Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lewis Freestone [1] | ||
Date of birth | 26 October 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Kings Lynn, England | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Stevenage | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2016 | Peterborough United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | Peterborough United | 8 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Cambridge City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2017 | → St Albans City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2017 | → Guiseley (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2018 | → Nuneaton Borough (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2019 | → Bedford Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
2020–2024 | Cheltenham Town | 105 | (1) |
2024– | Stevenage | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:47, 4 November 2024 (UTC) |
Lewis Freestone (born 26 October 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Stevenage. [2]
He started his football career with Peterborough United and made his league debut on 14 April 2017 in a 2–1 defeat against Fleetwood Town in League One. [3]
On 4 January 2019 Freestone was loaned out to Bedford Town for a month. [4]
He was released by Peterborough United at the end of the 2018–19 season. [5]
On 29 July 2019 Freestone signed a one-year contract with the Under-23 development squad at Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion. [6] At the end of the season, Freestone announced on his personal Twitter page that he was leaving at the expiration of his contract.
On 1 August 2020, it was announced that Freestone had joined League Two side Cheltenham Town. [7] He made his debut for Cheltenham in a EFL Cup first round away win over his former club, Peterborough United on 5 September 2020. [8]
On 28 July 2022, Freestone signed a contract extension to keep him at the club until 2025. [9]
Freestone made his one hundredth league appearance for Cheltenham in a 2–0 defeat to Wycombe Wanderers on the 27 February 2024. [10]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Peterborough United | 2016–17 [11] | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2017–18 [12] | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
2018–19 [13] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Cambridge City (loan) | 2016–17 [14] | SL Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
St Albans City (loan) | 2016–17 [15] [16] | National League South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Guiseley (loan) | 2017–18 [16] | National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Nuneaton Borough (loan) | 2018–19 [16] | National League North | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
Bedford Town (loan) | 2018–19 [14] | SL Premier Division Central | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Brighton & Hove Albion U23 | 2019–20 [17] | — | — | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Cheltenham Town | 2020–21 [18] | League Two | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 [b] | 0 | 23 | 0 |
2021–22 [19] | League One | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 [b] | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
2022–23 [20] | League One | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 [b] | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
2023–24 [21] | League One | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
Total | 105 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 129 | 1 | ||
Stevenage | 2024–25 [22] | League One | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 [b] | 1 | 14 | 1 |
Career total | 141 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 173 | 2 |
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