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{{short description|Scottish footballer}} |
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| fullname = Lewis Macleod<ref>{{ |
| fullname = Lewis Kenneth Macleod<ref>{{Cite web |title=Notification of shirt numbers: Plymouth Argyle |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/202021/efl-squad-numbering-11.09.2020.pdf |access-date=24 September 2020 |publisher=English Football League |page=53}}</ref> |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|06|16|df= |
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|06|16|df=y}} |
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| birth_place = [[Wishaw]], Scotland |
| birth_place = [[Wishaw]], Scotland |
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| height = {{convert|1.76|m|order=flip}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lewis MacLeod – Midfielder – First Team |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/teams/first-team/midfielder/lewis-macleod/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612205323/https://www.brentfordfc.com/teams/first-team/midfielder/lewis-macleod/ |archive-date=12 June 2018 |access-date=12 February 2020 |website=Brentford FC}}</ref> |
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| height = {{convert|5|ft|10|in|m|2|abbr=on}} |
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| position = [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|Central midfielder]] |
| position = [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|Central midfielder]] |
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| currentclub = [[ |
| currentclub = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] (U14 coach) |
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| clubnumber = 4 |
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| youthclubs1 = Newmains Hammers |
| youthclubs1 = Newmains Hammers |
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| youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2004 |
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| youthclubs2 = [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]] |
| youthclubs2 = [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]] |
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| youthyears3 = 2004–2012 |
| youthyears3 = 2004–2012 |
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| caps2 = 41 |
| caps2 = 41 |
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| goals2 = 4 |
| goals2 = 4 |
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| years3 = 2019–2020 |
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| clubs3 = [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] |
| clubs3 = [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] |
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| caps3 = 12 |
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| goals3 = 0 |
| goals3 = 0 |
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| clubs4 = [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] |
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| caps4 = 15 |
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| goals4 = 0 |
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| years4 = 2020–2021 |
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| totalcaps = 120 |
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| totalgoals = 15 |
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| nationalyears1 = 2009–2010 |
| nationalyears1 = 2009–2010 |
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| nationalteam1 = [[Scotland national under-16 football team|Scotland U16]] |
| nationalteam1 = [[Scotland national under-16 football team|Scotland U16]] |
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| nationalgoals5 = 2 |
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| pcupdate = 15:21, 4 November 2019 (UTC) |
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'''Lewis Macleod''' (born 16 June 1994) is a Scottish professional [[football |
'''Lewis Kenneth Macleod''' (born 16 June 1994) is a Scottish former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]]. He came to prominence with [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] in [[Football in Scotland|Scotland]] and was a product of the club's [[Rangers F.C. Under-20s and Academy|academy]]. He later played in England for [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]], [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] and [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]. Macleod represented Scotland from [[Scotland national under-16 football team|under-16]] to [[Scotland national under-21 football team|under-21]] level. |
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==Club career== |
==Club career== |
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==== Early years ==== |
==== Early years ==== |
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Macleod began his career with youth club Newmains Hammers, playing a year above his age-group,<ref name="McDermott">{{Cite web | |
Macleod began his career with youth club Newmains Hammers, playing a year above his age-group,<ref name="McDermott">{{Cite web |last=McDermott |first=Scott |date=16 November 2014 |title=Dad of Rangers kid Lewis Macleod reveals his pride at his son's rise to stardom |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/dad-rangers-kid-lewis-macleod-4637327 |access-date=20 April 2015 |website=dailyrecord}}</ref> before joining [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]].<ref name="Valante" /> He signed for [[Scottish Premier League]] club [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] as a 10-year-old in 2004 and progressed through the [[Rangers F.C. B Team and Academy|youth system]] at [[Rangers Training Centre|Murray Park]].<ref name="McDermott" /> Macleod was called up to the first team squad for the first time for a league match versus [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]] on 31 March 2012 and he remained an unused substitute during the 2–1 victory.<ref name="Soccerway" /> It was his only involvement in the first team squad during the [[2011–12 Rangers F.C. season|2011–12]] season.<ref name="Soccerway" /> |
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==== Breakthrough (2012–2013) ==== |
==== Breakthrough (2012–2013) ==== |
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After [[Administration and liquidation of The Rangers Football Club plc|Rangers entered administration]] in February 2012, the [[Scottish Football Association]] imposed a [[transfer embargo]] on the club.<ref name |
After [[Administration and liquidation of The Rangers Football Club plc|Rangers entered administration]] in February 2012, the [[Scottish Football Association]] imposed a [[transfer embargo]] on the club.<ref name="embargo" /> This created opportunities for players within the youth and reserve ranks, including Macleod.<ref name="embargo">{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Richard |date=23 May 2012 |title=No contract, little certainty, lots of hurdles: it's a great time to be a young player with Rangers |work=The Herald |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/football/no-contract-little-certainty-lots-of-hurdles-its-a-great-time-to-be-a-young-player-with-rangers.17670944 |access-date=26 September 2012}}</ref> Macleod made his professional debut in a [[2012–13 Scottish Challenge Cup|Scottish Challenge Cup]] first round match versus [[Brechin City F.C.|Brechin City]] on 29 July 2012.<ref name="LindsayBrechin" /> He started the game and Rangers went through to the second round after a 2–1 [[Extra time (association football)|extra-time]] victory, with Macleod's [[Corner kick|corner]] setting up the winning goal – a 102nd-minute header by [[Lee McCulloch]].<ref name="LindsayBrechin">{{Cite news |last=Lindsay |first=Clive |date=29 July 2012 |title=Ramsdens Cup: Brechin City 1–2 Rangers |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19032245 |access-date=25 September 2012 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref> |
