Lewis William Mayo (born 19 March 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Kilmarnock, on loan from Rangers. Mayo has also previously played for Dunfermline Athletic and Partick Thistle.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Lewis William Mayo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-03-19) 19 March 2000 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Kilmarnock (on loan from Rangers) | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2010 | Rossvale | ||
| 2010–2019 | Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| 2022– | → Kilmarnock (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2017 | Scotland U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Scotland U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2020– | Scotland U21 | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:30, 22 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
Mayo was born the day after Rod Wallace scored a hat-trick that helped Rangers beat Motherwell 6–2 in March 2000.[2] A Rangers fan from a young age, he excelled as a student and attained straight A's at High School.[3]
A highly-promising graduate of the Rangers youth academy, of which he was a member since the age of 10,[4] Mayo signed a three-year deal with the Ibrox club in October 2018 under the management of Steven Gerrard and academy manager Graeme Murty.[citation needed] Mayo is described as a versatile player, however primarily operates in defensive positions.[citation needed]
Mayo featured and scored for Rangers in a 5–0 pre-season win over Oxford United at Ibrox and has also played in three Scottish Challenge Cup games for Rangers Colts, making it to the competition’s semi-final stage in 2020, after captaining the side for a 2–0 quarter-final win over Wrexham.[citation needed]
A Rangers fan since a young age, Mayo described the challenges of playing against players such as Jermain Defoe and Alfredo Morelos: "Jermain Defoe has been excellent as well because I play against him. He will tell me what I am doing well. It is hard and the thing is, it is either him or Alfredo Morelos in training, so you are not really getting a break. It is one or the other."[3]
In the January 2020 transfer window, Mayo joined Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle on loan until the end of the season with the Maryhill side.[5] Mayo made his debut in a 0–0 draw at home to Queen of the South, receiving a man of the match award for his performance.[6][7] Due to the Coronavirus pandemic cutting short the season, Mayo’s loan was ended early as he returned to Rangers after making 3 appearances for The Jags, with his game time being limited due to being injured upon signing.[8]
Mayo moved on a season-long loan to Scottish Championship side Dunfermline Athletic in September 2020.[9]
He was loaned to Partick Thistle for a second time in July 2021.[10] Mayo scored his first Thistle and career goal, scoring the winner in a 1-0 win over Hamilton Academical.[11]
In June 2022, Mayo joined newly promoted Kilmarnock on a season-long loan.[12][13]
2021–22 PFA Scotland Scottish Championship Team of the Year | |
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Kilmarnock F.C. – current squad | |
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