Lewis John Cook ( born 3 February 1997 ) is an english professional football player who plays as a central midfielder for EFL Championship cabaret AFC Bournemouth and the England national team. Cook is a graduate of Leeds United ‘s academy. He has represented England at respective youth levels. He has won the 2014 UEFA european Under-17 Championship, 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup and 2018 Toulon Tournament with his area, captaining the team in the latter two tournaments. With his unique technical ability, compass of happen, and confidence on the musket ball he has been compared to Spain ‘s Cesc Fàbregas and Xavi.
early on life [edit ]
Cook was born in York, North Yorkshire. [ 8 ] He attended Tadcaster Grammar School, playing for their football teams from under-13 to under-15 level. [ 9 ]
Club career [edit ]
Leeds United [edit ]
early career [edit ]
cook graduated through the Leeds United Academy and was playing for the under-18s team when he was just 15 years previous. [ citation needed ] Cook scored in a 3–1 loss against Liverpool under-18s on 1 March 2013 at Anfield for Leeds under-18s in the FA Youth Cup. [ 10 ]
2014–15 season [edit ]
After breaking into the team during the 2014–15 pre-season, Cook made his first-team debut for Leeds United in the beginning match of the season, coming on as a 64th-minute substitute against Millwall. [ 11 ] He made his first start for Leeds on 12 August 2014, starting the League Cup match against Accrington Stanley. [ 12 ] He made his first league start on 30 August against Watford. [ 11 ] Cook became one of the first base names on the teamsheet for Leeds, becoming part of a homegrown contingent in the first team aboard Sam Byram, Alex Mowatt and Charlie Taylor. [ citation needed ] On 28 March 2015, he picked up an ankle injury on external duty, which ruled him out of the final matches of the season. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] On 9 April 2015, after rumoured Premier League pastime in Cook and teammates Sam Byram, Alex Mowatt and Charlie Taylor, promontory coach Neil Redfearn challenged Leeds United ‘s owners to keep a clasp of their home-grown talents. [ 15 ] On 19 April, Cook won the Championship Apprentice of the Year award for the 2014–15 season. [ 16 ] On 1 May 2015, Cook was named as the runner-up to winner Alex Mowatt for the Yorkshire Evening Post Player of the year for the 2014–15 season. [ 17 ] On 2 May 2015, he won Leeds ‘ Young Player of the Year Award and besides finished as runner-up to Alex Mowatt in the Fans ‘ Player of the Year Award at the baseball club ‘s official end of season awards ceremony. [ 18 ]
2015–16 season [edit ]
Cook signed a newfangled shrink at Leeds on 11 May 2015, tying him to the club until June 2017. [ 19 ] On 12 August 2015, he scored his first gear Leeds goal against Doncaster Rovers in the League Cup, but was besides sent off in the first half for a neat bolshevik card, with Leeds finally losing 4–2 on penalties after a 1–1 draw. [ 20 ] As a result of this bolshevik card, Cook received a three-match abeyance. [ 21 ] After being submit to bids from Premier League clubs, Leeds coach Steve Evans revealed on 7 January 2016 that they had rejected bids for Cook and that club owner Massimo Cellino had assured him that the player would not be sold. [ 22 ] On 24 February 2016, Cook scored with a 35-yard light to earn his first league finish for Leeds in a 1–1 home reap against Fulham. [ 23 ] On 17 April 2016, Cook won the Football League Young Player of the Year Award. [ 24 ] At the club ‘s annual Player of the class Awards ceremony on 30 April 2016, Cook missed out on Player of the class to Charlie Taylor, but was named the Young Player of the year for the 2015–16 season. [ 25 ] In addition to this, he was presented with the award for Goal of the Season for his goal against Fulham. [ 25 ] 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 ]
AFC Bournemouth [edit ]
On 8 July 2016, Cook signed for Premier League club AFC Bournemouth on a four-year narrow for an undisclosed fee. [ 26 ] He made his debut when starting in a 3–1 defeat at home to Manchester United in their first pit of the 2016–17 Premier League. [ 27 ] Cook made two far appearances in the League Cup before being sidelined until 2017 by a dogged ankle problem. [ citation needed ] Cook returned to the first team on 15 April 2017, coming on as a 56th-minute alternate in a 4–0 away kill to Tottenham Hotspur. [ 27 ] He scored his inaugural goal for Bournemouth in a 4-2 succeed against Reading on 21 November 2020. [ 28 ]
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International career [edit ]
In May 2014, Cook was depart of the England national under-17 team that won the 2014 UEFA european Under-17 Championship, starting three of England ‘s five matches, including the semi-final and the final. [ 29 ] In August 2014, he was called up to the under-18 team for a match against the Netherlands. [ 30 ] In March 2015, Cook was called up to Sean O’Driscoll ‘s under-19 team to play Denmark, Azerbaijan and France in the last three remaining european Under-19 Championship qualifiers. [ 31 ] He made his introduction on 28 March, playing 79 minutes against Azerbaijan in a 1–0 winnings for England before being replaced by Charlie Colkett. [ 32 ] 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. [ 33 ] He was withdrawn from the police squad for the 2016 UEFA european Under-19 Championship by his club director Garry Monk, who wished to work with the musician for a wax pre-season. [ 34 ] Cook was selected for the under-20 team for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup and was made master. [ 35 ] He played in six of the seven England matches in the tournament, [ citation needed ] alone being rested for the match against South Korea. [ 36 ] He scored a goal in a 1–1 tie against Guinea, his first goal in an external match. [ 37 ] England beat Venezuela 1–0 in the final, which was England ‘s inaugural succeed in a global tournament since their 1966 FIFA World Cup victory, [ 38 ] and Cook became the first England captain to lift a world trophy since Bobby Moore. [ 39 ] cook was called up by the aged team for the foremost time in November 2017 for a friendly against Brazil. [ 40 ] He was again named in the England squad in March 2018 for pre 2018 FIFA World Cup friendlies against the Netherlands and Italy. [ 41 ] He made his debut against the latter on 27 March as a 71st-minute substitute in the 1–1 draw at Wembley Stadium. [ 42 ] On 16 May 2018, he was one of five players named on standby for the 23-man England national team team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. [ 43 ] Cook received a predict up to England U21s by director Aidy Boothroyd on 18 May 2018, with Cook as Captain for the 2018 Toulon Tournament, with England ‘s group containing fixtures against Qatar, China and Mexico. [ 44 ] 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. [ 45 ]
career statistics [edit ]
baseball club [edit ]
- As of match played 6 March 2021
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leeds United | 2014–15[11] | Championship | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[46] | Championship | 43 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 47 | 2 | ||
| Total | 80 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 85 | 2 | |||
| AFC Bournemouth | 2016–17[27] | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[47] | Premier League | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[48] | Premier League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[49] | Premier League | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[50] | Championship | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | ||
| Total | 106 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 120 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 186 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 3 | ||
International [edit ]
- As of match played 27 March 2018[51]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours [edit ]
England U17
England U20
England U21
Individual
References [edit ]
- Profile at the AFC Bournemouth website
- Lewis Cook at Soccerbase
