Lewis Hall (footballer)

Lewis Hall
Personal information
Full name Lewis Kieran Hall
Date of birth (2004-09-08) 8 September 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Slough, Berkshire, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m)[1]
Position(s) Left-back, midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team
 Newcastle United
Number 20
Youth career
–2012 Binfield
2012–2022 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Chelsea 9 (0)
2023–2024 → Newcastle United (loan) 18 (1)
2024– Newcastle United 19 (0)
International career‡
2019 England U15 3 (0)
2019–2020 England U16 6 (1)
2021–2022 England U18 9 (1)
2022–2023 England U19 6 (0)
2023–2024 England U20 6 (0)
2023– England U21 5 (0)
2024– England 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:56, 30 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:45, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Lewis Kieran Hall (born 8 September 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back or midfielder for Premier League club Newcastle United and the England national team.

Early life

Lewis Kieran Hall was born on 8 September 2004 in Slough, Berkshire.[3][4] He grew up in Binfield, Berkshire. He attended his local village school -Binfield Church of England Primary [5] before spending his first two years of secondary school at Licensed Victuallers' School in Ascot.,[6] then continuing his education alongside his football training at Chelsea

Club career

Chelsea

Hall started playing football at Binfield Soccer School.[7] Joining at under-eight level, Hall signed his first scholarship with Chelsea in the summer of 2021.[2][8] A regular at both under-18 and under-23 level, Hall received his maiden call-up to the first-team in December 2021, featuring as an unused substitute in Chelsea's 2–0 away EFL Cup quarter-final tie against Brentford.[9] Just over two weeks later, on 8 January 2022, he made his professional career debut during an FA Cup third round win against Chesterfield at Stamford Bridge providing an assist for the third goal.[10] By starting against Chesterfield, Hall became the youngest player to start an FA Cup tie for Chelsea.[11]

Hall made his Premier League debut on 12 November 2022, starting in a 1–0 defeat to Newcastle United.[12] He made 10 further first team appearances that season, and won Chelsea Academy Player of the Year for 2023.[13]

Newcastle United

On 22 August 2023, Hall joined Newcastle United on a season-long loan with an obligation to buy for £28 million, plus £7 million in add-ons.[14] He made his debut in an 8–0 away win against Sheffield United on 24 September.[15] On 1 November 2023, he scored his first goal for Newcastle in a 3–0 EFL Cup win against Manchester United at Old Trafford.[16] On 15 May 2024, he scored his first Premier League goal in a 3–2 loss to Manchester United at Old Trafford.[17] Later that year, on 1 July, he signed a permanent contract with Newcastle after activating his obligation to buy clause.[18][19]

International career

Hall has represented England from under-15 to under-21 level.[4]

On 21 September 2022, Hall made his England U19 debut during a 2–0 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying win over Montenegro in Denmark.[20]

On 24 May 2023, Hall was named in a preparation camp for England U21 players ahead of 2023 European Championship.[21] On 10 June 2023, he made his debut for England U21 during a behind-closed-doors friendly match against Japan at St. George's Park.[22]

On 12 October 2023, Hall made his England U20 debut during a 2–0 away defeat to Romania.[23]

On 7 November 2024, Hall received his first senior international call-up for the matches against Greece and the Republic of Ireland.[24][25] He made his senior debut on 14 November, coming on as a halftime substitute in a 3–0 win against Greece.[26]

Personal life

Lewis is the younger brother of Brackley Town player, Connor Hall.[27] He is also a talented cricketer, and in the summer of 2021, could still be found turning out for his local cricket club in Binfield in Berkshire. He grew up a Newcastle fan as his father and uncle are from the North East.[28][29]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea U23 2021–22[30] — — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
2022–23[31] — — — — 3[a] 1 3 1
Total — — — — 5 1 5 1
Chelsea 2021–22[30] Premier League 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2022–23[31] Premier League 9 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 — 11 0
Total 9 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Newcastle United (loan) 2023–24[32] Premier League 18 1 1 0 2 1 1[b] 0 — 22 2
Newcastle United 2024–25[33] Premier League 19 0 0 0 4 0 — — 23 0
Total 37 1 1 0 6 1 1 0 — 45 2
Career total 46 1 3 0 7 1 1 0 5 1 62 3
  1. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 17 November 2024[34]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
England 2024 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Lewis Hall: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Who is Lewis Hall, where can he play and how long has he been at Chelsea?". Chelsea F.C. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Relacja Live: Lech Cup – dzień pierwszy" [Live coverage: Lech Cup – first day] (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Lewis Hall: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  5. ^ Former pupil Lewis Hall returns to childhood school
  6. ^ @lvsascotsports (9 November 2022). "Amazing to see Lewis Hall starting tonight in the @Carabao_Cup against @ManCity making his 2nd senior start" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Lewis Hall back in Chelsea First Team action". Binfield F.C. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Lewis Hall". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Brentford vs. Chelsea". Soccerway. Perform Group. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Chelsea vs. Chesterfield". Soccerway. Perform Group. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  11. ^ Twomey, Liam (9 January 2022). "Humble Hall, 17 and out of position, assists Lukaku and shows there's much more to come at Chelsea". The Athletic. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  12. ^ Magowan, Alistair (12 November 2022). "Newcastle United 1-0 Chelsea: Magpies continue winning run". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Hall named Chelsea Academy Player of the Season". Chelsea F.C. 28 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Newcastle United sign Lewis Hall". Newcastle United F.C. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  15. ^ Smyth, Rob (24 September 2023). "Sheffield United 0-8 Newcastle: Premier League as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Hall hails "best fans..."". Newcastle United F.C. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023. Lewis Hall reflects on his first goal for his boyhood club
  17. ^ "Man Utd v Newcastle, 2023/24 Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  18. ^ "Latest. Newcastle United complete permanent signing of Lewis Hall". Newcastle United F.C. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Newcastle sign defender Hall from Chelsea for £28m". BBC Sport. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  20. ^ Smith, Frank (21 September 2022). "Report: England MU19s 2-0 Montenegro". England Football. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  21. ^ "Gallagher selected for Three Lions; trio in provisional England U21 Euros squad". Chelsea F.C. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  22. ^ Bains, Aaron (10 June 2023). "Report: England MU21s 0-2 Japan". England Football. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  23. ^ Smith, Frank (12 October 2023). "Report: Romania 2-0 England's Elite League squad". England Football. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  24. ^ "International Magpies: Hall earns first senior call-up". newcastleunited.com. 7 November 2024.
  25. ^ "Harwood-Bellis and Hall given first England call-ups". BBC Sport. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  26. ^ McNulty, Phil (14 November 2024). "England move top of Nations League group with dominant win in Greece". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  27. ^ Wright, Dave (14 January 2021). "The Berkshire clubs that fired Chorley FC striker to FA Cup stardom". Football in Berkshire. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  28. ^ Kinsella, Nizaar (4 February 2022). "Lewis Hall: Chelsea's new teenage star catching Tuchel's eye". goal.com. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  29. ^ Bailey, Graeme (17 August 2023). "Newcastle working on deal for Chelsea's Lewis Hall". 90Min.com. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  30. ^ a b "Games played by Lewis Hall in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  31. ^ a b "Games played by Lewis Hall in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  32. ^ "Games played by Lewis Hall in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  33. ^ "Games played by Lewis Hall in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  34. ^ "Lewis Hall:Internationals". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.