Lewis Moore Ward (born 5 March 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League Two side Sutton United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lewis Moore Ward[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-03-05) 5 March 1997 (age 25) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sutton United | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Reading | |||
| 2012–2013 | → Portsmouth (youth loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | Reading | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Whitehawk (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Sutton United (loan) | ||
| 2016 | → Fylkir (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Margate (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Margate (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Hungerford Town (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Hungerford Town (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Exeter City | 28 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Swindon Town | 9 | (0) |
| 2022– | Sutton United | 8 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | England U16 | 3 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:21, 30 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 April 2013 | |||
Ward began his career with Reading, and has a youth loan with Portsmouth during the 2012–13 season.[3]
He joined Whitehawk on loan on 10 October 2014, in a deal that lasted until 7 November 2014.[4] He made two FA Cup appearances, conceding four goals in each game.[5]
On 5 May 2016, Ward joined Icelandic Úrvalsdeild side Fylkir on loan until 26 June 2016.[6]
Ward signed on loan for Margate in August 2016,[7] before having two spells with Hungerford Town, the second beginning in August 2017.[8]
Ward moved on loan to Aldershot Town in November 2017, originally until January 2018,[9] but this was later extended until the end of the season.[10] Aldershot made it to the play-offs, losing out to Ebbsfleet United after a penalty shoot out. Initially Aldershot went ahead 3–1 on penalties due to two saves by Ward, however Ward himself hit the post with the deciding penalty.[11]
On 22 June 2018, Ward signed a new contract with Reading, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2020.[12]
Ward joined Northampton Town on a season-long loan on 27 July 2018.[13] He made his professional debut on 14 August 2018, in the EFL Cup, and made four further appearances in the EFL Trophy.[14] On 14 January 2019, Reading announced that Ward's loan with Northampton Town had ended early, and that he would join Forest Green Rovers on loan for the remainder of the season.[15][16]
On 20 June 2019, Ward signed for Exeter City on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[17][18] On 5 October 2019, Ward suffered a broken arm in a League Two fixture against Crewe Alexandra. The injury came in the 86th minute, and Ward continued until the end of the match.[19][20]
He was replaced in the starting XI by Jonny Maxted, but returned to the lineup in February 2020 when Maxted suffered an injury in the pre-match warmup away at Swindon Town, by which time Ward had recovered to match fitness.[21]
In January 2021 he moved on loan to Portsmouth.[3]
On 12 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Exeter at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.[22]
On 27 July 2021, Ward signed for Swindon Town on a one-year contract following a trial.[23] He made his league debut at Forest Green Rovers on 9 October 2021, keeping a clean sheet and saving a penalty.[24]
He transferred to Sutton United on 1 September 2022 for an undisclosed fee.[25]
Ward has obtained a degree in Sports Journalism from the University of Staffordshire.[26][27]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reading | 2014–15[28] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015–16[29] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[30] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[31] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[14] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whitehawk (loan) | 2014–15[5] | Conference South | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Fylkir (loan) | 2016[32] | Úrvalsdeild | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Margate (loan) | 2016–17[32] | National League South | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Hungerford Town (loan) | 2016–17[32] | National League South | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Hungerford Town (loan) | 2017–18[32] | National League South | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Aldershot Town (loan) | 2017–18[31][32] | National League | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Northampton Town (loan) | 2018–19[14] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 2018–19[14] | League Two | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Exeter City | 2019–20[33] | League Two | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2020–21[34] | League Two | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Portsmouth (loan) | 2020–21[34] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swindon Town | 2021–22[35] | League Two | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Career total | 123 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 147 | 0 | ||
Sutton United F.C. – current squad | |
|---|---|
|