Lewis Rhys Collins (born 9 May 2001) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a forward for League Two side Newport County.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Lewis Rhys Collins[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Newport, Wales | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Newport County | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Newport County | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Newport County | 44 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 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 17:06, 27 August 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:12, 10 October 2020 (UTC) | |||
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]
In March 2018 Collins was called up to the Wales Under 19 Squad for the European Championship match versus Croatia in Zagreb.[8] On 9 October 2020 Collins made his debut for the Wales Under 21 team in the Euro 2021 qualification defeat to Belgium.[9]
Lewis is the younger brother of professional footballer Aaron Collins. The brothers were on opposing sides for the first time on 18 May 2021 for the League Two play off first leg match at Rodney Parade, Newport. Aaron as a striker for Forest Green Rovers and Lewis as a striker for Newport County.[10] Newport won the match 2-0 with Lewis scoring the second goal.[11]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newport County | 2017–18[12] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018–19[13] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[14] | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21[15] | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 1 | ||
Newport County A.F.C. – current squad | |
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