Lewis Mayo (footballer)


Lewis Mayo is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Rangers.

Early Life

Mayo was born the day after Rod Wallace scored a hat-trick that helped Rangers beat Motherwell 6–2 in March 2000. A Rangers fan from a young age, Mayo excelled as a student and attained straight A's at High School.

Career

A highly-promising graduate of the Rangers youth academy, of which he was a member since the age of 7, Mayo signed a three-year deal with the Ibrox club in October 2018 under the management of Steven Gerrard and academy manager Graeme Murty. Mayo is described as a versatile player, however primarily operates in defensive positions.
Mayo featured and scored for Rangers in a 5–0 pre-season win over Oxford United at Ibrox and has also played in three Scottish Challenge Cup games for Rangers Colts, making it to the competition’s semi-final stage in 2020, after captaining the side for a 2–0 quarter-final win over Wrexham.
A Rangers fan since a young age, Mayo described the challenges of playing against players such as Jermain Defoe and Alfredo Morelos: "Jermain Defoe has been excellent as well because I play against him. He will tell me what I am doing well. It is hard and the thing is, it is either him or Alfredo Morelos in training, so you are not really getting a break. It is one or the other."

Loan to Partick Thistle

In the January 2020 transfer window, Mayo joined Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle on a season-long loan deal with the Maryhill side. Mayo made his debut in a 0-0 draw at home to Queen of the South, receiving a man of the match award for his performance. Due to the Cornavirus pandemic cutting short the season, Mayo’s loan was ended early as he returned to Rangers after making 3 appearances for The Jags, with his game time being limited due to being injured upon signing.