Lewis Neal
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Neal playing for Orlando City B in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Lewis Ryan Neal | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Orlando City B | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2005 | Stoke City | 70 | (2) |
| 2001 | → ÍBV (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2005–2009 | Preston North End | 65 | (5) |
| 2008 | → Notts County (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | Carlisle United | 16 | (2) |
| 2009–2011 | Shrewsbury Town | 31 | (2) |
| 2011 | Orlando City | 21 | (4) |
| 2012–2014 | D.C. United | 53 | (2) |
| 2015 | Orlando City | 21 | (0) |
| 2016– | Orlando City B | 28 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 8, 2017. |
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Lewis Ryan Neal (born 14 July 1981) is an English professional footballer who plays for Orlando City B, and coaches in the academy system of, Orlando City.
Neal started his career at Stoke City, making his debut in the Football League Trophy on 6 December 2000 against Scarborough. He played 70 league games and scored 2 goals for Stoke before signing for Preston North End in 2005 in a player swap deal for Marlon Broomes.
On 31 October 2008, Neal signed a month-long loan deal with Notts County, and made his debut at home to Bury.
After playing 65 league games for Preston, Neal was allowed to join Carlisle United on 30 January 2009, after agreeing to a termination package. He signed a contract to the end of the season. He made his Carlisle debut in the 1–1 home draw against Walsall, but at the end of the season manager Greg Abbott decided to release him.
A day after his contract expired with Carlisle on 2 July 2009, Neal signed a two-year contract with League Two club Shrewsbury Town.
On 22 January 2011, he was released by Shrewsbury Town, by mutual consent. He moved to the United States and entered training camp with Orlando City Soccer Club of the USL Pro league, the third tier of US Soccer. He scored the team's first ever goal on 19 February in a friendly against Philadelphia Union. Lewis signed with Orlando on 21 March 2011.
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