| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lewis Jay Freestone | ||
| 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 | 6 | ||
| 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 | 60 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2026 (UTC) | |||
Lewis Jay Freestone (born 26 October 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Stevenage.
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.
On 4 January 2019 Freestone was loaned out to Bedford Town for a month.
He was released by Peterborough United at the end of the 2018–19 season.
On 29 July 2019 Freestone signed a one-year contract with the Under-23 development squad at Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion. At the end of the season, Freestone announced on his personal Twitter page that he was leaving at the expiration of his contract.
On 1 August 2020, it was announced that Freestone had joined League Two side Cheltenham Town. He made his debut for Cheltenham in a EFL Cup first round away win over his former club, Peterborough United on 5 September 2020.
On 28 July 2022, Freestone signed a contract extension to keep him at the club until 2025.
Freestone made his one hundredth league appearance for Cheltenham in a 2–0 defeat to Wycombe Wanderers on the 27 February 2024.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Peterborough United | 2016–17 | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 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 | SL Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| St Albans City (loan) | 2016–17 | National League South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Guiseley (loan) | 2017–18 | National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Nuneaton Borough (loan) | 2018–19 | National League North | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Bedford Town (loan) | 2018–19 | SL Premier Division Central | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion U23 | 2019–20 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Cheltenham Town | 2020–21 | League Two | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | League One | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | League One | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | 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 | League One | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 1 |
| 2025–26 | League One | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 3 | |
| 2026–27 | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 73 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 193 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 232 | 5 | ||
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