Preston North End

Lewis Coulton put pen to paper on his first professional deal at the club in May 2021 following a successful two years as a scholar.

The club have since taken the option to activate a one-year extension in his contract, which will see him stay at PNE until at least 2023.

During his first year as a professional, he gained experience playing with senior members of the squad in the Central League, while enjoying loan spells with Bamber Bridge and Warrington Town, reaching the Play-Offs with the latter.

The left-sided defender has picked up plenty of experience on the international stage, too, progressing through the youth levels with Scotland, up to their U19s who he helped get to the elite round of European Championship qualification.

Lewis' youth team debut with PNE came as an U15, having first linked up with the club’s youth set-up at U11 level, and is a former pupil of Worden Academy in Leyland.

Leyland-born Lewis played in several bounce matches alongside first team players in the 2019/20 season, notably in the Lancashire Senior Cup win at Chorley's Victory Park in September 2019, and he was named as a first team substitute in the 2020/21 campaign.