| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Strindheim | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| 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) |
| 2025 | Mjølner | 7 | (3) |
| 2025– | Strindheim | 7 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 September 2025 | |||
George Lewis Igaba-Ishimwe Maniraguha (born 16 June 2000) is a Rwandan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Strindheim.
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 [a] | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Zviahel | 2023–24 | Ukrainian Second League | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
| Mjølner | 2025 | 4. divisjon | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | ||
| Strindheim | 2025 | 2. divisjon | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 66 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 44 | ||