| Lewis Freestone | |
| Fullname: | Lewis Freestone[1] |
| Birth Date: | 26 October 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Kings Lynn, England |
| Height: | 1.87 m |
| Currentclub: | Stevenage |
| Clubnumber: | 16 |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Youthyears1: | –2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Peterborough United |
| Years1: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Peterborough United |
| Caps1: | 8 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs2: | → Cambridge City (loan) |
| Caps2: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017 |
| Clubs3: | → St Albans City (loan) |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2017 |
| Clubs4: | → Guiseley (loan) |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2018 |
| Clubs5: | → Nuneaton Borough (loan) |
| Caps5: | 8 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2019 |
| Clubs6: | → Bedford Town (loan) |
| Caps6: | 3 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs7: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2020–2024 |
| Clubs8: | Cheltenham Town |
| Caps8: | 105 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2024– |
| Clubs9: | Stevenage |
| Caps9: | 8 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 00:47, 4 November 2024 (UTC) |
Lewis Freestone (born 26 October 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Stevenage.[2]
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]
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.
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]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Peterborough United | 2016–17 | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 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[11] | SL Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| St Albans City (loan) | 2016–17[12] [13] | National League South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Guiseley (loan) | 2017–18 | National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nuneaton Borough (loan) | 2018–19 | National League North | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Bedford Town (loan) | 2018–19 | SL Premier Division Central | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion U23 | 2019–20 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Cheltenham Town | 2020–21 | League Two | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | League One | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | League One | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 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 | League One | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Career total | 141 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 172 | 1 | |||
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