Lewis McGugan

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Personal information
Lewis McGugan
Full name	Lewis McGugan
Date of birth	October 25, 1988 (1988-10-25) (age 19)
Place of birth	Nottingham, England
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Nottingham Forest
Number	17
Youth clubs
	Nottingham Forest
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2006-	Nottingham Forest	46 (8)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 12, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Lewis McGugan (born October 25, 1988 in Nottingham, England) [1] is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for English League One Nottingham Forest. He made his professional début on 17 October 2006 in Forest's Football League Trophy win at Gillingham. He has also represented England at Under-17 level.

1 Career
2 Honours
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Career

[edit] 2006-07

On March 3, 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 first 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 a later 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.

[edit] 2007-08

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 remains 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. 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.

Following some impressive performances, manager Colin Calderwood said on 3 January 2008 "He's a young player with a wonderful future ahead of him."^[1] The youngster put pen to paper and signed a new three and a half year deal keeping him at the club until 2011.