Lewis Gobern

Lewis Thomas Gobern (born January 20 1985 in Birmingham) is an England Association football, who plays for Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. in the Football League Championship.

Playing career

Gobern is a product of Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.' youth academy. He gained his first professional experience on loan at Hartlepool United F.C. during the 2004-05 in English football, where he made his senior debut on 2 November 2004 in a 1-0 win over in the Football League Trophy. He later had spells on loan at Blackpool F.C. and Bury F.C., respectively, during the 2005-06 in English football.

He made his Wolves debut on 5 November 2005, coming on as a substitute in a 2-0 win against Norwich City. However, he was not used again by Glenn Hoddle and only appeared again nine months later, as a substitute in a 1-1 draw at Plymouth Argyle F.C., the first game of Mick 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 F.C. and .

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 in English football 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 Football League Championship rivals Southampton F.C..