Lewie Coyle

Lewie Coyle

Coyle in July 2015
Personal information
Full name	Lewie Jacob Coyle[1]
Date of birth	(1995-10-15) 15 October 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Kingston upon Hull, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s)	Right back, Central midfielder, Left back
Team information
Current team	Hull City
Number	2
Youth career
2004–2014	Leeds United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2020	Leeds United	15	(0)
2014	→ Harrogate Town (loan)	2	(0)
2017–2019	→ Fleetwood Town (loan)	105	(0)
2020	Fleetwood Town	12	(1)
2020–	Hull City	153	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:12, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Lewie Jacob Coyle (born 15 October 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays for and captains EFL Championship club Hull City as a right back.

Career

Leeds United

Coyle started his footballing life at Leeds United and hit the headlines as a 10-year-old when he was involved in an alleged tapping-up scandal with Chelsea. Coyle's father alleged that he was offered £10,000 'in readies' and the promise of a new kitchen if his son were to attend a one-week trial with the Premier League champions. It was also claimed that Spanish giants Barcelona had made an offer for Coyle around the same time.^[3]

Coyle made his first start on 9 January 2016 against Rotherham United to help Leeds advance to the fourth round of the FA Cup in a 2–0 victory.^[4]

On 26 October 2016, Coyle picked up a knee injury in normal time against Norwich City in the English League Cup. His injury was after Leeds had used all their substitutes and saw Leeds down to 10 men for all of the 30 minutes of extra time; however they managed to secure a penalty shootout victory after a 2–2 draw.^[5] On 3 November, despite being out injured, Coyle signed a two-year extension deal at the club to run until the end of the 2019 season.^[6]

On 9 January 2017, Coyle made his return from injury in Leeds' 2–1 FA Cup win against Cambridge United.^[7] On 13 January 2017, Coyle made his first start in the League of the 2016–17 season in a 1–0 win against Derby County to send Leeds third in the EFL Championship table.^[8] On 29 January 2017, Coyle gave away a costly penalty against Sutton United in the FA Cup. The penalty, converted by Jamie Collins, saw Leeds knocked out in a 1–0 defeat.^[9]

Fleetwood Town

On 4 July 2017, Coyle agreed a new three-year deal with Leeds United, running until 2020 and, the same day, went out on a season-long loan to League One club Fleetwood Town, for the 2017–18 season, linking up with one of his former Leeds head coaches, Uwe Rosler.^[10]

Coyle impressed early on for Fleetwood, receiving several man of the match awards in his first few games.^[11] On 6 November 2017, Coyle received the first red card of his career after being sent off in Fleetwood's FA Cup 2–1 victory against Chorley.^[12] On 6 January 2018, Coyle also was part of the side who caused an FA Cup upset, earning a replay after a 0–0 draw against Premier League opponents Leicester City.^[13] In January, facing an injury and suspension crisis under then head coach Thomas Christiansen, Leeds considered recalling Coyle from his loan, but decided to not exercise the recall to ensure a guaranteed run of games at Fleetwood.^[14]

In March 2018, Coyle received special praise from new Fleetwood manager John Sheridan, citing him as a player who always gives 100% in training and during the matches and that Coyle was an example to the whole squad.^[15] On 24 March 2018, Coyle was nominated for both Player Of The Year and Young Player Of The Year awards at Fleetwood's annual ceremony.^[16] He won the Players' Player of the Year Award and the fan-voted Junior Cod Army Player of the Year Award.^[17]

On 27 June 2018, Coyle rejoined Fleetwood Town on a 6-month loan under new manager Joey Barton.^[18] He made his second debut for the club on 4 August, starting in the 1–0 loss against AFC Wimbledon.^[19] In December, with Leeds facing an injury crisis, Barton was asked if Coyle might return to his parent club in January. He said: "for us he has been first class; he trains properly, he is willing to learn, open all ears and is keen on developing as a player. For me he is a pleasure to work with, someone who you would love at your football club".^[20]

Barton converted Coyle into a central midfielder and left-back over the second half of the season, with forward Wes Burns occupying Coyle's usual right-back slot. Barton praised Coyle for his versatility and his performances in his new positions.^[21] Coyle made 45 appearances for Fleetwood in all competitions in his second spell at the club.^[22]

Coyle made it three consecutive loan spells with Fleetwood Town when he joined ahead of the 2019–20 season.^[23] The deal was made permanent in January 2020 when he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract.^[24]

Hull City

On 7 August 2020, Coyle signed for Hull City on a three-year deal with an optional 12-month extension for an undisclosed fee.^[25] Coyle made his debut on 20 October 2020 in the 1–0 home win against AFC Wimbledon.^[26] He faced his former team in the EFL Trophy on 12 January 2021, and deep in extra-time scored his first goal for Hull City to give them a 3–2 victory over Fleetwood Town and allow Hull to progress to the fourth round of the competition.^[27]

On 28 July 2022, Coyle was appointed club captain for the 2022–23 season.^[28]

On 19 June 2023, Coyle signed a new three-year deal with the club.^[29]

Personal life

A sporting family, Coyle's eldest brother Tommy is a professional boxer and former Commonwealth lightweight champion. His younger brother Rocco is at Hull City in the Youth Academy after joining from Leeds United. His elder brother Joe is a professional golfer.^[30]

Honours

Hull City

• EFL League One: 2020–21^[31]

Individual

• PFA Team of the Year: 2020–21 League One^[32]
• Fleetwood Town Players' Player of the Year Award: 2017–18,^[17]
• Fleetwood Town Junior Cod Army Player of the Year: 2017–18^[17]

Career statistics

As of 14 December 2024.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Leeds United	2015–16[33]	Championship	11	0	2	0	0	0	–	–	13	0
	2016–17[34]		4	0	2	0	4	0	–	–	10	0
	Total		15	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	23	0
Harrogate Town (loan)	2014–15[35]	Conference North	2	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	2	0
Fleetwood Town (loan)	2017–18[36]	League One	42	0	4	0	1	0	1[a]	0	48	0
	2018–19[37]		41	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	45	0
	2019–20[38]		22	0	3	0	1	0	3[a]	0	29	0
Fleetwood Town	2019–20	League One	12	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	13	1
	Total		117	1	10	0	3	0	5	0	135	1
Hull City	2020–21[39]	League One	28	0	1	0	2	0	3[a]	1	34	1
	2021–22[40]	Championship	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	1
	2022–23[41]	Championship	41	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	43	0
	2023–24[42]	Championship	40	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	42	1
	2024–25[43]	Championship	21	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	22	1
	Total		153	3	3	0	5	0	3	1	164	4
Career Total			287	4	17	0	12	0	8	1	324	5

1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

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