![]() Lewington in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dean Scott Lewington[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 18 May 1984||
Place of birth | Kingston upon Thames, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back / Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2003 | Wimbledon | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2004 | Wimbledon | 29 | (1) |
2004– | Milton Keynes Dons | 786 | (21) |
Managerial career | |||
2021 | Milton Keynes Dons (caretaker) | ||
2022 | Milton Keynes Dons (caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:00, 17 August 2024 (UTC) |
Dean Scott Lewington (born 18 May 1984) is an English professional footballer and coach who plays as a left-back, as well as a centre-back for EFL League Two club Milton Keynes Dons, where he is club captain. He has held coaching roles at the club, and briefly became interim head coach of the club in August 2021.[4]
Lewington is Milton Keynes Dons' longest-serving player and, as of 26 December 2023[update], holds the record for the most career league appearances by any player for a single club in the history of the English Football League. On that date, Lewington achieved his 771st career League appearance against Colchester United, overtaking John Trollope who held the previous record of 770 appearances for Swindon Town.[5]