Lewis McGugan
McGugan training with Watford in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Lewis Shay McGugan | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Long Eaton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2013 | Nottingham Forest | 202 | (40) |
| 2013–2015 | Watford | 40 | (10) |
| 2014–2015 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2015– | Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2004–2006 | England U17 | 10 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | England U19 | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:58, 10 March 2016 (UTC). |
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Lewis Shay McGugan (born 25 October 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sheffield Wednesday. He has also represented England at under-17 and under-19 levels.
Born in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, McGugan was a product of Nottingham Forest's youth system and according to Jason Hellawell, he was very good in his youth which resulted in him leaving the club and playing in a trial match for Chelsea against Fulham in the summer of 2005. It didn't work out for him, and Chelsea didn't take him on, but when Ian McParland and Frank Barlow took over at Forest after Gary Megson's departure in February 2006, McGugan returned to Forest and made his debut for them the following season.
On 3 March 2007 McGugan was a substitute after just 12 minutes in Forest's match against Huddersfield Town. In his first five minutes of play he netted his second career goal with a shot, from the edge of the box, past the Huddersfield goalkeeper, Matt Glennon. This was Forest's third goal, in their 5–1 victory over Huddersfield. In an earlier match against Gillingham, McGugan scored a match-winning free kick in the 85th minute that ensured Forest would continue fighting for second place in League One. The goal was subsequently voted by fans as Forest's 'Goal of the season' for 2006–07.
Although McGugan missed the start of the 2007–08 campaign due to injury, he was recalled to the starting line-up following the absence of Neil Lennon. His performance enabled him to keep his place in the side, whilst Lennon remained on the bench following his own return. McGugan's first league goal of the season came from a 20-yard strike in Forest's 2–2 draw with Northampton Town. He scored his fourth goal of the season, in the second minute of stoppage time, in the New Year's Day 2–1 win, at the City Ground, over Huddersfield a goal which won him Forest's goal of the season for the second year running. He did not score again until April, but then scored three goals in Forest's last four games of the season, including an outstanding free-kick against Yeovil Town in Forest's 3–2 win on the last day of the campaign, which saw Forest promoted from League One into the Championship. He finished the season with seven goals, with his form valuable to Forest to help them gain promotion. This was the youngster's first major honour of his career.
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