Andre Lewis (footballer)

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Andre Lewis
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-08-12) 12 August 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Spanish Town, Jamaica
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Spokane Velocity FC
Number 77
Youth career
2010–2011 Cavalier F.C.
2011–2013 Portmore United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013 Portmore United
2014–2015 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 (0)
2014Charleston Battery (loan) 14 (1)
2015Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) 13 (3)
2016–2018 Portland Timbers 2 68 (1)
2019 Portmore United 22 (3)
2020–2022 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 39 (6)
2022–2023 Hartford Athletic 61 (8)
2024– Spokane Velocity 0 (0)
International career
2010–2011 Jamaica U17 8 (2)
2012–2013 Jamaica U20 4 (0)
2015 Jamaica U23 2 (0)
2017– Jamaica 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:03, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Andre Lewis (born 12 August 1994) is a Jamaican professional footballer who currently plays for Spokane Velocity FC in the USL League One.

Contents

Career

Club

Lewis began his career with Cavalier, [1] he later played football for Jamaican club Portmore United before being spotted by MLS scouts and was entered in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft. [2]

On 16 January 2014 Lewis was selected in the first round (7th overall) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. [3] He was loaned to Vancouver's USL Pro affiliate Charleston Battery. He made his debut on 29 March 2014 in a 2–2 draw against Richmond Kickers. [4]

In 2019, Lewis returned to Jamaica with Portmore United. [5]

On 9 January 2020, Lewis moved back to the United States, joining USL Championship side Colorado Springs Switchbacks. [6]

On 18 January, 2022, Lewis signed for USL Championship side Hartford Athletic. [7]

On 12 February 2024, Lewis signed with Spokane Velocity FC for its inagural season in USL League One. [8]

International

Lewis has played for Jamaica at the U17 and U20 levels while featuring in tournaments in Mexico. He also scored a goal for Jamaica at the 2011 U17 World Cup. [9] Lewis made his senior national team debut versus Honduras on 16 February 2017. [10]

Honours

Portmore United

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References

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  5. "Lewis eyes RSPL title with Portmore". jamaica-star.com. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  6. "Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Sign Andre Lewis".
  7. Athletic, Hartford (18 January 2022). "Hartford Athletic Acquires Midfielder Andre Lewis". Hartford Athletic | Connecticut's Professional Soccer Team. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  8. USL Spokane (12 February 2024). "Spokane Velocity FC Signs 2 More Players". Spokane Velocity. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  9. "Far away, but close to home". .canada.com. 23 February 2014. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  10. "T2 midfielder Andre Lewis named to Jamaica National Team for upcoming friendly". 15 February 2017.
  11. "Portmore United retain RSPL title in final marred by object-throwing". loopjamaica.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.