| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cheltenham Town | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| 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– | Cheltenham Town | 80 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:04, 27 April 2021 (UTC) | |||
Lewis Freestone (born 26 October 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for Cheltenham Town as a defender.[2]
Career
Peterborough United
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]
Bedford Town (loan)
On 4 January 2019 Freestone was loaned out to Bedford Town for a month.[4]
Back to Peterborough
He was released by Peterborough United at the end of the 2018–19 season.[5]
Brighton & Hove Albion
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.
Cheltenham Town
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]
Career statistics
- As of match played 27 April 2021
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Peterborough United | 2016–17[10] | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017–18[11] | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[12] | 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[13] | SL Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| St Albans City (loan) | 2016–17[14][15] | National League South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Guiseley (loan) | 2017–18[15] | National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Nuneaton Borough (loan) | 2018–19[15] | National League North | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Bedford Town (loan) | 2018–19[13] | SL Premier Division Central | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion U23 | 2019–20[16] | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Cheltenham Town | 2020–21[17] | League Two | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Career total | 42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 53 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in FA Trophy
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
Honours
Cheltenham Town
- League Two Champions: 2020-21[18]
References
- ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Cheltenham Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 20. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ↑ Phil Adlam (30 July 2016). "Freestone Pens Professional Contract". Peterborough United Football Club. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ↑ "Peterborough United 1–2 Fleetwood Town". BBC Sport. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ↑ Three Peterborough United players leave the club on loan, peterboroughtoday.co.uk, 4 January 2019
- ↑ "Peterborough United: Aaron Chapman among five transfer-listed as four released". BBC Sport. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ↑ "Albion sign defender Lewis Freestone". The Argus. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ↑ "Lewis Freestone & West Brom's Finn Azaz join Cheltenham Town". BBC Sport. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ↑ "Peterborough United 0-1 Cheltenham Town". BBC Sport. 5 September 2020.
- ↑ "Lewis Freestone agrees contract extension until 2025". www.ctfc.com. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ↑ "Games played by Lewis Freestone in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ↑ "Games played by Lewis Freestone in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ↑ "Games played by Lewis Freestone in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- 1 2 "Lewis Freestone Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ↑ "Lewis Freestone". St Albans F.C. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- 1 2 3 "L. Freestone: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ↑ "Games played by Lewis Freestone in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ↑ "Games played by Lewis Freestone in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ↑ "Cheltenham 4-1 Harrogate: Michael Duff's Robins clinch League Two title in style".