Lewis_Gard
Lewis Gard
English footballer
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 24)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Brentwood, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team 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 | 42 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:29, 19 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
Youth and Southend
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.
Aveley (loan)
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]
Southend United Senior Team
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]
Tonbridge Angels
On 10 June 2022, Gard joined National League South club Tonbridge Angels.[7]
- As of match played 6 October 2020
| 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 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy
- "EFL Released and Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- "Lewis Gard". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- "Double Quarter Finalist Success!!". St Thomas More High School. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- Phillips, Chris (25 April 2018). "Lewis Gard's joy at making his Southend United debut". Basildon Canvey Southend Echo. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- "Aveley profile". Aveley F.C. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- Phillips, Chris (30 September 2021). "Southend United midfielders heading out on loan". Basildon Canvey Southend Echo. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- "Jay nets Shrimper after fierce competition". www.tonbridgeangels.co.uk. 10 June 2022.
- "Games played by Lewis Gard in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- "Games played by Lewis Gard in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- "Games played by Lewis Gard in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- "Games played by Lewis Gard in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- Lewis Gard at Soccerbase