Lewis Travis

Lewis Travis (born 16 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers.

Lewis Travis
Personal information
Full name Lewis Travis[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-16) 16 October 1997[2]
Place of birth Whiston, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Blackburn Rovers
Number 27
Youth career
2004–2014 Liverpool
2014–2016 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Blackburn Rovers 137 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:52, 20 March 2022 (BST)

Youth Career

Having come through the ranks at Liverpool as a defender, Travis was released and soon joined the local outfit of Blackburn Rovers where Tony Mowbray transitioned the Merseyside[3] born player into a midfielder. Lewis Travis earned a professional contract at aged 19. [4]

Club Career

In January 2017, Travis signed a new professional contract at Blackburn Rovers penning a one-year deal.[5]

In August 2017, Travis made his first team debut, starting the match for Blackburn Rovers in the 2017–18 EFL Trophy game against Stoke City U21s.[6] In December 2018, Travis broke into the starting eleven for Blackburn Rovers and had an extended run of games in the centre of midfield in which he impressed both supporters and the manager, Tony Mowbray, who said he had saved him money because he would not have to make a new signing in his position.[7]

In September 2021 Lewis Travis captained his side as Darragh Lenihan missed out through injury. Blackburn Rovers fell short at the John Smith's Stadium as Huddersfield Town came away as 3-2 winners. [8]

In March 2022, Lewis Travis signed a long term deal with Blackburn Rovers keeping him at the club until 2026. [9]

Career statistics
As of match played 22 July 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackburn Rovers 2017–18[10] League One 50300020100
2018–19[11] EFL Championship 261203000311
2019–20[12] EFL Championship 432001000432
Career total 743504020853

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Blackburn Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 5. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. "Lewis Travis". Rovers.co.uk. Blackburn Rovers. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  3. "Lewis Travis | Player profile". jobs4football. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  4. "Lewis Travis - YouthHawk". youthhawk.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  5. "Lewis Travis signs new one-year deal". Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  6. "Rovers v Stoke City u21 team news". rovers.co.uk. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  7. Sharpe, Rich (15 January 2019). "Lewis Travis has 'saved Rovers money', says Mowbray". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  8. Crooke, Jaquob (2 October 2021). "Captaincy will help Lewis Travis elevate his game for Rovers". LancsLive. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  9. FC, Blackburn Rovers. "Trav signs new long-term deal!". Blackburn Rovers FC. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  10. "Games played by Lewis Travis in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  11. "Games played by Lewis Travis in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  12. "Games played by Lewis Travis in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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