Lewis Rhys Collins (born 9 May 2001) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a forward for Australian club Eltham Redbacks FC.
Playing career Collins came through the Newport County youth team to make his first team debut on 7 November 2017, in a 2–1 defeat to Cheltenham Town in an EFL Trophy group stage match at Rodney Parade.
He signed a two-year professional contract with Newport in May 2019.
On 24 August 2019, Collins made his Football League debut for Newport in a 1–0 win against Crewe Alexandra as a second-half substitute.Collins football league debut On 4 September 2019, he scored his first goal for Newport in the 5–4 defeat to West Ham United Under-21s in the EFL Trophy Southern Group E. Collins played for Newport in the League Two playoff final at Wembley Stadium on 31 May 2021 which Newport lost to Morecambe, 1-0 after a 107th minute penalty.Morecambe beat Newport On 11 June 2021 Collins signed a two-year contract extension with Newport County.Collins extends at Newport
On 31 January 2023 Collins joined Torquay United on loan for the remainder of the 2022-23 season.Collins Torquay loan
He was released by Newport at the end of the 2022-23 season Newport County retained list and joined Torquay United in June 2023 on a one-year contract.Collins joins Torquay Collins was released by Torquay at the end of the 2023-24 season.Collins released by Torquay In 2025 Collins joined Australian club Eltham Redbacks.Collins Eltham Redbacks
International In March 2018 Collins was called up to the Wales Under 19 Squad for the European Championship match versus Croatia in Zagreb. On 9 October 2020 Collins made his debut for the Wales Under 21 team in the Euro 2021 qualification defeat to Belgium.Collins Wales Under 21 debut
Personal life Lewis is the younger brother of professional footballer Aaron Collins. The brothers were on opposing sides for the first time on 18 May 2021 for the EFL League Two play off first leg match at Rodney Parade in their home city of Newport, Wales. Aaron as a striker for Forest Green Rovers and Lewis as a striker for Newport County.Collins brothers face each other Newport won the match 2–0 with Lewis scoring the second goal.Newport beat Forest Green Aaron scored in the second leg, a 4-3 win for Forest Green.League 2 playoff second leg
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupEFL CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNewport County2017–18League Two00000010102018–19League Two00000010102019–20League Two601010511312020–21League Two1611030412422021–22League Two1711010202112022–23League Two180203140271Total5725081172875Torquay United (loan)2022–23National League153——10163Torquay United2023–24National League South3000—0030Career total75550811821068
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