Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 19 December 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Forward Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Raith Rovers | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2011 | Raith Rovers | ||
Heart of Midlothian | |||
Leith Athletic | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011– | Raith Rovers | 237 | (84) |
2017 | → Dumbarton (loan) | 15 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:54, 10 January 2024 (UTC) |
Lewis Vaughan (born 19 December 1995) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Championship club Raith Rovers.
Vaughan started as an under-14 player for Raith Rovers, progressing up the age groups and breaking into the under-19 team.
On 11 January 2012 Vaughan was given a 2+1⁄2-year professional contract by Raith Rovers, [1] making his debut for the first-team as a sub in the 87th minute in the final match of season 2011–12 season away to Greenock Morton. [2]
On 4 January 2017, Vaughan signed a one-year contract extension with Raith, and on the same date joined fellow Scottish Championship side Dumbarton on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season. [3] He scored his first goal for he Sons with a solo effort in a 2–2 away draw with Falkirk in February 2017. [4] He scored his fourth goal for the club against Dundee United in a 2–2 draw on 29 April 2017, a result that almost guaranteed Dumbarton's safety with one match to spare. [5]
On 19 January 2019, Vaughan scored a second half hat-trick in a 3–0 win over Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish Cup – his first professional career hat trick. [6]
Vaughan has suffered four ACL injuries (two to his right knee and two to his left) in August 2015, [7] January 2019, [8] September 2019 [9] and August 2021, [10] missing several months each time after being operated on. He returned from the fourth rehabilitation in November 2022. [11]
He was awarded a testimonial match in March 2024. [12] [13] That season he played over 40 times as Raith reached the Scottish Premiership promotion play-offs, but at the start of the 2024–25 season he had more injury problems, with a groin issue followed by a hamstring tear which required surgery. [14]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Raith Rovers | 2011–12 [16] | Scottish First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2012–13 [17] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
2013–14 [18] | Scottish Championship | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 [a] | 0 | 26 | 3 | |
2014–15 [19] | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 26 | 7 | ||
2015–16 [20] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 [a] | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
2016–17 [21] | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 [a] | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
2017–18 [22] | Scottish League One | 35 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 [b] | 4 | 45 | 23 | |
2018–19 [23] | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 13 | 9 | ||
2019–20 [24] | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
2020–21 [25] | Scottish Championship | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 [c] | 2 | 17 | 5 | |
2021–22 [26] | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | ||
2022–23 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 7 | ||
2023–24 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 [d] | 2 | 48 | 19 | ||
Total | 171 | 57 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 11 | 27 | 10 | 285 | 105 | ||
Dumbarton (loan) | 2016–17 [21] | Scottish Championship | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
Career total | 186 | 61 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 11 | 27 | 10 | 300 | 109 |