title: Lewis Freestone
text: # Lewis Freestone
  
  Lewis Freestone (born 26 October 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for Cheltenham Town as a defender.
  
  ## 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.
  
  **Bedford Town (loan)**
  
  On 4 January 2019 Freestone was loaned out to Bedford Town for a month.
  
  **Back to Peterborough**
  
  He was released by Peterborough United at the end of the 2018–19 season.
  
  ### 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. 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. 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.
  
  ## Career statistics
  
      As of match played 27 April 2021
  
  Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
  
  | Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Club | Season | 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 |
  | Peterborough United | 2017–18 | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | Peterborough United | 2018–19 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Peterborough United | Total | 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 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
  | Career total | Career total | Career total | 42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
  
  * ↑ Appearance in FA Trophy
  * 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  
  ## Honours
  
  ### Cheltenham Town
  
  * League Two Champions: 2020-21
  