Lewis Freestone
English footballer
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Lewis Freestone (born 26 October 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Stevenage.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lewis Freestone[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 October 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Kings Lynn, England | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stevenage | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Peterborough United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Peterborough United | 8 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Cambridge City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | → St Albans City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Guiseley (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Nuneaton Borough (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Bedford Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2024 | Cheltenham Town | 105 | (1) |
| 2024– | Stevenage | 41 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:33, 6 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Peterborough United
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]
Brighton & Hove Albion
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.
Cheltenham Town
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]
Career statistics
- As of match played 1 January 2026
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Peterborough United | 2016–17[11] | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017–18[12] | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[13] | 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[14] | SL Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| St Albans City (loan) | 2016–17[15][16] | National League South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Guiseley (loan) | 2017–18[16] | National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Nuneaton Borough (loan) | 2018–19[16] | National League North | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Bedford Town (loan) | 2018–19[14] | SL Premier Division Central | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion U23 | 2019–20[17] | — | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Cheltenham Town | 2020–21[18] | League Two | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2021–22[19] | League One | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
| 2022–23[20] | League One | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[21] | 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[22] | League One | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 1 | 34 | 1 |
| 2025–26[23] | League One | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
| Total | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 52 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 174 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 211 | 4 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
Honours
Cheltenham Town