Lewis Thomas Gard (born 26 August 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League South club Tonbridge Angels.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lewis Thomas Gard[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 (age 23)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Brentwood, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Tonbridge Angels | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2017 | Southend United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Southend United | 12 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Aveley (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Heybridge Swifts (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2022– | Tonbridge Angels | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:29, 19 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Basildon, Essex, Gard grew up in Langdon Hills and attended St Thomas More High School for Boys in Westcliff-on-Sea.[3] He started his career in the youth system at Southend United who he joined at the age of eight.[4] After progressing through the youth team he signed a scholarship in June 2015.
In December 2017 he joined Isthmian League North Division side Aveley on loan and made twelve appearances and scored twice during his month loan spell.[5]
Upon his return he made his Southend first team debut on 24 April 2018 in a 3–0 win over Oldham Athletic when he replaced Theo Robinson as a late substitute.[4]
On 30 September 2021, he was sent out on loan to Isthmian League Division One North side Heybridge Swifts.[6]
On 10 June 2022, Gard joined National League South club Tonbridge Angels.[7]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southend United | 2017–18[8] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018–19[9] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[10] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21[11] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Southend United | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Aveley (loan) | 2017–18[5] | IL North Division | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Career total | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
Tonbridge Angels F.C. – current squad | |
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