Lewis Mayo (footballer)
Scottish footballer
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Lewis William Mayo (born 19 March 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Kilmarnock. He will join Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen on 1 July 2026.
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Lewis in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lewis William Mayo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Lenzie, Scotland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kilmarnock | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2010 | Rossvale | ||
| 2010–2019 | Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Kilmarnock (loan) | 34 | (0) |
| 2023– | Kilmarnock | 97 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Scotland U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Scotland U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2020 | Scotland U21 | 11 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 May 2026 | |||
Mayo began his career at Rangers and has previously had loan spells with Dunfermline Athletic, Partick Thistle and Kilmarnock.
Early life
Mayo excelled as a student and attained straight As at High School.[2]
Career
A highly-promising graduate of the Rangers youth academy, of which he was a member since the age of 10,[3] Mayo signed a three-year deal with the Ibrox club in October 2018 under the management of Steven Gerrard and academy manager Graeme Murty.[citation needed] Mayo is described as a versatile player, however primarily operates in defensive positions.[citation needed]
Mayo featured and scored for Rangers in a 5–0 pre-season win over Oxford United at Ibrox and has also played in three Scottish Challenge Cup games for Rangers Colts, making it to the competition's semi-final stage in 2020, after captaining the side for a 2–0 quarter-final win over Wrexham.[citation needed]
A Rangers fan since a young age, Mayo described the challenges of playing against players such as Jermain Defoe and Alfredo Morelos: "Jermain Defoe has been excellent as well because I play against him. He will tell me what I am doing well. It is hard and the thing is, it is either him or Alfredo Morelos in training, so you are not really getting a break. It is one or the other."[2]
Loan moves
In the January 2020 transfer window, Mayo joined Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle on loan until the end of the season with the Maryhill side.[4] Mayo made his debut in a 0–0 draw at home to Queen of the South, receiving a man of the match award for his performance.[5][6] Due to the Coronavirus pandemic cutting short the season, Mayo's loan was ended early as he returned to Rangers after making 3 appearances for The Jags, with his game time being limited due to being injured upon signing.[7]
Mayo moved on a season-long loan to Scottish Championship side Dunfermline Athletic in September 2020.[8]
He was loaned to Partick Thistle for a second time in July 2021.[9] Mayo scored his first Thistle and career goal, scoring the winner in a 1-0 win over Hamilton Academical.[10]
In June 2022, Mayo joined newly promoted Kilmarnock on a season-long loan.[11][12]
Kilmarnock
On 20 July 2023, Mayo joined Kilmarnock for an undisclosed fee,[13] signing a three-year deal.[14]
Aberdeen
On 28 May 2026, Mayo agreed to join Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen on a three-year deal.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 October 2023[16]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rangers B | 2018–19 | SPFL Reserve League | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Partick Thistle (loan) | 2019–20 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dunfermline (loan) | 2020–21 | Championship | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Partick Thistle (loan) | 2021–22 | Championship | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Kilmarnock (loan) | 2022–23 | Premiership | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Kilmarnock | 2023–24 | Premiership | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Career total | 100 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 123 | 1 | ||
- Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
- Appearance in Scottish Premiership Promotion Play-offs