Darius Lewis

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Darius Lewis
Personal information
Full name Darius Khambrel Lewis
Date of birth (1999-10-11) 11 October 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Port St. Lucie, Florida, U.S.
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 Audax Rio
Youth career
2014 Boca Raton FC
2014–2015 FC Florida
2015–2018 Philadelphia Union
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 KÍ 12 (3)
2020 FC Tucson 5 (0)
2022– Botafogo 1 (0)
2024– → Audax Rio (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Trinidad and Tobago 1 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:43, 19 January 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 April 2022

Darius Khambrel Lewis (born 11 October 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Audax Rio, on loan from Botafogo. Born in the United States, he has played for the Trinidad and Tobago national team.

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Club career

Youth

Lewis spent time with teams in the Olympic Development Program in South Florida, [2] and later six-month spells with USSDA side Boca Raton FC [3] and FC Florida. [4] In 2015, he made the move to Philadelphia Union's academy, where he played for three years. [5]

Professional

Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag

Lewis opted to forgo playing college soccer and instead pursued a professional career. On January 8, 2019, he signed with Betri deildin menn side KÍ of the Faroe Islands. [6] He helped the side win the league during his time there, scoring 3 goals in 12 league appearances. [7]

FC Tucson

In September 2020, Lewis returned to the United States, joining USL League One side FC Tucson. [8] He made his debut for the club on September 5, 2020, appearing as a 90th-minute substitute during a 2–2 draw with Richmond Kickers. [9] [10] His contract option was not picked up by Tucson following the 2020 season.

International career

Whilst born and raised in the United States, Lewis expressed a desire to represent Trinidad and Tobago, the country of birth of both of his parents. [11]

He made his debut for the Trinidad & Tobago senior team on November 10, 2019, scoring two goals in a 15–0 victory over Anguilla, who were ranked bottom of the FIFA rankings.

International goals

Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first.
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 November 2019 Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and TobagoFlag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla 13–015–0Friendly
2.14–0

Career statistics

As of October 25, 2020 [12]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
KÍ 2019 Betri deildin menn 1233110––164
FC Tucson 2020 USL1 50––––––50
Career Totals173311000214

    Honors

    Club

    KÍ

    References

    1. ↑ "Darius Lewis". Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
    2. ↑ "Port St Lucie has soccer gem in 12-year-old Darius Lewis". Tcpalm.com.
    3. ↑ George, Matthew De. "Union Academy prospect Darius Lewis ready for his European 'leap of faith'". Theathletic.com.
    4. ↑ "All-Star Teams Announced for the 2014 US Youth Soccer ODP Boys Winter Interregional | US Youth Soccer". Usyouthsoccer.org.
    5. ↑ "Philadelphia Union". Phil.ussoccerda.com.[ permanent dead link ]
    6. ↑ "KÍ Klaksvík sign young American forward". Local.fo. 8 January 2019.
    7. ↑ "Trinidad and Tobago - D. Lewis - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Us.soccerway.com.
    8. ↑ "FC Tucson Signs Darius Lewis". Uslleagueone.com. 10 September 2020.
    9. ↑ "FC Tucson vs. Richmond Kickers - September 5, 2020 | USLLeagueOne.com". Uslleagueone.com.
    10. ↑ "9/5 Match Recap FC Tucson (2) v Richmond Kickers (2)". Fctucson.com. 5 September 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
    11. ↑ "Darius Lewis Wants To Play for Trinidad and Tobago". Qsportstt.com. 6 August 2019.
    12. ↑ "Darius Lewis Soccerway profile". Int.soccerway.com.
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