Jamal Lewis (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jamal Piaras Lewis[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 25 January 1998||
Place of birth | Luton, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Newcastle United | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2013 | Luton Town | ||
2014–2016 | Norwich City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2020 | Norwich City | 92 | (1) |
2020– | Newcastle United | 29 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2016 | Northern Ireland U19 | 3 | (0) |
2017 | Northern Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
2018– | Northern Ireland | 26 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:14, 16 December 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:35, 15 November 2021 (UTC) |
Jamal Piaras Lewis (born 25 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back for Premier League club Newcastle United. Born and raised in England, he plays international football for Northern Ireland.
Early life[]
When he was young, Lewis was a talented athlete competing at national level for his age-group over 800m and 1500m.[3] He represented England Schools in athletics[3][4] and finished second in the English Schools' U17 cross-country in 2014.[5]
Club career[]
Luton Town[]
Lewis started his football career as a youth player with his home-town club Luton Town,[5] with whom he won the Aarau Masters, a European 5-a-side Under-11 Championship in 2009.[6] He left Luton Town in 2013 "to focus on his prospects as a national-level 800-metre runner".[7]
Norwich City[]
Lewis returned to professional football in 2014, signing for Norwich City.[5]
During the 2016–17 season, he played for the Norwich U23 team.[8] At the end of the 2016–17 season, Lewis signed a new contract until 2021.[8] In December 2017, Lewis made his senior debut for Norwich City against Brentford, coming on as a substitute for Marco Stiepermann.[9] On Boxing Day 2017, he made his first start for Norwich against Birmingham City.[10] He scored his first senior goal in the 93rd minute of an FA Cup third round replay against Chelsea in January 2018.[11]
Lewis was named the EFL Young Player of the Month for September 2018,[3] and in October 2018, he was rewarded with a new long-term contract which ran until June 2023.[12]
In March 2019 he was named in the 2018–19 PFA Championship Team of the Year, alongside team-mates Max Aarons and Teemu Pukki.[13] Lewis made 28 appearances for Norwich City in the 2019–20 Premier League.[14] In August 2020, Norwich rejected a £10 million bid from Liverpool for Lewis.[15]
Newcastle United[]
Lewis signed a five-year contract with Newcastle United on 8 September 2020.[16]
International career[]
Though born in England, Lewis was eligible to play for Northern Ireland through his Belfast-born mother[1] and Jamaica through his father.[citation needed] He first represented the country in 2016, making three appearances for the U19 team.[1] In June 2017, he was called up to the U21 team and made his U21 debut against Estonia.[17]
In March 2018, he was called up to the Northern Ireland senior squad for the first time.[18] He made his senior international debut in a 2–1 friendly win over South Korea on 24 March 2018.[19]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 16 December 2021
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Norwich City | 2016–17[20] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2017–18[21] | Championship | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | ||
2018–19[22] | Championship | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 44 | 0 | ||
2019–20[23] | Premier League | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | ||
Total | 92 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2 | ||
Newcastle United | 2020–21[24] | Premier League | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |
2021–22[25] | Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
Total | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
Career total | 121 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 2 |
International[]
- As of match played 15 November 2021[26]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Northern Ireland | 2018 | 6 | 0 |
2019 | 6 | 0 | |
2020 | 6 | 0 | |
2021 | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 26 | 0 |
Honours[]
Norwich City
Individual
- EFL Young Player of the Month: September 2018[3]
- EFL Team of the Season: 2018–19[28]
- PFA Team of the Year: 2018–19 Championship[29]
References[]
- ^ a b c Hanna, Gareth (21 March 2018). "Who is Jamal Lewis? Watch the Northern Ireland international net his first senior goal against Chelsea". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Jamal Lewis". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d Law, James (19 October 2018). "Jamal Lewis: Norwich City left-back wins EFL Young Player of the Month award". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ Luney, Graham (21 March 2018). "How Jamal Lewis' athletics stardom helped the Luton lad become a Northern Ireland international". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ a b c Freezer, David (25 July 2018). "Canaries star so nearly joined Brentford before athletics intervened in his Luton development". Eastern Daily Press. Norwich. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ Fisher, Ben (12 December 2008). "Luton aim high once again after building on their talented reserves". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ Freezer, David (25 July 2018). "Ex-academy boss confident former Luton prospects will shine for Canaries". Eastern Daily Press. Norwich. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Jamal Lewis signs new deal with the Canaries". Norwich City F.C. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ Freezer, David (23 December 2017). "Lewis aims to 'make an impact' for Canaries following his first-team debut". Eastern Daily Press. Norwich. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ Bailey, Michael (27 December 2017). "'We just complement each other' – Positive impact of one City star rubs off on another". Eastern Daily Press. Norwich. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ Begley, Emlyn (17 January 2018). "Chelsea 1–1 Norwich City (5–3 pens)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Jamal Lewis signs new contract at Norwich City". Norwich City F.C. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "EFL awards: Che Adams, Teemu Pukki & Billy Sharp on Championship shortlist". BBC Sport. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "Jamal Lewis: Newcastle sign Norwich full-back on five-year deal". BBC Sport. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ Sanghera, Mandeep (6 August 2020). "Jamal Lewis: Liverpool's £10m offer rejected by Norwich City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ "Jamal Lewis becomes Newcastle United's fifth summer signing". Newcastle United F.C. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ Freezer, David (8 June 2017). "Winning debut with Northern Ireland Under-21s for Norwich City left-back Jamal Lewis". The Pink'un. Norwich. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Jamal Lewis and Conor Hazard handed first call-ups for Northern Ireland". BBC Sport. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "Northern Ireland vs. Korea Republic". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Jamal Lewis in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Jamal Lewis in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Jamal Lewis in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Jamal Lewis in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Jamal Lewis in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Jamal Lewis in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Lewis, Jamal". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ Anderson, John, ed. (2019). Football Yearbook 2019–2020. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 258–259. ISBN 978-1-4722-6111-3.
- ^ "Max Aarons, Jamal Lewis and Teemu Pukki named in EFL Team of the Season". Norwich City F.C. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ "Championship: Norwich and Leeds dominate PFA selection of team of 2018–19". BBC Sport. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
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