| Lewis Travis | |
| Fullname: | Lewis Travis[1] |
| Birth Date: | 16 October 1997[2] |
| Birth Place: | Whiston, England |
| Height: | 1.83m[3] |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Blackburn Rovers |
| Clubnumber: | 27 |
| Youthyears1: | 2004–2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Liverpool |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Blackburn Rovers |
| Years1: | 2017– |
| Clubs1: | Blackburn Rovers |
| Caps1: | 208 |
| Goals1: | 9 |
| Years2: | 2024 |
| Clubs2: | → Ipswich Town (loan) |
| Caps2: | 9 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 23:59, 28 September 2024 (UTC) |
Lewis Travis (born 16 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Blackburn Rovers for whom he captains.
Having come through the ranks at Liverpool as a defender, Travis was released and soon joined Blackburn Rovers where Tony Mowbray transitioned the Merseyside[4] born player into a midfielder. Lewis Travis earned a professional contract at aged 19.[5]
In January 2017, Travis signed a new professional contract at Blackburn Rovers penning a one-year deal.[6]
In August 2017, Travis made his first team debut, starting the match for Blackburn in the 2017–18 EFL Trophy game against Stoke City U21s.[7] In December 2018, Travis broke into the starting eleven for Blackburn and had an extended run of games in the centre of midfield in which he impressed the manager, Tony Mowbray, who said he had saved him money because he would not have to make a new signing in his position.[8]
In September 2021, Travis captained his side as Darragh Lenihan missed out through injury. Blackburn lost 3–2 to Huddersfield Town at the John Smith's Stadium.[9]
In March 2022, Lewis Travis signed a long term deal with Blackburn Rovers keeping him at the club until 2026.[10] In July 2022, he was appointed club captain following the departure of Darragh Lenihan.[11]
In June 2023, Blackburn rejected a bid from Millwall for Travis.[12]
In January 2024, he joined Ipswich Town on loan for the remainder of the season.[13] He helped guide Ipswich to their first promotion to the Premier League in 22 years, with the club finishing second place in the 2023–24 EFL Championship.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Blackburn Rovers | 2017–18 | League One | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | EFL Championship | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 200 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 223 | 6 | |||
| Ipswich Town (loan) | 2023–24 | EFL Championship | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Career total | 209 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 232 | 6 | |||
Blackburn Rovers
Ipswich Town