Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Lewis Igaba-Ishimwe Maniraguha [1] [2] | ||
Date of birth | 16 June 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Kigali, Rwanda [2] | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2013 | Stakkevollan IF | ||
2014 | Tromsdalen | ||
2015–2016 | Tromsø | ||
2017–2018 | Tromsdalen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Tromsø 3 | 4 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Tromsdalen 2 | 35 | (32) |
2018–2019 | Tromsdalen | 3 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Fram Larvik | 2 | (0) |
2020–2023 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
2024– | Zviahel | 8 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 July 2024 |
George Lewis Igaba-Ishimwe Maniraguha (born 16 June 2000) is a Rwandan professional footballer. He plays as a forward.
Born in Kigali, Rwanda, Lewis moved to Tanzania at the age of one. [3] He then moved to Norway at the age of four, starting his career at local side Stakkevollan IF, before moving to Tromsdalen, and later Tromsø in 2015. [4] [5] He mostly played for the reserve teams of both clubs, notably notching 32 goals in 35 appearances over three seasons for Tromsdalen's reserve team. [6]
Lewis went on trial with English Premier League side Arsenal in March 2020, having previously trained with local side Solihull United, as well as Bournemouth and Ipswich Town. [7] [8] [9]
Lewis joined Arsenal in August 2020, signing a professional contract]. [10] He reportedly signed a two-year deal with the North London club. [3] The move was seen as a surprise, as Lewis had only played in the Norwegian second and third divisions, and had no youth international caps. [7] [11]
He scored in his first appearance for Arsenal's under-21 side, in a 2–1 win over Ipswich Town in the EFL Trophy. [12]
Eligible to represent both Rwanda and Norway, Lewis has stated his preference by saying that he is Norwegian, having grown up in Tromsø. [13]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Tromsø 3 | 2015 | 4. divisjon | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
2016 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Tromsdalen 2 | 2017 | 4. divisjon | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | |||
2018 | 16 | 17 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 17 | |||||
2019 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |||||
Total | 35 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 32 | ||
Tromsdalen | 2018 | OBOS-ligaen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Fram Larvik | 2019 | PostNord-ligaen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Arsenal U21 | 2020–21 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Career total | 44 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 33 |
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