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Lewis Freestone
Personal information
Full name Lewis Freestone[1]
Date of birth (1999-10-26) 26 October 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Kings Lynn, England
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Stevenage
Number 16
Youth career
0000–2016 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)
2020–2024 Cheltenham Town 105 (1)
2024– Stevenage 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:47, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Lewis Freestone (born 26 October 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Stevenage.[2]

Career

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Peterborough United

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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]

On 4 January 2019 Freestone was loaned out to Bedford Town for a month.[4]

He was released by Peterborough United at the end of the 2018–19 season.[5]

Brighton & Hove Albion

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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

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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]

Freestone made his one hundredth league appearance for Cheltenham in a 2–0 defeat to Wycombe Wanderers on the 27 February 2024.[10]

Career statistics

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As of match played 12 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Peterborough United 2016–17[11] League One 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2017–18[12] League One 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2018–19[13] 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[14] SL Premier Division 5 0 0 0 — 0 0 5 0
St Albans City (loan) 2016–17[15][16] National League South 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
Guiseley (loan) 2017–18[16] National League 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
Nuneaton Borough (loan) 2018–19[16] National League North 8 0 0 0 — 0 0 8 0
Bedford Town (loan) 2018–19[14] SL Premier Division Central 3 0 0 0 — 1[a] 0 4 0
Brighton & Hove Albion U23 2019–20[17] — — — 1[b] 0 1 0
Cheltenham Town 2020–21[18] League Two 14 0 4 0 1 0 4[b] 0 23 0
2021–22[19] League One 28 1 2 0 3 0 3[b] 0 36 1
2022–23[20] League One 29 0 1 0 0 0 4[b] 0 34 0
2023–24[21] League One 34 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 36 0
Total 105 1 8 0 5 0 11 0 129 1
Stevenage 2024–25[22] League One 8 0 1 0 1 0 3[b] 0 13 0
Career total 141 1 9 0 6 0 16 0 172 1
  1. ^ Appearance in FA Trophy
  2. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

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Cheltenham Town

References

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  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Cheltenham Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 20. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ^ Phil Adlam (30 July 2016). "Freestone Pens Professional Contract". Peterborough United Football Club. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Peterborough United 1–2 Fleetwood Town". BBC Sport. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  4. ^ Three Peterborough United players leave the club on loan, peterboroughtoday.co.uk, 4 January 2019
  5. ^ "Peterborough United: Aaron Chapman among five transfer-listed as four released". BBC Sport. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Albion sign defender Lewis Freestone". The Argus. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Lewis Freestone & West Brom's Finn Azaz join Cheltenham Town". BBC Sport. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Peterborough United 0–1 Cheltenham Town". BBC Sport. 5 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Lewis Freestone agrees contract extension until 2025". www.ctfc.com. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 Cheltenham Town". BBC Sport. 27 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Games played by Lewis Freestone in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Games played by Lewis Freestone in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Games played by Lewis Freestone in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Lewis Freestone Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Lewis Freestone". St Albans F.C. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  16. ^ a b c "L. Freestone: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Games played by Lewis Freestone in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  18. ^ "Games played by Lewis Freestone in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  19. ^ "Games played by Lewis Freestone in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  20. ^ "Games played by Lewis Freestone in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  21. ^ "Games played by Lewis Freestone in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  22. ^ "Games played by Lewis Freestone in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  23. ^ "Cheltenham 4–1 Harrogate: Michael Duff's Robins clinch League Two title in style".
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