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Macleod went on to hold down a regular starting place in the team and signed a five-year contract extension on 13 September 2012.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 September 2012 |title=Rangers hand teenage trio long-term deals |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19564270 |access-date=25 September 2012}}</ref> He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 victory over [[Montrose F.C.|Montrose]] on 23 September,<ref name="Soccerbase1213" /> while also claiming the [[Man of the match#Association football|man of the match]] award.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Melvin |first=David |date=24 September 2012 |title=The Future's Bright |url=https://rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/the-futures-bright/ |access-date=25 September 2012 |website=Rangers Football Club}}</ref> Macleod continued his starting run and good form through to January 2013, scoring in home and away matches versus [[Elgin City F.C.|Elgin City]].<ref name="Soccerbase1213">{{Soccerbase season|64745|2012|access-date=22 December 2015}}</ref> A knee injury suffered against Montrose on 26 January kept him sidelined until the final game of the 2012–13 season against [[Berwick Rangers F.C.|Berwick Rangers]].<ref name="espnfc1213">{{Cite web |title=Lewis MacLeod |url=http://www.espnfc.co.uk/player/172847/lewis-macleod?season=2012 |access-date=20 April 2015 |website=espnfc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=31 January 2013 |title=Lewis Macleod injury misery for Rangers |url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/rangers/lewis-macleod-injury-misery-for-rangers-114277n.20058413 |access-date=7 October 2013 |website=Evening Times}}</ref> Macleod made 29 appearances and scored three goals during Rangers' 2012–13 Third Division title-winning season.<ref name="Soccerbase1213" /><ref name="scotsman" /> In addition to the November 2012 [[Scottish Football League|Scottish League]] Young Player of the Month award,<ref name="BBC">{{Cite web |date=14 December 2012 |title=Lewis MacLeod wins young player prize |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20733953 |access-date=15 December 2012 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> Macleod won the Rangers Young Player of the Year award.<ref name="Lindsay">{{Cite web |last=Lindsay |first=Matthew |date=14 June 2013 |title=Gers kids can pave way for new stars in second division, says Macleod |url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/rangers/gers-kids-can-pave-way-for-new-stars-in-second-division-says-macleod-127350n.21338049 |access-date=30 December 2014 |publisher=Evening Times}}</ref> |
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==== 2013–2014 ==== |
==== 2013–2014 ==== |
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Macleod began the [[2013–14 Rangers F.C. season|2013–14]] [[Scottish League One]] season in good form, hitting four goals in a seven-game spell,<ref>{{Soccerbase season|id=64745|season=2013|access-date=25 March 2024}}</ref> the most notable being an [[overhead kick]] in a 2–0 victory over [[Ayr United F.C.|Ayr United]] on 6 October 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 October 2013 |title=Rangers midfielder Lewis Macleod nets skilful overhead kick |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/scotland/24434317 |access-date=6 November 2013 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> He held down a regular starting place,<ref name="Soccerway" /> but again his season was cut short in January 2014, after an adverse reaction to a viral infection affected the muscles around his heart.<ref name="skysports">{{Cite web |title=SPFL: Rangers manager Ally McCoist elaborates on Lewis MacLeod's health |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11788/9239302/spfl-rangers-manager-ally-mccoist-elaborates-on-lewis-macleods-health |access-date=20 April 2015 |website=Sky Sports}}{{dead link|date=April 2024}}</ref> In March 2014, manager Ally McCoist allayed fears that Macleod's career could be under threat.<ref name="skysports" /> Macleod failed to appear again during the 2013–14 season and finished the campaign with 24 appearances and five goals.<ref name="Soccerway">{{Soccerway|id=154186|access-date=25 March 2024}}</ref> In his absence, Rangers won the Scottish League One title to seal a place in the [[Scottish League Championship|Scottish Championship]] for the [[2014–15 Rangers F.C. season|2014–15]] season, with Macleod receiving a winners' medal.<ref name="scotsman" /> |
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Macleod made a successful recovery from his health problems and scored on his comeback in a closed-doors [[Friendly match|friendly]] at Rangers Training Centre |
Macleod made a successful recovery from his health problems and scored on his comeback in a closed-doors [[Friendly match|friendly]] at Rangers Training Centre versus [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] in July 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Macleod strike a bonus for McCoist |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/13169491.macleod-strike-a-bonus-for-mccoist/ |access-date=2 July 2020 |website=HeraldScotland |date=11 July 2014 |language=en}}</ref> He began the 2014–15 season in good form, scoring four goals in his first four appearances of the season and four goals in 9 matches from September through to November 2014.<ref name="Soccerbase1415">{{Soccerbase season|64745|2014|access-date=20 April 2015}}</ref> A match-winning [[bicycle kick]] versus Livingston on 4 October was voted Rangers' Goal of the Season and he won the October 2014 Scottish League [[List of Scottish Professional Football League monthly award winners#2014–15 season|Young Player of the Month]] award.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wickham |first=Chris |title=Goal of the Season award from Glasgow Rangers for Lewis Macleod |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/award-from-rangers-for-lewis-macleod_71261 |access-date=20 June 2015 |website=www.brentfordfc.com}}</ref><ref name="YPOTM">{{Cite news |title=Rangers' Lewis Macleod picks up young player prize for October |work=BBC Sport |date=9 November 2014 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29967274 |access-date=20 April 2015 }}</ref> After suffering a serious hamstring injury during a 3–2 defeat to [[Alloa Athletic F.C.|Alloa Athletic]] on 3 December 2014, it was reported that Macleod would be out until 2015,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Swan |first=Craig |date=6 December 2014 |title=Rangers star Lewis Macleod set to be out until the New Year |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rangers-star-lewis-macleod-set-4757645 |access-date=20 April 2015 |website=dailyrecord}}</ref> but the Alloa match turned out to be his final appearance in a Rangers shirt.<ref name="Soccerbase1415" /> On 31 December 2014, it was announced that Macleod had left Rangers.<ref name="brentfordfc" /> His involvement in the 2014–15 season ended with 21 appearances and eight goals.<ref name="Soccerbase1415" /> Macleod made 74 appearances and scored 16 goals during his {{frac|2|1|2}} years as a first team player at [[Ibrox Stadium|Ibrox]].<ref name="Soccerway" /> |
