Lewis Peter Price (born 19 July 1984) is a retired

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professional

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who played as a

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. He is currently the First-Team Goalkeeping Coach for

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club

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. Apart from making 6

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appearances for

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he spent his whole career in the

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and made 11 senior appearances for

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Club career

Ipswich Town

Price was born in

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and was an academy player at

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but fell out with the goalkeeping coach. He had a trial at

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but joined Ipswich Town in October 2001 and graduated through the youth system. He represented

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in county matches at under-15 and under-16 levels. He became known for stepping in for Kelvin Davis during the 2004–05 season and saving a penalty against Coventry. After Davies returned from injury, Price played for

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on loan for part of the season. Davis departed at the end of the 2004–05 season, with Price contesting

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to be first choice goalkeeper. He then started nearly every game ahead of first choice keeper

. In the 2006–07 season, just a week after

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and

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sustained horrific injuries which brought up an argument that goalkeepers need more protection, Price was injured in Ipswich's 3–1 victory over

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. Price had to be stretchered off after colliding with Matt Harrold. Despite playing well for Ipswich when called upon, the arrival of

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at Ipswich meant Price's future was destined to be away from Portman Road.

Derby County

On 27 July 2007, Price joined

club

, for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract, to provide back-up and competition for then first choice goalkeeper

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. Price made his debut for Derby against Liverpool on 26 December, after Stephen Bywater was injured in the warm-up and went on to start the next eight league and cup matches before the signing of

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ended his run in the first team. In the

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third round replay between Derby and

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, Price made two penalty saves helping Derby to victory in a

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. Price signed for

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on an emergency one-month loan on 27 October 2008, and made his debut the next day in the Dons 2–1

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victory over

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. He returned to Derby but, again, could not supplant teammates Stephen Bywater and Roy Carroll from the goalkeepers spot and joined

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on a one-month loan on 2 February 2009. During his time at Luton he played only twice because of a groin injury, but impressed in those two games, helping Luton to the

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final at

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, making two penalty saves against Brighton. Price joined League One side

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on a season-long loan deal on 8 July 2009. He made 18 appearances for Brentford, but didn't make an appearance after January due to the arrival of

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, who was on loan from

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at the time. Upon his return to Derby at the end of the 2009–10 season, it was announced that his contract would not be renewed and he left the club with just nine appearances in his three-years there.

Crystal Palace

After leaving the Rams, Price signed a 3-year contract to join

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as understudy to

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. He made his Palace debut in March against

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after Speroni had suffered an injury. On Friday 11 April 2014, Price signed for League 2 side

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on loan as emergency goalkeeper cover for the injured Alan Marriott. On 17 November 2014, Price signed on loan with League One club

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until 20 December. At the end of his loan spell he returned to

but on 16 January 2015 it was announced that he had rejoined Crawley until the end of the season. Price was not offered a new contract by Palace at the end of the 2014–15 season.

Sheffield Wednesday

Following his release from

, he signed a one-year contract with

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side

Rotherham United

At the end of his contract at Sheffield Wednesday, Price signed a two-year deal with Championship side

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. He was released by Rotherham at the end of the 2017–18 season, but re-signed for the club on a two–year deal on 6 July 2018. On 6 November 2020, Price was released by

after four years with the club. It was to be his last club as a player before retiring from the game.

International career

Price received his first call-up to the full

international squad for a friendly against

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on 17 August 2005, but missed out on his first

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after he was forced to withdraw with a knee injury. He then made his debut against

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on 17 November 2005. He won the last of his 11 caps in a 2–0 2014 World Cup qualifying defeat to

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on 16 October 2012.

Coaching career

Following retirement as a player, Price joined

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as goalkeeping coach for the club's U21 side in November 2020. After half a season in the role, in August 2021 he joined previous loan club League One club

as First-Team Goalkeeping Coach under newly appointed Head Coach Liam Manning.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Crystal Palace *

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Rotherham United *

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2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

References

External links

*
Derby County F.C. official player page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Price, Lewis 1984 births Living people Footballers from Bournemouth English people of Welsh descent Welsh men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Ipswich Town F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Derby County F.C. players Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players Milton Keynes Dons F.C. non-playing staff Luton Town F.C. players Brentford F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Crawley Town F.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Wales men's youth international footballers Wales men's under-21 international footballers Wales men's international footballers English Football League players Premier League players 21st-century Welsh sportsmen