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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lewis John Cook | ||
Date of birth | (1997-02-03)3 February 1997 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | York, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder[2] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bournemouth | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2014 | Leeds United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2016 | Leeds United | 80 | (1) |
2016– | Bournemouth | 231 | (3) |
International career | |||
2011–2013 | England U16 | 5 | (0) |
2012–2014 | England U17 | 17 | (0) |
2014 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
2015–2016 | England U19 | 8 | (0) |
2016–2017 | England U20 | 12 | (1) |
2017–2018 | England U21 | 14 | (0) |
2018 | England | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:16, 25 May 2025 (UTC) |
Lewis John Cook (born 3 February 1997) is an English professionalfootballer who plays as adefensive midfielder forPremier League clubBournemouth.
Cook is a graduate ofLeeds United's academy. He has represented England at various youth levels. He has won the2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship,2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup and2018 Toulon Tournament with his country, captaining the team in the latter two tournaments.
Lewis John Cook[3] was born on 3 February 1997[4] inYork, North Yorkshire,[5] and was raised in the nearby village ofSaxton, North Yorkshire.[6] He attendedTadcaster Grammar School, playing for their football teams from under-13 to under-15 level.[7]
Cook graduated through theLeeds United Academy and was playing for the under-18s team when he was just 15 years old.[citation needed] Cook scored in a 3–1 loss against Liverpool under-18s on 1 March 2013 atAnfield for Leeds under-18s in the FA Youth Cup.[8]
After breaking into the team during the2014–15 pre-season, Cook made his first-team debut forLeeds United in the first match of the season, coming on as a 64th-minute substitute againstMillwall.[9] He made his first start for Leeds on 12 August 2014, starting theLeague Cup match againstAccrington Stanley.[10] He made his first league start on 30 August againstWatford.[9] Cook became one of the first names on the teamsheet for Leeds, becoming part of a homegrown contingent in the first team alongsideSam Byram,Alex Mowatt andCharlie Taylor.[citation needed] On 28 March 2015, he picked up an ankle injury on international duty, which ruled him out of the final matches of the season.[11][12]
On 9 April 2015, after rumouredPremier League interest in Cook and teammates Sam Byram, Alex Mowatt and Charlie Taylor, head coachNeil Redfearn challenged Leeds United's owners to keep a hold of their home-grown talents.[13] On 19 April, Cook won theChampionship Apprentice of the Year award for the2014–15 season.[14] On 1 May 2015, Cook was named as the runner-up to winner Alex Mowatt for theYorkshire Evening Post Player of the Year for the 2014–15 season.[15] On 2 May 2015, he won Leeds' Young Player of the Year Award and also finished as runner-up to Alex Mowatt in the Fans' Player of the Year Award at the club's official end of season awards ceremony.[16]
Cook signed a new contract at Leeds on 11 May 2015, tying him to the club until June 2017.[17] On 12 August 2015, he scored his first Leeds goal againstDoncaster Rovers in the League Cup, but was also sent off in the first half for a straight red card, with Leeds eventually losing 4–2 on penalties after a 1–1 draw.[18] As a result of this red card, Cook received a three-match suspension.[19] After being subject to bids from Premier League clubs, Leeds managerSteve Evans revealed on 7 January 2016 that they had rejected bids for Cook and that club ownerMassimo Cellino had assured him that the player would not be sold.[20] On 24 February 2016, Cook scored with a 35-yard short to earn his first league goal for Leeds in a 1–1 home draw againstFulham.[21]
On 17 April 2016, Cook won theFootball League Young Player of the Year Award.[22] At the club's annual Player of the Year Awards ceremony on 30 April 2016, Cook missed out on Player of the Year to Charlie Taylor, but was named the Young Player of the Year for the2015–16 season.[23] In addition to this, he was presented with the award for Goal of the Season for his goal against Fulham.[23] On 15 June 2016, Leeds owner Massimo Cellino stated he had entered into talks with Cook's agent about extending the player's contract.[citation needed]
On 8 July 2016, Cook signed for Premier League clubBournemouth on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[24] He made his debut when starting in a 3–1 defeat at home toManchester United in their first match of the2016–17 Premier League.[25] Cook made two further appearances in the League Cup before being sidelined until 2017 by a persistent ankle problem.[citation needed] Cook returned to the first team on 15 April 2017, coming on as a 56th-minute substitute in a 4–0 away defeat toTottenham Hotspur.[25] He scored his first goal for Bournemouth in a 4-2 win againstReading on 21 November 2020.[26]
On 31 August 2024, and as captain for the first time, Cook scored his first Premier League goal, an equaliser against Everton, in a game that saw Bournemouth complete a comeback win in injury time from 2 goals down.
In May 2014, Cook was part of theEngland national under-17 team that won the2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, starting three of England's five matches, including the semi-final and the final.[27] In August 2014, he was called up to theunder-18 team for a match against theNetherlands.[28]
In March 2015, Cook was called up toSean O'Driscoll'sunder-19 team to playDenmark,Azerbaijan andFrance in the last three remainingEuropean Under-19 Championship qualifiers.[29] He made his debut on 28 March, playing 79 minutes against Azerbaijan in a 1–0 win for England before being replaced by Charlie Colkett.[30] Cook had to withdraw from the squad having suffered an ankle injury against Azerbaijan, meaning he missed the match against France as the team looked to secure a place at the tournament in Greece.[31] He was withdrawn from the squad for the2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship by his club managerGarry Monk, who wished to work with the player for a full pre-season.[32]
Cook was selected for theunder-20 team for the2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup and was made captain.[33] He played in six of the seven England matches in the tournament,[citation needed] only being rested for the match againstSouth Korea.[34] He scored a goal in a 1–1 draw againstGuinea, his first goal in an international match.[35] England beatVenezuela 1–0 in the final, which was England's first win in a global tournament since their1966 FIFA World Cup victory,[36] and Cook became the first England captain to lift a world trophy sinceBobby Moore.[37]
Cook was called up by thesenior team for the first time in November 2017 for a friendly againstBrazil.[38] He was again named in the England squad in March 2018 for pre2018 FIFA World Cup friendlies against theNetherlands andItaly.[39] He made his debut against the latter on 27 March as a 71st-minute substitute in the 1–1 draw atWembley Stadium.[40]
On 16 May 2018, he was one of five players named on standby for the 23-manEngland national team squad for the2018 FIFA World Cup.[41]
Cook received a call up toEngland U21s by managerAidy Boothroyd on 18 May 2018, with Cook as Captain for the2018 Toulon Tournament, with England's group containing fixtures againstQatar, China andMexico.[42] Cook started in the 2018 Toulon Tournament Final against Mexico on 9 June 2018, captaining England to victory in the tournament with a 2–1 win.[43]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Leeds United | 2014–15[9] | Championship | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
2015–16[44] | Championship | 43 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 2 | |
Total | 80 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 85 | 2 | ||
Bournemouth | 2016–17[25] | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
2017–18[45] | Premier League | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
2018–19[46] | Premier League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
2019–20[47] | Premier League | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
2020–21[48] | Championship | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
2021–22[49] | Championship | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
2022–23[50] | Premier League | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
2023–24[51] | Premier League | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
2024–25[52] | Premier League | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
Total | 231 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 258 | 3 | ||
Career total | 311 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 343 | 5 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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England | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Bournemouth
England U17
England U20
England U21
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