Matt Lewis (soccer)

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Matt Lewis
Personal information
Full name Matthew Lewis
Date of birth (1996-08-01) August 1, 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2013–2014 Sporting Kansas City
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 Fordham Rams 84 (5)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 Sporting Kansas City 0 (0)
2018 → Swope Park Rangers (loan) 4 (0)
2018 Swope Park Rangers 8 (0)
2019 New York Cosmos B 12 (0)
2019–2022 Kansas City Comets (indoor) 25 (10)
2020 New York Cosmos 8 (1)
2020 → Detroit City (loan) 1 (1)
2021–2024 Detroit City 60 (3)
2021 → El Paso Locomotive (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 11, 2024

Matthew Lewis (born August 1, 1996) is an American former soccer player.

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Career

Youth and College

Lewis played four years of college soccer at Fordham University between 2014 and 2017. During his time with the Rams, Lewis tallied 5 goals and 5 assists across 84 appearances. [1]

Professional

On January 22, 2018, Lewis signed a homegrown player contract with MLS side Sporting Kansas City. [2] He made his professional debut on March 17, 2018 for Sporting Kansas City's United Soccer League affiliate Swope Park Rangers, appearing as a 30th-minute substitute during a 4–3 win over Reno 1868. [3]

On June 27, 2018, Lewis moved permanently from Sporting Kansas City to their USL affiliate Swope Park Rangers. [4]

Lewis was released by Swope Park on December 3, 2018. [5]

After playing with the New York Cosmos B in 2019, Lewis returned to Kansas City by signing with the Major Arena Soccer League's Kansas City Comets. [6] In 2020, Lewis signed with the New York Cosmos first team and was immediately loaned to Detroit City FC.

On July 23, 2021, Lewis signed on a short-term loan with USL Championship side El Paso Locomotive and returned to Detroit City on August 1, 2021. [7]

After three seasons with Detroit, Lewis announced his retirement from playing professional soccer on March 11, 2024. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Mathew Lewis - Men's Soccer". FordhamSports.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ Kovzan, Sam (January 22, 2018). "Sporting KC signs defender Matt Lewis as a Homegrown Player". SportingKC.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  3. ↑ Owens, Amanda (March 17, 2018). "Rangers open 2018 USL season with 4-3 win at Reno 1868 FC". SportingKC.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  4. ↑ Kovzan, Sam (June 27, 2018). "Rangers sign rookie defender Matt Lewis to USL contract". SportingKC.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Bilyeu Re-Signs as Rangers Make Roster Moves". USLChampionship.com. December 3, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  6. ↑ "COMETS SIGN LOCAL STANDOUTS". MASLSoccer.com. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "El Paso Locomotive Adds Defender Matt Lewis on Short Term Loan".
  8. ↑ Staff, USLChampionship com (March 11, 2024). "Detroit City FC's Matt Lewis announces retirement". USL Championship.
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