Lewis Rhys Collins (born 9 May 2001) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League South club Torquay United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lewis Rhys Collins[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Newport, Wales | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Torquay United | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Newport County | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2023 | Newport County | 57 | (2) |
| 2023 | → Torquay United (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2023– | Torquay United | 36 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Wales U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Wales U19 | 1 | (1) |
| 2020 | Wales U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:00, 26 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:12, 10 October 2020 (UTC) | |||
Playing career
editCollins 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] Collins played for Newport in the League Two playoff final at Wembley Stadium on 31 May 2021 which Newport lost to Morecambe, 1-0 after a 107th minute penalty.[6] On 11 June 2021 Collins signed a two-year contract extension with Newport County.[7]
On 31 January 2023 Collins joined Torquay United on loan for the remainder of the 2022-23 season.[8]
He was released by Newport at the end of the 2022-23 season [9] and joined Torquay United in June 2023 on a one-year contract.[10]
International
editIn March 2018 Collins was called up to the Wales Under 19 Squad for the European Championship match versus Croatia in Zagreb.[11] On 9 October 2020 Collins made his debut for the Wales Under 21 team in the Euro 2021 qualification defeat to Belgium.[12]
Personal life
editLewis is the younger brother of professional footballer Aaron Collins.[13] The brothers were on opposing sides for the first time on 18 May 2021 for the EFL League Two play off first leg match at Rodney Parade in their home city of Newport, Wales. Aaron as a striker for Forest Green Rovers and Lewis as a striker for Newport County.[14] Newport won the match 2–0 with Lewis scoring the second goal.[15] Aaron scored in the second leg, a 4-3 win for Forest Green.[16]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 15 August 2023
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newport County | 2017–18[17] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018–19[18] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[19] | League Two | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[a] | 1 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2020–21[20] | League Two | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[b] | 1 | 24 | 2 | |
| 2021–22[21] | League Two | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| 2022–23[22] | League Two | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4[a] | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| Total | 57 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 87 | 5 | ||
| Torquay United (loan) | 2022–23[23] | National League | 15 | 3 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||
| Torquay United | 2023–24[23] | National League South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 75 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 106 | 8 | ||
- ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy
- ^ One appearance in the EFL Trophy, three appearances and one goal in League Two play-offs
- ^ Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
References
edit- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018" (PDF). English Football League. p. 12. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ Penman, Andrew (7 November 2017). "Newport County 1 Cheltenham Town 2". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ "Lewis Collins: Midfielder signs first professional Newport County deal". BBC Sport. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ Collins football league debut
- ^ "Newport County vs. West Ham United U21 - 4 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ Morecambe beat Newport
- ^ Collins extends at Newport
- ^ Collins Torquay loan
- ^ Newport County retained list
- ^ Collins joins Torquay
- ^ "Lewis Collins joins Jay Foulston for the Wales Under-19 trip to Zagreb". www.newport-county.co.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ Collins Wales Under 21 debut
- ^ "Lewis Collins – Midfielder – First Team – Newport County". www.newport-county.co.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ Collins brothers face each other
- ^ Newport beat Forest Green
- ^ League 2 playoff second leg
- ^ "Games played by Lewis Collins in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Lewis Collins in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Lewis Collins in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Lewis Collins in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Lewis Collins in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Lewis Collins in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ a b "L. Collins: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
External links
edit- Lewis Collins at Soccerbase
- Lewis Collins at Soccerway