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===Brentford=== |
===Brentford=== |
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==== 2015–2016 ==== |
==== 2015–2016 ==== |
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On 31 December 2014, Macleod moved to [[Football in England|England]] to sign for [[Football League Championship|Championship]] club [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] for an undisclosed fee on a |
On 31 December 2014, Macleod moved to [[Football in England|England]] to sign for [[Football League Championship|Championship]] club [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] for an undisclosed fee on a {{frac|3|1|2}}-year contract, effective 3 January 2015.<ref name="brentfordfc">{{Cite web |date=31 December 2014 |title=Brentford sign Lewis MacLeod from Rangers |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/brentford-sign-lewis-macleod-from-rangers_61409 |access-date=31 December 2014 |publisher=Brentford FC}}</ref> The fee was later reported by ''[[The Sunday Post]]'' to be £850,000, with add-ons raising the amount to up to £1.3 million.<ref>{{Cite web |title=David Weir lays it on the line to new boy Lewis Macleod |url=http://www.sundaypost.com/sport/football/david-weir-lays-it-on-the-line-to-new-boy-lewis-macleod-1.768893 |access-date=3 May 2015 |website=sundaypost.com|date=4 January 2015 }}</ref> Having failed to recover from the hamstring injury suffered in his last match while a Rangers player, Macleod's recovery suffered a setback when he tweaked the hamstring again in training.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Moore |first1=Tom |last2=O'Donovan |first2=Ryan |date=7 January 2018 |title=Macleod clears up that 'twig injury' story as he aims for 2018 |url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/brentfords-lewis-macleod-clears-up-14123384 |access-date=7 February 2019 |website=getwestlondon}}</ref> He finally made his first appearance in a Brentford shirt with 45 minutes in a [[Brentford F.C. Reserves and Academy#Development squad|Development Squad]] defeat to [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] on 28 March 2015,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brett |first=Ciaran |title=Brentford take on Nottingham Forest at Griffin Park in Under-21 Professional Development League Two South |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/brentford-ds-0-nottingham-forest-ds-3_70600 |access-date=20 April 2015 |website=brentfordfc.com}}</ref> but two weeks later, manager [[Mark Warburton]] ruled Macleod out of first team contention for the rest of the [[2014–15 Brentford F.C. season|2014–15]] season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Tom |date=10 April 2015 |title=Brentford midfielder unlikely to feature this season |url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/brentford-midfielder-unlikely-feature-season-9014238 |access-date=20 April 2015 |website=getwestlondon}}</ref> In an apparent U-turn, Macleod won his maiden first team call-up for Brentford's [[2015 Football League play-offs#Championship|playoff]] semi-final first leg versus [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] on 8 May.<ref name="Soccerway" /> He remained an unused substitute during the 2–1 defeat and was replaced on the bench by [[Chris Long (footballer)|Chris Long]] for the second leg, with the ensuing 5–1 [[Aggregate score|aggregate]] loss ending Brentford's season.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Middlesbrough 3–0 Brentford |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/32636569 |access-date=25 March 2024 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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Macleod's rehabilitation away from the first team squad saw him miss the entire [[2015–16 Brentford F.C. season|2015–16]] pre-season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/ |
Macleod's rehabilitation away from the first team squad saw him miss the entire [[2015–16 Brentford F.C. season|2015–16]] pre-season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Injury update |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/injury-update_71702 |access-date=18 August 2015 |website=Brentford FC}}</ref> He returned to the Development Squad in October 2015 and made seven appearances either side of a recurrence of his hamstring injury in mid-November 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marshall |first=Alan |title=Find out which former Rangers star is set to make his football comeback |date=24 September 2015 |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/former-rangers-idol-lewis-macleod-6501686 |access-date=6 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Injury update |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/injury-update_69730 |access-date=12 November 2015 |website=Brentford FC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Deacon |first=Chris |title=2015/16 Development Squad Stats |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2016/june/201516-development-squad-stats/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228153839/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2016/june/201516-development-squad-stats/ |archive-date=28 February 2022 |access-date=29 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lewis Macleod 'feeling good' after Cardiff City victory |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/lewis-macleod-feeling-good-after-cardiff-city-victory_69951 |access-date=22 December 2015 |website=www.brentfordfc.com}}</ref> He finally made his first team debut versus [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] on 5 February 2016,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Tom |date=11 February 2016 |title=How Brentford have trained this week and the latest injury news |url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/brentford-go-back-basics-ahead-10877072 |access-date=25 March 2024 |website=My London |language=en}}</ref> when he replaced [[Josh McEachran]] after 82 minutes of the 3–0 defeat.<ref name="Soccerbase1516" /> Later that month, Macleod suffered a slight medial ligament injury in training and was not included in any further squads during the 2015–16 season.<ref name="Soccerway" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Tom |title=Brentford injury news: Update on Maxime Colin, Lewis Macleod and Alan McCormack |url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/dean-smith-gives-injury-update-10955464 |access-date=26 February 2016 |website=getwestlondon|date=26 February 2016 }}</ref> |
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| url = http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/dean-smith-gives-injury-update-10955464 |
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| title = Brentford injury news: Update on Maxime Colin, Lewis Macleod and Alan McCormack |
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}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.co.uk/player/172847/lewis-macleod?season=2015|title=Lewis MacLeod Player Profile – ESPN FC|website=www.espnfc.co.uk|access-date=17 June 2018}}</ref> |
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==== 2016–2019 ==== |
==== 2016–2019 ==== |
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After returning to fitness for the [[2016–17 Brentford F.C. season|2016–17]] pre-season,<ref name="Street">{{Cite web | |
