Lewis Gard

Lewis Gard

Personal information
Full name	Lewis Thomas Gard[1]
Date of birth	(1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth	Brentwood, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ramsgate
Youth career
2007–2017	Southend United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2022	Southend United	12	(1)
2017–2018	→ Aveley (loan)	12	(1)
2021	→ Heybridge Swifts (loan)	10	(2)
2022–2024	Tonbridge Angels	82	(12)
2024–	Ramsgate	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:49, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

Lewis Thomas Gard (born 26 August 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Isthmian League South East Division club Ramsgate.

Career

Youth and Southend

Born in Basildon, Essex, Gard grew up in Langdon Hills and attended St Thomas More High School for Boys in Westcliff-on-Sea.[3] He started his career in the youth system at Southend United who he joined at the age of eight.[4] After progressing through the youth team he signed a scholarship in June 2015.

Aveley (loan)

In December 2017 he joined Isthmian League North Division side Aveley on loan and made twelve appearances and scored twice during his month loan spell.[5]

Southend United Senior Team

Upon his return he made his Southend first team debut on 24 April 2018 in a 3–0 win over Oldham Athletic when he replaced Theo Robinson as a late substitute.[4]

On 30 September 2021, he was sent out on loan to Isthmian League Division One North side Heybridge Swifts.[6]

Tonbridge Angels

On 10 June 2022, Gard joined National League South club Tonbridge Angels.[7]

Ramsgate

In July 2024, Gard joined Isthmian League South East Division side Ramsgate.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 October 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Southend United	2017–18[9]	League One	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2018–19[10]		0	0	0	0	0	0	2[a]	0	2	0
	2019–20[11]		2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
	2020–21[12]	League Two	3	0	0	0	1	0	2[a]	0	6	0
	Southend United		7	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	12	1
Aveley (loan)	2017–18[5]	IL North Division	12	1	0	0	—		0	0	12	1
Career total			19	2	0	0	1	0	4	0	24	2

1. Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy

References

1. "EFL Released and Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
2. "Lewis Gard". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
3. "Double Quarter Finalist Success!!". St Thomas More High School. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
4. Phillips, Chris (25 April 2018). "Lewis Gard's joy at making his Southend United debut". Basildon Canvey Southend Echo. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
5. "Aveley profile". Aveley F.C. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
6. Phillips, Chris (30 September 2021). "Southend United midfielders heading out on loan". Basildon Canvey Southend Echo. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
7. "Jay nets Shrimper after fierce competition". www.tonbridgeangels.co.uk. 10 June 2022.
8. @RamsgateFC (23 July 2024). "✍🏼 Three new Rams We'd like to introduce Lewis Gard, TT Walters and Roarie Deacon. All three have experience as professional footballers with Lewis representing Southend in League one and two. Roarie played for Arsenal and Sunderland as a youth player and was capped by England u19's before moving onto Stevenage to play in league one. TT represented Spurs and Chelsea as a youth player and had a very successful spell at Herne Bay with Ben Smith before moving full time to Maidstone during the 22/23 season. All three go straight into tonights match squad. There will be another signing announced at noon tomorrow that we are sure all Rams fans will enjoy!" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 July 2024 – via Twitter.
9. "Games played by Lewis Gard in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
10. "Games played by Lewis Gard in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
11. "Games played by Lewis Gard in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
12. "Games played by Lewis Gard in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

External links

• Lewis Gard at Soccerbase