, under-18 and under-20 level. [2] He scored his first goal for the England under-20s in a 1–1 draw with Italy. [24]
A strong passer and dribbler, while also being good in a tackle, Bate can play in numerous midfield roles. [25] He has been described as strong both defensively and going forward, and has been compared to former Netherlands international footballer Clarence Seedorf for his ability to control play. [6]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chelsea U21 | 2020–21 | — | — | — | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
Leeds United U21 | 2021–22 | — | — | — | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
Leeds United | 2021–22 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Oxford United (loan) | 2022–23 | EFL League One | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
Career total | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 43 | 2 |
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