After returning to fitness for the [[2016–17 Brentford F.C. season|2016–17]] pre-season,<ref name="Street">{{Cite web |last=Street |first=Tim |date=13 July 2016 |title=Brentford's forgotten man Lewis Macleod opens up on his relief at a successful return to the side |url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/brentfords-forgotten-man-lewis-macleod-11610133 |access-date=24 July 2016}}</ref> Macleod made his first competitive start for the club on the opening day of the regular season,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sport |first=West London |date=6 August 2016 |title=Huddersfield v Brentford line-ups: Bees signings start, defender ruled out, Chelsea loanee in Terriers squad |url=https://www.westlondonsport.com/sport/huddersfield-v-brentford-line-ups-bees-signings-start-defender-ruled-chelsea-loanee-terriers-squad |access-date=25 March 2024 |website=West London Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> playing 82 minutes of a 2–1 defeat to [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]], before being replaced by [[Philipp Hofmann]].<ref name="Soccerway" /> Macleod made 12 further appearances before suffering a serious knee injury during a [[West London derby]] versus [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] on 28 October 2016.<ref name="Soccerbase1617" /><ref>{{Cite news |title=Lewis Macleod injury update |language=en-gb |work=Brentford FC |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/lewis-macleod-injury-update_64717 |access-date=14 September 2017}}</ref> In December 2016, he signed a one-year contract extension, which would keep him at [[Griffin Park]] until the end of the [[2018–19 Brentford F.C. season|2018–19]] season.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Lewis Macleod signs one-year Brentford FC contract extension |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/lewis-macleod-signs-contract-extension_65321 |access-date=20 December 2016}}</ref> |
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After recovering from the knee injury and then suffering a hamstring problem in October 2017,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/dean-smith-gives-brentford-injury-13526629 |
After recovering from the knee injury and then suffering a hamstring problem in October 2017,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Moore |first=Tom |date=24 August 2017 |title=Dean Smith gives Brentford injury update ahead of Wolves clash |work=getwestlondon |url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/dean-smith-gives-brentford-injury-13526629 |access-date=24 August 2017}}</ref> Macleod made his first appearance for over 13 months as a second-half substitute for [[Sergi Canós]] in a 3–1 victory over West London rivals Fulham on 2 December 2017.<ref name="Soccerbase1718" /> After just one [[FA Cup]] start and sporadic substitute cameos,<ref name="Soccerway" /> Macleod made his first league start of the [[2017–18 Brentford F.C. season|2017–18]] season versus Middlesbrough on 17 March 2018 and scored his first goal for the club with the equaliser in a 1–1 draw.<ref>{{Cite web |title=5 Moments that defined March |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/5-moments-that-defined-march_283112 |access-date=25 March 2024 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}}</ref> He finished the 2017–18 season with 11 appearances and one goal.<ref name="Soccerbase1718" /> |
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Macleod entered the 2018–19 season fully fit and held down a starting place through much of the first four months of the campaign.<ref |
Macleod entered the 2018–19 season fully fit and held down a starting place through much of the first four months of the campaign.<ref name="Soccerway" /> After scoring his third goal of the season with an [[injury time]] equaliser versus [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] on 3 December 2018,<ref name="Soccerbase1819" /> he suffered a hamstring injury.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Warlow |first=Robert |date=24 December 2018 |title=The latest Brentford injury news ahead of Bristol City clash |url=https://www.football.london/brentford-fc/brentford-team-news-bristol-city-15594447 |access-date=25 March 2024 |website=Football London |language=en}}</ref> After returning to fitness, Macleod's reluctance to sign a new contract meant that he made just one further appearance before the end of the season.<ref name="Soccerbase1819" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomson |first=Ross |date=28 May 2019 |title=Newmains footballer Lewis leaves Brentford & aims to put injury hell behind him |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/newmains-footballer-lewis-leaves-brentford-16212975 |access-date=28 May 2019 |website=dailyrecord}}</ref> Macleod departed Brentford when his contract expired at the end of the 2018–19 season and he finished his career at Griffin Park with 43 appearances and four goals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=First Team squad update |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/first-team-squad-update_391494 |access-date=7 May 2019 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}}</ref> |
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=== Wigan Athletic === |
=== Wigan Athletic === |
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On 12 July 2019, Macleod signed a one-year contract with Championship club [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] on a [[Free transfer (association football)|free transfer]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wiganathletic.com/| |
On 12 July 2019, Macleod signed a one-year contract with Championship club [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] on a [[Free transfer (association football)|free transfer]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Rangers And Brentford Midfielder Lewis Macleod Signs For Wigan Athletic |url=https://wiganathletic.com/news/2019/july/former-rangers-and-brentford-midfielder-lewis-macleod-signs-for-wigan-athletic/ |access-date=4 August 2019 |website=Wigan Athletic FC |date=12 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref> He was largely out of favour during the [[2019–20 Wigan Athletic F.C. season|2019–20]] season and made just 12 appearances before his contract expired.<ref name="Soccerbase1920" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pirie |first=Mark |date=5 August 2020 |title=Ex-Rangers star Lewis Macleod open to Scotland return after Wigan exit |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/exclusive-ex-rangers-star-lewis-22469053 |access-date=5 August 2020 |website=dailyrecord}}</ref> |
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=== Plymouth Argyle === |
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On 17 August 2020, Macleod signed a one-year contract with newly promoted [[EFL League One|League One]] club [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] on a free transfer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lewis Macleod Signs |url=https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/2020/august/lewis-macleod-signs/ |access-date=17 August 2020 |website=www.pafc.co.uk |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref name="Errington">{{Cite web |last=Errington |first=Chris |date=5 March 2021 |title=Fit-again Lewis Macleod has new Argyle contract as a target |url=https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/sport/football/fit-again-lewis-macleod-new-5072275 |access-date=14 March 2021 |website=PlymouthLive |language=en}}</ref> During a [[2020–21 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season|2020–21]] season affected by a torn medial knee ligament,<ref name="Mackie">{{Cite web |last=Mackie |first=Fraser |date=23 September 2022 |title=Lewis Macleod retires as former Rangers star bares all over injury hell |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/lewis-macleod-retires-former-rangers-28060918 |access-date=3 December 2024 |website=Daily Record |language=en}}</ref> he made 17 appearances and was released when his contract expired.<ref name="Soccerbase2021" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Retained List |url=https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/2021/may/retained-list/ |access-date=10 May 2021 |website=www.pafc.co.uk |language=en-gb}}</ref> |
