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Leeds loanee Lewie Coyle showing encouraging signs at Fleetwood

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The young defender has impressed during his loan spell away from Leeds United.

Fleetwood Town's English defender Lewie Coyle (L) vies with Leicester City's English midfielder Demarai Gray during the English FA Cup third round football match between Fleetwood Town and...

Leeds United have several players out on loan and one of them, defender Lewie Coyle, has been especially impressive of late.

The 22-year-old, who can play as a right-back or a right wing-back, has produced some encouraging performances for Fleetwood Town this season and especially caught the eye in the goalless draw against Premier League side Leicester City in the FA Cup third round last weekend.

Lewie Coyle of Fleetwood Town in action during the Sky Bet League One match between Northampton Town and Fleetwood Town at Sixfields on August 12, 2017 in Northampton, England.

A player who is dependable defensively, Coyle also poses a significant attacking threat, as demonstrated by the fact that he has provided five assists across all competitions this season.

Coyle has amassed 23 senior appearances for Leeds so far and the progress that he has made during this spell at Fleetwood may well encourage his parent club to include him in their first-team squad next season.

Sutton United's Ghanaian defender Kevin Amankwaah (L) vies with Leeds United's English defender Lewie Coyle during the English FA Cup fourth round football match between Sutton United and...

In the long term getting ahead of Luke Ayling, who is firmly established as Leeds’ first-choice right-back, will be a very difficult task for Coyle, but the youngster at least deserves an opportunity to be a back-up player.

It will be intriguing to see what the next step is for Coyle after this season but he is certainly doing all he can to give himself a chance of succeeding at Leeds.