Lewis Freestone

Lewis Freestone (born 26 October 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Stevenage.^[2]

Lewis Freestone

Personal information
Full name	Lewis Freestone[1]
Date of birth	(1999-10-26) 26 October 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Kings Lynn, England
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Stevenage
Number	16
Youth career
0000–2016	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	25	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:22, 24 April 2025 (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 24 April 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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	25	0	1	0	1	0	6[b]	1	33	1
Career total			158	1	9	0	6	0	19	1	192	2

1. Appearance in FA Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Cheltenham Town

• EFL League Two: 2020–21^[23]