- Lewis Gobern
Football player infobox
playername= Lewis Gobern
fullname = Lewis Thomas Gobern
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|1|28
cityofbirth =Birmingham
countryofbirth =England
height = height|ft=5|in=10
currentclub = Wolverhampton Wanderers
clubnumber = 38
position = Winger
youthyears =
youthclubs = Wolverhampton Wanderers
years = 2004–
2004
2005–2006
2006
clubs = Wolverhampton Wanderers
→ Hartlepool United (loan)
→ Blackpool (loan)
→ Bury (loan)
caps(goals) = 13 (2)
01 (0)
08 (1)
07 (1)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 7 September 2008
ntupdate =Lewis Thomas Gobern (born
January 20 1985 inBirmingham ) is an English footballer, who plays for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Championship.Playing career
Gobern is a product of Wolves' youth academy. He gained his first professional experience on loan at Hartlepool United during the 2004/05 season, where he made his senior debut on
2 November 2004 in a 1-0 win over fc|Carlisle United in theFootball League Trophy . He later had spells on loan at Blackpool and Bury, respectively, during the 2005/06 season.He made his Wolves debut on
5 November 2005 , coming on as a substitute in a 2-0 win againstNorwich City . However, he was not used again byGlenn Hoddle and only appeared again nine months later, as a substitute in a 1-1 draw at Plymouth Argyle, the first game ofMick McCarthy 's reign. He progressed to being a first team starter over Autumn 2006, and marked these appearances with two goals in successive games, against Crystal Palace and fc|Leicester City.However, his debut season was cut short by two separate
hamstring injuries that kept him out of action after Christmas. He signed a new two-year contract in June 2007, but spent the whole of the 2007/08 season on the sidelines after suffering a knee injury in training.He returned to reserve team football in August 2008 and is currently working to regaining full fitness in an attempt to make a stake for a first team place, in this, the final year of his current contract.
His younger brother, Oscar, plays for Championship rivals Southampton.
External links
* [http://www.wolves.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10307~30622,00.html Official club profile]
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