Lewis Cook (footballer, born 1997)

Lewis Cook
Personal information
Full nameLewis John Cook
Date of birth3 February 1997[1]
Place of birthYork, North Yorkshire; England
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing positionMidfielder[1]
Club information
Current team
Leeds United
Number23[1]
Youth career
Leeds United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2014–Leeds United37(0)
National team‡
2011–2013England U165(0)
2012–2014England U1717(0)
2014–England U181(0)
2015–England U191(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:09, 21 March 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:30, 28 March 2015 (UTC)

Lewis Cook (born 3 February 1997) is an English footballer who plays for Leeds United and England U19's as a midfielder.[1]

He plays naturally as a defensive midfielder but can also play as an attacking midfielder or as a winger on both sides of the pitch.

Career

Cook made his full professional debut in the first game of the 2014–15 season, coming on in the 64th minute against Millwall.[2] Cook made his first start for Leeds on 12 August 2014, starting the League Cup match against Accrington Stanley.[3]

He made his first League start for Leeds on 30 August against Bolton Wanderers.[4] He became one of the first names on the teamsheet for Leeds becoming part of a homegrown contingent in the first team alongside Alex Mowatt, Charlie Taylor and Sam Byram. On 28 March 2015, Cook picked up an ankle injury on international duty for England U19's which ruled him out a few games for Leeds.[5][6]

On 9 April, after rumoured Premier League interest in Cook and teamates Alex Mowatt, Charlie Taylor and Sam Byram, Head Coach Neil Redfearn challenged Leeds United's owners to keep a hold of their home grown talents.[7]

International career

In May 2014, Cook was part of the England under-17 squad that won the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, starting three of England's five games including the semi-final and the final.[8]

In August 2014, Cook was called up to the England under-18s for a match against the Netherlands.[9]

In March 2015, Lewis was called up to Sean O'Driscoll's England under-19 squad to face Denmark, Azerbaijan and France in the last three remaining European Under-19 Championship qualifiers. He made his debut on 28 March, playing 79 minutes against Azerbaijan in a 1 – 0 win for England before being replaced by Charlie Colkett of Chelsea. Cook had to withdraw from the squad on the 31st of March after suffering an ankle knock in training meaning he missed the match against France as the Young Lions looked to secure a place at the summer’s showpiece tournament in Greece.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 March 2015.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leeds United 2014–15[11] Championship 37000100000 380
Total 37000100000 380
Career totals 37000100000380

Honours

England U17
Individual

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Lewis Cook". http://www.leedsunited.com/''. Leeds United Football Club. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Millwall v Leeds". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Leeds V Accrington". Leeds United. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Leeds Vs Bolton Wanderers". Leeds United Official Site. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Leeds United: Redfearn put under pressure not to play Antenucci UPDATEDurl=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/latest-whites-news/leeds-united-redfearn-put-under-pressure-not-to-play-antenucci-updated-1-7191343". Yorkshire Evening Post. 2 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Dave Edwards headed home a late winner as Wolves beat Leeds". BBC Sport. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Keep young stars, Redfearn challenges Leeds". Yorkshire Evening Post. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship - technical report" (PDF). http://www.uefa.com/''. UEFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL CALL UP FOR LEWIS". Leeds United Official Site. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  10. ↑ http://www.leedsunited.com/news/article/1exkenb9dvf061nvn46c5to2vt/title/cook-returns-to-thorp-arch
  11. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Cook in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  12. ↑ http://www.football-league.co.uk/news/article/2015/leeds-united-lewis-cook-lfe-championship-apprentice-of-the-year-2411702.aspx

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