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=== Free agency and retirement === |
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In September 2021, it was reported that Macleod had undergone surgery during the 2021 off-season on the medial knee ligament problem which blighted his spell with Plymouth Argyle.<ref name="Thomson">{{Cite web |last=Thomson |first=Paul |date=10 September 2021 |title=Former Rangers star admits injury could force him to hang up his boots |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/former-rangers-star-admits-injury-24949746 |access-date=12 September 2021 |website=Daily Record |language=en}}</ref> Expecting to miss the entire 2021–22 season, he focused on working towards his [[UEFA coaching licences|coaching badges]].<ref name="Thomson" /> In September 2022, Macleod announced that he had retired from football and was still in rehabilitation for his knee injury.<ref name="Mackie" /> |
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==International career== |
==International career== |
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Macleod represented the [[Scotland national football team|Scotland national team]] from [[Scotland national under-16 football team|under-16]] to [[Scotland national under-21 football team|under-21]] level.<ref>{{SFA profile|id=68712}}</ref> He won six under-16 caps, which included three of Scotland's [[2009 Victory Shield]] matches.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Squad: U16 Squad |url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/football_player_profile.cfm?page=2855&playerID=68712&squadID=17 |access-date=3 May 2015 |website=Scottish Football Association}}</ref> He was an [[Scotland national under-17 football team|under-17]] regular between January 2010 and March 2011 and won four of his seven caps during Scotland's unsuccessful [[2011 UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round|2011 European Under-17 Championship qualifying]] campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Squad: U17 Squad |url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/football_player_profile.cfm?page=2855&playerID=68712&squadID=13 |access-date=3 May 2015 |website=Scottish Football Association}}</ref> By April 2012 he had progressed to the [[Scotland national under-18 football team|under-18]] squad and won two caps in a pair of friendlies against [[Serbia national under-18 football team|Serbia]] and scored his first international goal in a 4–1 win in the second match.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Squad: U18 Squad |url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/football_player_profile.cfm?page=2855&playerID=68712&squadID=11 |access-date=3 May 2015 |website=Scottish Football Association}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=19 April 2012 |title=Victory for Under-18s in Serbia |url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=1848&newsID=9696 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309194343/http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=1848&newsID=9696 |archive-date=9 March 2016 |access-date=26 September 2012 |website=Scottish Football Association}}</ref> Macleod made five appearances for the [[Scotland national under-19 football team|under-19]] squad in September and October 2012 (scoring in a 4–0 [[2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification|2013 European Under-19 Championship qualifying]] rout of [[Armenia national under-19 football team|Armenia]]) and scored his second under-19 goal in a 2–2 [[2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite qualification|elite qualifying]] draw with Belgium on 24 May 2013.<ref name="ScotlandU19">{{Cite web |title=Lewis MacLeod {{!}} Scotland |url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=68712&lid=9 |access-date=20 September 2018 |website=Scottish Football Association |language=en}}</ref> His under-19 career ended after his sixth and final cap against [[Georgia national under-19 football team|Georgia]] on 26 May 2013,<ref name="ScotlandU19" /> an 3–1 elite qualifying round defeat which ended the under-19s' chances of qualifying for the tournament [[2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship|finals]]. |
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=== U21 === |
=== U21 === |
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Macleod made his under-21 debut while an under-19 regular and received his first call up for a friendly versus [[Portugal national under-21 football team|Portugal]] on 14 November 2012.<ref name="ScotlandU21" /> He made his debut in the 3–2 defeat, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute for [[Kenny McLean]].<ref name="ScotlandU21" /> On 14 October 2013, Macleod scored his first under-21 goal in a 2–1 defeat to [[Georgia national under-21 football team|Georgia]] and he made six appearances during Scotland's unsuccessful [[2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification|2015 European U21 Championship qualifying]] campaign.<ref name="ScotlandU21">{{Cite web |title=Squad: U21 Squad |url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/football_player_profile.cfm?page=2855&playerID=68712&squadID=5 |access-date=3 May 2015 |website=Scottish Football Association}}</ref> After nearly two years away from international football due to injuries, Macleod was recalled to the under-21 squad for two [[2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification|2017 European U21 Championship qualifiers]] in September 2016,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Under-21 squad for September qualifiers |url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=1957&newsCategoryID=6&newsID=16460 |access-date=23 August 2016 |website=Scottish Football Association}}</ref> but he withdrew due to injury.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brett |first=Ciaran |title=Brentford FC international round-up as Lewis Macleod withdraws from Scotland Under-21 squad |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/international-round-up-ellery-balcombe-not-involved-as-england-beat-italy_68219 |access-date=19 September 2016}}</ref> |
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=== Full === |
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On 4 November 2014, manager [[Gordon Strachan]] called Macleod into the senior Scottish squad for the first time, ahead of a [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying|Euro 2016 qualifier]] against the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] and a friendly against [[England national football team|England]].<ref name="seniorcall" /> Strachan stated that Macleod was "not just coming along to make up the numbers",<ref name="seniorcall">{{Cite news | |
