Aaron Lewis (footballer)

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Aaron Lewis
Personal information
Full name Aaron James Lewis [1]
Date of birth (1998-06-26) 26 June 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Swansea, Wales
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s) Full-back
Team information
Current team
 Mansfield Town
Number 15
Youth career
2007–2018 Swansea City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Swansea City 0 (0)
2019 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 7 (0)
2019–2021 Lincoln City 2 (1)
2020–2021 → Newport County (loan) 1 (0)
2021–2023 Newport County 85 (3)
2023– Mansfield Town 31 (2)
International career‡
Wales U19
2017 Wales U20 2 (0)
2018–2020 Wales U21 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:38, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:45, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

Aaron James Lewis (born 26 June 1998) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a full-back for EFL League Two club Mansfield Town.

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Early and personal life

Born in Swansea, [2] Lewis is the nephew of former footballer Kenny Morgans. [3]

Club career

Swansea City

Lewis began his career with Swansea City at the age of 9, [3] making three appearances for their under-23 team in the EFL Trophy during the 2016–17 season, [4] four appearances (with one goal) for the under-21 team in the EFL Trophy during the 2017–18 season, [5] and three appearances (with one goal) for the under-21 team in the EFL Trophy during the 2018–19 season. [6]

He moved on loan to Doncaster Rovers in January 2019. [7] He made his professional debut on 2 February 2019, in a 1–1 League draw away at Portsmouth. [6] He was praised by Grant McCann for his performance in that match. [8] He was released by Swansea in July 2019. [9]

Lincoln City

On 10 August 2019 Lewis signed a short-term contract with Lincoln City, [10] [11] making his debut on 13 August in Lincoln's 1–0 EFL Cup win at Huddersfield. [12] On 13 January 2020, Lewis signed a new 18-month contract with Lincoln, lasting until summer 2021. [13]

On 16 October 2020, Lewis joined Newport County on loan until 2 January 2021. [14] [15] He made his debut for Newport on 12 December 2020 in the starting line-up for the 2–1 League Two defeat against Leyton Orient. [16]

On 1 February 2021 it was announced he had left Lincoln by mutual consent. [17]

Newport County

A day later Lewis returned to Newport County, signing a contract until the end of the 2020–21 season. [18] [19] He scored his first goal for Newport on 20 April 2021 in the 2–0 League Two win against Crawley Town. [20] Lewis played for Newport in the League Two play-off final at Wembley Stadium on 31 May 2021 which Newport lost to Morecambe, 1–0 after a 107th-minute penalty. [21] In June 2021 Lewis extended his Newport contract by a further two years. [22]

He was offered a new contract by Newport at the end of the 2022–23 season, [23] but he chose to leave the club. [24]

Mansfield Town

After training with the club, [25] he signed a two-year contract with Mansfield Town on 11 July 2023 with an option for a third year. [26] [27]

International career

In May 2017, Lewis was named in the Wales under-20 squad for the 2017 Toulon Tournament. He featured in two of Wales' three group matches, against the Ivory Coast and Bahrain as Wales were eliminated in the group stage. [28] [29] [30]

Lewis has represented Wales at under-21 level, [7] winning 13 caps. [19]

Playing style

Primarily a full-back, Lewis has also featured as a central midfielder. [31]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swansea City U21/U23 2016–17 [4] ———3 [lower-alpha 1] 030
2017–18 [5] ———4 [lower-alpha 1] 141
2018–19 [6] ———3 [lower-alpha 1] 131
Total——102102
Swansea City 2018–19 [6] Championship 0000000000
Doncaster Rovers (loan) 2018–19 [6] League One 7000000070
Lincoln City 2019–20 [32] League One2100201 [lower-alpha 1] 051
2020–21 [33] League One0000000000
Total2100201051
Newport County (loan) 2020–21 [33] League Two 1000000010
Newport County 2020–21 [33] League Two19100003 [lower-alpha 2] 0221
2021–22 [34] 27110202 [lower-alpha 1] 0321
2022–23 [35] 39121204 [lower-alpha 1] 0472
Total8533140901014
Career total95431602021247
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  2. ↑ Appearances in the EFL League Two play-offs

Honours

Swansea City U23

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References

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  5. 1 2 "Games played by Aaron Lewis in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Games played by Aaron Lewis in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
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  14. ↑ "Jamie Proctor and Aaron Lewis join Exiles on loan". Newport County F.C. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  15. ↑ "Newport sign Devitt, Lewis & Proctor on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  16. ↑ "Leyton Orient 2-1 Newport County" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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  18. ↑ "DONE DEAL | Aaron Lewis returns to Exiles". www.newport-county.co.uk.
  19. 1 2 "County boost promotion bid by signing summer loanee on permanent deal". South Wales Argus.
  20. ↑ "Newport County 2-0 Crawley Town" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  21. ↑ "Shrimps go up with extra-time penalty" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  22. ↑ "Lewis and Haynes sign new Newport deals" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  23. ↑ "Demetriou among seven offered Newport contracts" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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  30. ↑ "Toulon Tournament: Wales U20 1–0 Bahrain U20". BBC Sport. 2 June 2017.
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  34. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Lewis in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
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