Lewis Collins (footballer)

Lewis Rhys Collins (born 9 May 2001) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League South club Torquay United.

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
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 9 (0)
International career‡
2017 Wales U17 2 (0)
2018 Wales U19 1 (1)
2020 Wales U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:49, 9 October 2023 (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] 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

In 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

Lewis 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
As of match played 15 August 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newport County 2017–18[17] League Two 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2018–19[18] League Two 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2019–20[19] League Two 6010105[lower-alpha 1]1131
2020–21[20] League Two 16110304[lower-alpha 2]1242
2021–22[21] League Two 17110102[lower-alpha 1]0211
2022–23[22] League Two 18020314[lower-alpha 1]0271
Total 5725081172875
Torquay United (loan) 2022–23[23] National League 153——1[lower-alpha 3]0163
Torquay United 2023–24[23] National League South 3000—0030
Career total 75550811821068
  1. Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy
  2. One appearance in the EFL Trophy, three appearances and one goal in League Two play-offs
  3. Appearance(s) in the FA 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. Morecambe beat Newport
  7. Collins extends at Newport
  8. Collins Torquay loan
  9. Newport County retained list
  10. Collins joins Torquay
  11. "Lewis Collins joins Jay Foulston for the Wales Under-19 trip to Zagreb". www.newport-county.co.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  12. Collins Wales Under 21 debut
  13. "Lewis Collins – Midfielder – First Team – Newport County". www.newport-county.co.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  14. Collins brothers face each other
  15. Newport beat Forest Green
  16. League 2 playoff second leg
  17. "Games played by Lewis Collins in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  18. "Games played by Lewis Collins in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  19. "Games played by Lewis Collins in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  20. "Games played by Lewis Collins in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  21. "Games played by Lewis Collins in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  22. "Games played by Lewis Collins in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  23. "L. Collins: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
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