On 4 November 2014, manager [[Gordon Strachan]] called Macleod into the senior Scottish squad for the first time, ahead of a [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying|Euro 2016 qualifier]] against the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] and a friendly against [[England national football team|England]].<ref name="seniorcall" /> Strachan stated that Macleod was "not just coming along to make up the numbers",<ref name="seniorcall">{{Cite news |date=4 November 2014 |title=Scotland: Rangers' Lewis Macleod given first squad call |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29891455 |access-date=4 November 2014}}</ref> but he featured only in the England match as an unused substitute.<ref name="Soccerway" /> |
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== Style of play == |
== Style of play == |
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Macleod stated that he likes "to get forward, but I also like to help out defensively too. I like to play either a [[Midfielder#Defensive midfielder|number 8]] or a [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|number 10]] |
Macleod stated that he likes "to get forward, but I also like to help out defensively too. I like to play either a [[Midfielder#Defensive midfielder|number 8]] or a [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|number 10]] role".<ref name="Street" /> Plymouth Argyle manager [[Ryan Lowe]] described him as "a fantastic number four. He can play in the eight position as well. He has got fantastic vision and fantastic ability to hit most passes".<ref name="Errington" /> |
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== Coaching career == |
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In March 2024, Macleod returned to Rangers as an [[Rangers F.C. B Team and Academy|academy]] [[Coach (association football)|coach]].<ref name="RangersCoach">{{Cite web |title=RYDC: Lewis Macleod Thrilled To Be Home |url=https://www.rangers.co.uk/article/rydc-lewis-macleod-thrilled-to-be-home/yfZNmIdwBm13K50EEV6K5 |access-date=25 March 2024 |website=www.rangers.co.uk |language=en-gb}}</ref> He initially held a part-time role with the club's under-14 team.<ref name="RangersCoach" /> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Macleod attended Newmains Primary School in [[Wishaw]] and is a former pupil of [[Coltness High School]].<ref name="Valante">{{Cite web |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/rangers-star-lewis-macleod-living-2461638 | |
Macleod attended Newmains Primary School in [[Wishaw]] and is a former pupil of [[Coltness High School]].<ref name="Valante">{{Cite web |last=Valante |first=Allan |date=17 October 2013 |title=Rangers star Lewis Macleod is living his boyhood dream |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/rangers-star-lewis-macleod-living-2461638 |access-date=5 October 2014 |website=dailyrecord.co.uk |publisher=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]}}</ref> His father Kenny played junior football for Wishaw and was on the books at [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] as a youth.<ref name="McDermott" /><ref name="Valante" /> He is the cousin of former [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] [[David McEwan (footballer)|David McEwan]].<ref name="dailyrecord-kitted">{{Cite news |date=9 May 2007 |title=Football: Kitted out for glory |work=Daily Record |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-163118855}}{{subscription required}}</ref> As well as football, Macleod also excelled in [[golf]] at school, playing for his school team and winning tournaments.<ref name="McDermott" /> While sitting out the 2021–22 season due to injury rehabilitation, Macleod worked as a [[personal trainer]] at a gym in Wishaw.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lewis MacLeod |url=https://www.newagefitness.co.uk/wishaw/personal-training/lewis-macleod/ |access-date=25 April 2022 |website=New Age Fitness – Wishaw |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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==Career statistics== |
==Career statistics== |
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!colspan="2"|National Cup |
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Scottish Cup]], [[FA Cup]]}} |
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!colspan="2"|League Cup |
!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[Scottish League Cup]], [[EFL Cup]]}} |
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! colspan="2" |Europe |
! colspan="2" |Europe |
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|[[2011–12 Rangers F.C. season|2011–12]]<ref name="espnfc1112" /> |
|[[2011–12 Rangers F.C. season|2011–12]]<ref name="espnfc1112">{{Cite web |title=Lewis MacLeod |url=http://www.espnfc.co.uk/player/172847/lewis-macleod?season=2011 |access-date=20 April 2015 |website=espnfc.co.uk}}</ref> |
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|[[Scottish Premier League]] |
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|[[2014–15 Football League Championship|2014–15]]<ref name="Soccerbase1415" /> |
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|[[2015–16 Brentford F.C. season|2015–16]]<ref name="Soccerbase1516">{{Soccerbase season|64745|2015|access-date=11 August 2015}}</ref> |
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|[[2016–17 Brentford F.C. season|2016–17]]<ref name="Soccerbase1617">{{Soccerbase season|64745|2016|access-date=24 July 2016}}</ref> |
|[[2016–17 Brentford F.C. season|2016–17]]<ref name="Soccerbase1617">{{Soccerbase season|64745|2016|access-date=24 July 2016}}</ref> |
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|[[2017–18 Brentford F.C. season|2017–18]]<ref name="Soccerbase1718">{{Soccerbase season|64745|2017|access-date=6 August 2017}}</ref> |
|[[2017–18 Brentford F.C. season|2017–18]]<ref name="Soccerbase1718">{{Soccerbase season|64745|2017|access-date=6 August 2017}}</ref> |
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|[[2018–19 Brentford F.C. season|2018–19]]<ref name="Soccerbase1819">{{Soccerbase season|id=64745|season=2018|accessdate=4 August 2018}}</ref> |
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|[[2019–20 Wigan Athletic F.C. season|2019–20]]<ref name="Soccerbase1920">{{Soccerbase season|id=64745|season=2019|accessdate=4 August 2019}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | *[[Scottish League One]]: [[2013–14 Scottish League One|2013–14]]<ref name="scotsman">{{Cite web |title=Lewis Macleod moves from Rangers to Brentford |url=https://www.scotsman.com/regions/lewis-macleod-moves-from-rangers-to-brentford-1516791 |access-date=20 April 2015 |website=scotsman.com|date=31 December 2014 }}</ref> |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Lewis Kenneth Macleod[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Wishaw, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rangers (U14 coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Newmains Hammers | |||
| –2004 | Livingston | ||
| 2004–2012 | Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Rangers | 52 | (11) |
| 2015–2019 | Brentford | 41 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | Wigan Athletic | 12 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Plymouth Argyle | 15 | (0) |
| Total | 120 | (15) | |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Scotland U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Scotland U17 | 13 | (0) |
| 2012 | Scotland U18 | 2 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Scotland U19 | 6 | (2) |
| 2012 | Scotland U21 | 8 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lewis Kenneth Macleod (born 16 June 1994) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He came to prominence with Rangers in Scotland and was a product of the club's academy. He later played in England for Brentford, Wigan Athletic and Plymouth Argyle. Macleod represented Scotland from under-16 to under-21 level.
