Lewis Travis
Lewis Travis (born 16 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for and captains EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers. Youth career Having come through the ranks at Liverpool as a defender, Travis was released and soon joined Blackburn Rovers where Tony Mowbray transitioned the Merseyside born player into a midfielder. Lewis Travis earned a professional contract at aged 19. Club career In January 2017, Travis signed a new professional contract at Blackburn Rovers penning a one-year deal. In August 2017, Travis made his first team debut, starting the match for Blackburn in the 2017–18 EFL Trophy game against Stoke City U21s. In December 2018, Travis broke into the starting eleven for Blackburn Rovers and had an extended run of games in the centre of midfield in which he impressed both supporters and the manager, Tony Mowbray, who said he had saved him money because he would not have to make a new signing in his position. In September 2021, Travis captained his side as Darragh Lenihan missed out through injury. Blackburn lost 3–2 to Huddersfield Town at the John Smith's Stadium. In March 2022, Lewis Travis signed a long term deal with Blackburn Rovers