Lewis Hall (footballer)

Lewis Kieran Hall (born 8 September 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Newcastle United, on loan from Chelsea.

Lewis Hall
Personal information
Full name Lewis Kieran Hall
Date of birth (2004-09-08) 8 September 2004
Place of birth Slough, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m)[1]
Position(s) Left-back[1]
Team information
Current team
 Newcastle United
(on loan from Chelsea)
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2012 Binfield
2012–2021 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Chelsea 9 (0)
2023– → Newcastle United (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2019 England U15 3 (0)
2019–2020 England U16 6 (1)
2021– England U18 9 (1)
2022– England U19 6 (0)
2023– England U20 2 (0)
2023– England U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:34, 27 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:34, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Early life

Lewis Kieran Hall[2] was born on 8 September 2004 in Slough, Berkshire.[3] He attended Licensed Victuallers' School in Ascot.[4]

Club career

Chelsea

Hall started playing football at Binfield FC[5] Soccer School. Joining at under-eight level, Hall signed his first scholarship with Chelsea in the summer of 2021.[1][6] A regular at both under-18 and under-23 level, Hall received his maiden call-up to the first-team in December 2021, featuring as an unused substitute in Chelsea's 2–0 away EFL Cup quarter-final tie against Brentford.[7] Just over two weeks later, on 8 January 2022, he made his professional career debut during an FA Cup third round win against Chesterfield at Stamford Bridge providing an assist for the third goal.[8] By starting against Chesterfield, Hall became the youngest player to start an FA Cup tie for Chelsea.[9]

He made his Premier League debut on 12 November 2022, starting in a 1–0 defeat to Newcastle United.[10] Hall made 10 further first team appearances that season, and won Chelsea Academy Player of the Year for 2023.[11]

Newcastle United

On 22 August 2023, Hall joined Newcastle United on a season long loan with an obligation to buy for £28 million plus £7 million in add-ons . He made his debut in an 0-8 away win against Sheffield United. [12]

International career

Hall has represented England from under-15 to under-21 level.[3]

On 21 September 2022, Hall made his England U19 debut during a 2–0 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying win over Montenegro in Denmark.[13]

On 24 May 2023, he was named in a preparation camp for England U21 players ahead of 2023 European Championship.[14] On 10 June 2023, he made his debut for England U21 during a behind-closed-doors friendly match against Japan at St. George's Park.[15]

On 12 October 2023, Hall made his England U20 debut during a 2-0 away defeat to Romania.[16]

Personal life

Lewis is the younger brother of Solihull Moors player, Connor Hall.[17] He is also a talented cricketer, and in the summer of 2021, could still be found turning out for his local cricket club in Binfield. He grew up a Newcastle United fan as his father and uncle are from the North East.[18][19]

Career statistics
As of match played 27 September 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea U23 2021–22[20] ————2[lower-alpha 1]020
2022–23[21] ————3[lower-alpha 1]131
Total ————5151
Chelsea 2021–22[20] Premier League 001000000010
2022–23[21] Premier League 90101000—110
Total 9020100000120
Newcastle United (loan) 2023–24[22] Premier League 100010000020
Career total 10020200051191
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Who is Lewis Hall, where can he play and how long has he been at Chelsea?". Chelsea F.C. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  2. "Relacja Live: Lech Cup – dzień pierwszy" [Live coverage: Lech Cup – first day] (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  3. "Lewis Hall: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  4. "LVS Ascot Sports". Twitter. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  5. "Lewis Hall back in Chelsea First Team action". Binfield F.C. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  6. "Lewis Hall". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  7. "Brentford vs. Chelsea". Soccerway. Perform Group. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  8. "Chelsea vs. Chesterfield". Soccerway. Perform Group. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  9. "Humble Hall, 17 and out of position, assists Lukaku and shows there's much more to come at Chelsea". The Athletic. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  10. "Newcastle 1–0 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  11. "Hall named Chelsea Academy Player of the Season". Chelsea F.C. 28 May 2023.
  12. "Newcastle United sign Lewis Hall". Newcastle United F.C. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  13. "Report: England MU19s 2-0 Montenegro". England Football. Frank Smith. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  14. "Gallagher selected for Three Lions; trio in provisional England U21 Euros squad". Chelsea F.C. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  15. "Report: England MU21s 0-2 Japan". England Football. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  16. "Report: Romania 2-0 England's Elite League squad". Englandfootball.com. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  17. Wright, Dave (14 January 2021). "The Berkshire clubs that fired Chorley FC striker to FA Cup stardom". Football in Berkshire. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  18. Kinsella, Nizaar (4 February 2021). "Lewis Hall: Chelsea's new teenage star catching Tuchel's eye". goal.com. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  19. "Newcastle working on deal for Chelsea's Lewis Hall". 90min.com. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  20. "Games played by Lewis Hall in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  21. "Games played by Lewis Hall in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  22. "Games played by Lewis Hall in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  • Profile at the Chelsea F.C. website
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