Club career
[edit]Rangers
[edit]Early years
[edit]Macleod began his career with youth club Newmains Hammers, playing a year above his age-group,[3] before joining Livingston.[4] He signed for Scottish Premier League club Rangers as a 10-year-old in 2004 and progressed through the youth system at Murray Park.[3] Macleod was called up to the first team squad for the first time for a league match versus Motherwell on 31 March 2012 and he remained an unused substitute during the 2–1 victory.[5] It was his only involvement in the first team squad during the 2011–12 season.[5]
Breakthrough (2012–2013)
[edit]After Rangers entered administration in February 2012, the Scottish Football Association imposed a transfer embargo on the club.[6] This created opportunities for players within the youth and reserve ranks, including Macleod.[6] Macleod made his professional debut in a Scottish Challenge Cup first round match versus Brechin City on 29 July 2012.[7] He started the game and Rangers went through to the second round after a 2–1 extra-time victory, with Macleod's corner setting up the winning goal – a 102nd-minute header by Lee McCulloch.[7]
Macleod went on to hold down a regular starting place in the team and signed a five-year contract extension on 13 September 2012.[8] He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 victory over Montrose on 23 September,[9] while also claiming the man of the match award.[10] Macleod continued his starting run and good form through to January 2013, scoring in home and away matches versus Elgin City.[9] A knee injury suffered against Montrose on 26 January kept him sidelined until the final game of the 2012–13 season against Berwick Rangers.[11][12] Macleod made 29 appearances and scored three goals during Rangers' 2012–13 Third Division title-winning season.[9][13] In addition to the November 2012 Scottish League Young Player of the Month award,[14] Macleod won the Rangers Young Player of the Year award.[15]
2013–2014
[edit]Macleod began the 2013–14 Scottish League One season in good form, hitting four goals in a seven-game spell,[16] the most notable being an overhead kick in a 2–0 victory over Ayr United on 6 October 2013.[17] He held down a regular starting place,[5] but again his season was cut short in January 2014, after an adverse reaction to a viral infection affected the muscles around his heart.[18] In March 2014, manager Ally McCoist allayed fears that Macleod's career could be under threat.[18] Macleod failed to appear again during the 2013–14 season and finished the campaign with 24 appearances and five goals.[5] In his absence, Rangers won the Scottish League One title to seal a place in the Scottish Championship for the 2014–15 season, with Macleod receiving a winners' medal.[13]
Macleod made a successful recovery from his health problems and scored on his comeback in a closed-doors friendly at Rangers Training Centre versus Fulham in July 2014.[19] He began the 2014–15 season in good form, scoring four goals in his first four appearances of the season and four goals in 9 matches from September through to November 2014.[20] A match-winning bicycle kick versus Livingston on 4 October was voted Rangers' Goal of the Season and he won the October 2014 Scottish League Young Player of the Month award.[21][22] After suffering a serious hamstring injury during a 3–2 defeat to Alloa Athletic on 3 December 2014, it was reported that Macleod would be out until 2015,[23] but the Alloa match turned out to be his final appearance in a Rangers shirt.[20] On 31 December 2014, it was announced that Macleod had left Rangers.[24] His involvement in the 2014–15 season ended with 21 appearances and eight goals.[20] Macleod made 74 appearances and scored 16 goals during his 2+1⁄2 years as a first team player at Ibrox.[5]
Brentford
[edit]2015–2016
[edit]On 31 December 2014, Macleod moved to England to sign for Championship club Brentford for an undisclosed fee on a 3+1⁄2-year contract, effective 3 January 2015.[24] The fee was later reported by The Sunday Post to be £850,000, with add-ons raising the amount to up to £1.3 million.[25] Having failed to recover from the hamstring injury suffered in his last match while a Rangers player, Macleod's recovery suffered a setback when he tweaked the hamstring again in training.[26] He finally made his first appearance in a Brentford shirt with 45 minutes in a Development Squad defeat to Nottingham Forest on 28 March 2015,[27] but two weeks later, manager Mark Warburton ruled Macleod out of first team contention for the rest of the 2014–15 season.[28] In an apparent U-turn, Macleod won his maiden first team call-up for Brentford's playoff semi-final first leg versus Middlesbrough on 8 May.[5] He remained an unused substitute during the 2–1 defeat and was replaced on the bench by Chris Long for the second leg, with the ensuing 5–1 aggregate loss ending Brentford's season.[29]
Macleod's rehabilitation away from the first team squad saw him miss the entire 2015–16 pre-season.[30] He returned to the Development Squad in October 2015 and made seven appearances either side of a recurrence of his hamstring injury in mid-November 2015.[31][32][33][34] He finally made his first team debut versus Brighton & Hove Albion on 5 February 2016,[35] when he replaced Josh McEachran after 82 minutes of the 3–0 defeat.[36] Later that month, Macleod suffered a slight medial ligament injury in training and was not included in any further squads during the 2015–16 season.[5][37]
2016–2019
[edit]After returning to fitness for the 2016–17 pre-season,[38] Macleod made his first competitive start for the club on the opening day of the regular season,[39] playing 82 minutes of a 2–1 defeat to Huddersfield Town, before being replaced by Philipp Hofmann.[5] Macleod made 12 further appearances before suffering a serious knee injury during a West London derby versus Queens Park Rangers on 28 October 2016.[40][41] In December 2016, he signed a one-year contract extension, which would keep him at Griffin Park until the end of the 2018–19 season.[42]
After recovering from the knee injury and then suffering a hamstring problem in October 2017,[43] Macleod made his first appearance for over 13 months as a second-half substitute for Sergi Canós in a 3–1 victory over West London rivals Fulham on 2 December 2017.[44] After just one FA Cup start and sporadic substitute cameos,[5] Macleod made his first league start of the 2017–18 season versus Middlesbrough on 17 March 2018 and scored his first goal for the club with the equaliser in a 1–1 draw.[45] He finished the 2017–18 season with 11 appearances and one goal.[44]
