Lewis Neal

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Lewis Neal
Personal information
Full name Lewis Ryan Neal
Date of birth (1981-07-14) 14 July 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Leicester, England
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Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1998–2000 Stoke City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2005 Stoke City 70 (2)
2001 → ÍBV (loan) 5 (1)
2005–2009 Preston North End 65 (5)
2008 → Notts County (loan) 4 (0)
2009 Carlisle United 16 (2)
2009–2011 Shrewsbury Town 31 (2)
2011 Orlando City 21 (4)
2012–2014 D.C. United 53 (2)
2015 Orlando City 21 (0)
2016– Orlando City B 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2015

Lewis Ryan Neal (born 14 July 1981) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for, and coaches in the academy system of, Orlando City.

Career

Neal started his career at Stoke City, making his debut in the Football League Trophy on 6 December 2000 against Scarborough. He played 70 league games and scored 2 goals for Stoke before signing for Preston North End in 2005 in a player swap deal for Marlon Broomes.

On 31 October 2008, Neal signed a month-long loan deal with Notts County,[1] and made his debut at home to Bury.

After playing 65 league games for Preston, Neal was allowed to join Carlisle United on 30 January 2009, after agreeing to a termination package. He signed a contract to the end of the season.[2] He made his Carlisle debut in the 1–1 home draw against Walsall, but at the end of the season manager Greg Abbott decided to release him.

A day after his contract expired with Carlisle on 2 July 2009, Neal signed a two-year contract with League Two club Shrewsbury Town.[3]

On 22 January 2011, he was released by Shrewsbury Town, by mutual consent. He moved to the United States and entered training camp with Orlando City Soccer Club of the USL Pro league, the third tier of US Soccer. He scored the team's first ever goal on 19 February in a friendly against Philadelphia Union.[4] Lewis signed with Orlando on 21 March 2011.[5]

In early 2012, Neal was on trial with Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer but was not offered a contract.[6] He signed into the league with D.C. United on 13 March 2012.[7]

After three years with D.C., Neal returned to Florida when he was selected by new franchise Orlando City SC in the 2014 MLS Expansion Draft. He was released by Orlando at the end of the 2015 season.[8] On 17 December, Orlando City confirmed that Neal had been resigned on a two year deal giving him an extended role with the organization including an academy coaching role a playing position on the Orlando City B team and media duties.[9]

Personal life

Neal earned his US green card in February 2013.[10] This status qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.

Career statistics

As of match played 29 November 2014[11]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke City 2000–01 Second Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
2001–02 Second Division 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 14 1
2002–03 First Division 16 0 3 0 0 0 – 19 0
2003–04 First Division 19 1 1 0 2 0 – 22 1
2004–05 Championship 23 1 0 0 1 0 – 24 1
Total 70 2 6 0 3 0 3 1 82 3
ÍBV (loan) 2001 Úrvalsdeild 5 1 0 0 0 0 – 5 1
Total 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Preston North End 2005–06 Championship 24 2 4 0 1 0 – 29 2
2006–07 Championship 24 1 2 0 0 0 – 26 1
2007–08 Championship 17 2 1 0 0 0 – 18 2
Total 65 5 7 0 1 0 0 0 73 5
Notts County (loan) 2008–09 League Two 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Total 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Carlisle United 2008–09 League One 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1
Total 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1
Shrewsbury Town 2009–10 League Two 29 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 31 2
2010–11 League Two 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 0
Total 31 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 36 2
Orlando City 2011 USL Pro 21 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 4
Total 24 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 6
D.C. United 2012 Major League Soccer 22 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 2
2013 Major League Soccer 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
2014 Major League Soccer 27 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 31 0
Total 58 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 65 2
Career Total 243 17 21 0 5 0 9 1 306 18
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League play-offs, Football League Trophy and CONCACAF Champions League.

Honours

Orlando City
D.C. United

References

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  4. ↑ Orlando City Soccer Club: News. Orlandocitysoccer.com.
  5. ↑ Orlando City Signs English Championship Veteran – OurSports Central – Independent and Minor League Sports News. OurSports Central (21 March 2011).
  6. ↑ Team Building Exercises With Garth Lagerway. Theshinguardian.com.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orlando-city-lions/on-the-pitch/os-orlando-city-options-tally-hall-lewis-neal-20151124-post.html
  9. ↑ http://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2015/12/17/lewis-neal-re-joins-orlando-city-family-extended-role
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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