Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lewis Terence Koumas[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 19 September 2005||
Place of birth | Chester, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
Number | 67 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2016 | Tranmere Rovers | ||
2016–2023 | Liverpool | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Wales U19 | 2 | (1) |
2024– | Wales U21 | 1 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:07, 22 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:07, 22 March 2024 (UTC) |
Lewis Terence Koumas (born 19 September 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward[3] or winger[4] for Premier League club Liverpool and the Wales under-21 national team.
Koumas joined the Liverpool academy as an 11-year old in November 2016, having spent three years with the academy of Tranmere Rovers.[citation needed] He signed his first professional contract with Liverpool in January 2023.[5]
Koumas appeared in the senior squad for the first time on 14 December 2023, remaining an unused substitute in a 2–1 loss to Union SG in the Europa League.[6]
Koumas was an unused substitute on 25 February 2024 in the 2024 EFL Cup final at Wembley Stadium, in which Liverpool beat Chelsea 1–0 after extra time.[7]
Koumas made his first team debut for Liverpool in the FA Cup fifth round against Southampton on 28 February 2024. On his debut, he scored his first senior goal for the club late in the first half in an eventual 3–0 win.[8]
Koumas is eligible to represent England through birth, Wales through his father, and Cyprus through his paternal grandfather.[9]
Koumas was named in the Wales U19 national team in March 2023 for matches against Scotland U19.[10] He made his debut on 23 March, starting in a 2–1 win for Wales before being substituted in the 55th minute.[11] He was called up again in June and scored in a 2–2 draw against Sweden.[12] Koumas made his debut for the Wales under-21 team on 22 March 2024, scoring the second goal in the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying match 2-1 win against Lithuania.[13]
In addition to playing as a midfielder, Koumas featured predominantly as a striker for Liverpool U18.[5][14]
Koumas is the son of former Wales international footballer Jason Koumas.[5]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Liverpool | 2023–24[2] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Career total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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