Macleod entered the 2018–19 season fully fit and held down a starting place through much of the first four months of the campaign.[5] After scoring his third goal of the season with an injury time equaliser versus West Bromwich Albion on 3 December 2018,[46] he suffered a hamstring injury.[47] After returning to fitness, Macleod's reluctance to sign a new contract meant that he made just one further appearance before the end of the season.[46][48] Macleod departed Brentford when his contract expired at the end of the 2018–19 season and he finished his career at Griffin Park with 43 appearances and four goals.[49]
Wigan Athletic
[edit]On 12 July 2019, Macleod signed a one-year contract with Championship club Wigan Athletic on a free transfer.[50] He was largely out of favour during the 2019–20 season and made just 12 appearances before his contract expired.[51][52]
Plymouth Argyle
[edit]On 17 August 2020, Macleod signed a one-year contract with newly promoted League One club Plymouth Argyle on a free transfer.[53][54] During a 2020–21 season affected by a torn medial knee ligament,[55] he made 17 appearances and was released when his contract expired.[56][57]
Free agency and retirement
[edit]In September 2021, it was reported that Macleod had undergone surgery during the 2021 off-season on the medial knee ligament problem which blighted his spell with Plymouth Argyle.[58] Expecting to miss the entire 2021–22 season, he focused on working towards his coaching badges.[58] In September 2022, Macleod announced that he had retired from football and was still in rehabilitation for his knee injury.[55]
International career
[edit]U16–U19
[edit]Macleod represented the Scotland national team from under-16 to under-21 level.[59] He won six under-16 caps, which included three of Scotland's 2009 Victory Shield matches.[60] He was an under-17 regular between January 2010 and March 2011 and won four of his seven caps during Scotland's unsuccessful 2011 European Under-17 Championship qualifying campaign.[61] By April 2012 he had progressed to the under-18 squad and won two caps in a pair of friendlies against Serbia and scored his first international goal in a 4–1 win in the second match.[62][63] Macleod made five appearances for the under-19 squad in September and October 2012 (scoring in a 4–0 2013 European Under-19 Championship qualifying rout of Armenia) and scored his second under-19 goal in a 2–2 elite qualifying draw with Belgium on 24 May 2013.[64] His under-19 career ended after his sixth and final cap against Georgia on 26 May 2013,[64] an 3–1 elite qualifying round defeat which ended the under-19s' chances of qualifying for the tournament finals.
U21
[edit]Macleod made his under-21 debut while an under-19 regular and received his first call up for a friendly versus Portugal on 14 November 2012.[65] He made his debut in the 3–2 defeat, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute for Kenny McLean.[65] On 14 October 2013, Macleod scored his first under-21 goal in a 2–1 defeat to Georgia and he made six appearances during Scotland's unsuccessful 2015 European U21 Championship qualifying campaign.[65] After nearly two years away from international football due to injuries, Macleod was recalled to the under-21 squad for two 2017 European U21 Championship qualifiers in September 2016,[66] but he withdrew due to injury.[67]
Full
[edit]On 4 November 2014, manager Gordon Strachan called Macleod into the senior Scottish squad for the first time, ahead of a Euro 2016 qualifier against the Republic of Ireland and a friendly against England.[68] Strachan stated that Macleod was "not just coming along to make up the numbers",[68] but he featured only in the England match as an unused substitute.[5]
Style of play
[edit]Macleod stated that he likes "to get forward, but I also like to help out defensively too. I like to play either a number 8 or a number 10 role".[38] Plymouth Argyle manager Ryan Lowe described him as "a fantastic number four. He can play in the eight position as well. He has got fantastic vision and fantastic ability to hit most passes".[54]
Coaching career
[edit]In March 2024, Macleod returned to Rangers as an academy coach.[69] He initially held a part-time role with the club's under-14 team.[69]
Personal life
[edit]Macleod attended Newmains Primary School in Wishaw and is a former pupil of Coltness High School.[4] His father Kenny played junior football for Wishaw and was on the books at Barnsley as a youth.[3][4] He is the cousin of former goalkeeper David McEwan.[70] As well as football, Macleod also excelled in golf at school, playing for his school team and winning tournaments.[3] While sitting out the 2021–22 season due to injury rehabilitation, Macleod worked as a personal trainer at a gym in Wishaw.[71]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rangers | 2011–12[72] | Scottish Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012–13[9] | Scottish Third Division | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2013–14[5] | Scottish League One | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 24 | 5 | ||
| 2014–15[20] | Scottish Championship | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 3[c] | 3 | 21 | 8 | ||
| Total | 52 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 74 | 16 | ||
| Brentford | 2014–15[20] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16[36] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17[40] | Championship | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18[44] | Championship | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19[46] | Championship | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 3 | |||
| Total | 41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4 | |||
| Wigan Athletic | 2019–20[51] | Championship | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | 2020–21[56] | League One | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 120 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 146 | 20 | ||
- ^ Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup
- ^ Includes Scottish League Cup, EFL Cup
- ^ a b c Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
Honours
[edit]Rangers
Individual
- Scottish Football League Young Player of the Month: November 2012, October 2014[14][22]
- Rangers Young Player of the Year: 2012–13[15]
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External links
[edit]- Lewis Macleod at the Scottish Football Association
- Lewis Macleod at Soccerbase
- Lewis Macleod – UEFA competition record (archive)
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