Lewis Collins (footballer)

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

For other people named Lewis Collins, see Lewis Collins (disambiguation).
Lewis Collins
Personal information
Full name Lewis Rhys Collins[1]
Date of birth (2001-05-09) 9 May 2001
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 10 (0)
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 17:49, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:12, 10 October 2020 (UTC)

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]

International

In March 2018 Collins was called up to the Wales Under 19 Squad for the European Championship match versus Croatia in Zagreb.[6] On 9 October 2020 Collins made his debut for the Wales Under 21 team in the Euro 2021 qualification defeat to Belgium.[7]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of professional footballer Aaron Collins.

Career statistics
As of match played 1 January 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newport County 2017–18[8] League Two 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
Career total 0000001010
  1. Appearance in the EFL 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. "Lewis Collins joins Jay Foulston for the Wales Under-19 trip to Zagreb". www.newport-county.co.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  7. Collins Wales Under 21 debut
  8. "Games played by Lewis Collins in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
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