Lewis Montsma

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Lewis Montsma
Personal information
Full name Lewis Lee Montsma [1]
Date of birth (1998-04-25) 25 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Lincoln City
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2013 AFC
2013–2017 SC Heerenveen
2018 SC Cambuur
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 FC Dordrecht 46 (1)
2020– Lincoln City 67 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:03, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

Lewis Lee Montsma (born 25 April 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Lincoln City. [2] He also works as a model. [3]

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Early life

Montsma’s mother is Swedish, making him eligible to play for Sweden internationally. He attended St Nicolaaslyceum alongside Matthijs de Ligt, where he regularly played football with him. [4]

Career

He made his Eerste Divisie debut for FC Dordrecht on 31 August 2018 in a game against NEC, as a starter. [5]

Lincoln City

On 14 July 2020, Montsma joined English League One club Lincoln City on a three-year contract, on a free transfer. [6] [7] He made his Lincoln City debut and scored his first Lincoln goal in the EFL Cup on 5 September 2020 against Crewe Alexandra. [8] He would continue his goal scoring run, scoring in the second and third round of the EFL Cup against Bradford City and Liverpool. [9] [10] And his run of scoring would continue in the next game against Charlton Athletic, scoring his first goal in League One. [11] On 8 January 2022, Lewis Montsma was injured against Oxford United, which was later confirmed as an ACL injury which would rule him out of action for up to 9 months. [12] Following his surgery on his ACL, he would sign a new contract until the summer of 2024. [13] Just over a year from his injury, Montsma returned to the squad on 28 January 2023 against Cambridge United. [14] He would pick up a similar knee injury a few months later against Fleetwood Town which would see him miss the remainder of the season. [15] It was later confirmed that he had ruptured his ACL as well as other knee damage and he would have a further 12 months of rehabilitation. [16] Despite not playing during the 2023–24 season, the club confirmed they were negotiating a new contract with him. [17] On 9 July 2024, Lincoln City confirmed that Montsma had signed a short-term contract for 6 months. [18] He made his return from injury after 15months out in the 2–1 defeat in the EFL Cup to Harrogate Town on 13 August 2024. [19]

Career statistics

As of 3 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Dordrecht 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 231000010241
2019–20 Eerste Divisie230000010240
Total461000020481
Lincoln City 2020–21 League One 40600336 [lower-alpha 1] 0509
2021–22 League One19120104 [lower-alpha 2] 1262
2022–23 League One8000000080
2023–24 League One0000000000
2024–25 League One0000101 [lower-alpha 2] 020
Total67720531118611
Career total1138205313113312

Honours

Individual

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References

  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Lincoln City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 38. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. Lewis Montsma at WorldFootball.net
  3. Hoe voetballer Lewis Montsma ook Burberry-model werd vice.com
  4. "Lincoln's Lewis Montsma: 'It's not easy to do modelling and football'". The Guardian. 24 September 2020.
  5. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 31 August 2018.
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  9. "REPORT: Bradford City V The Imps". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  10. "Report: The Imps V Liverpool". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  11. "Report: The Imps v Charlton Athletic". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  12. "Lewis Montsma: Lincoln City defender out for up to nine months with ACL injury". BBC. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  13. "Montsma recovering after surgery". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  14. "Lincoln City vs Cambridge United team news confirmed as January signing makes first start". LincolnshireLive. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  15. "Update on Montsma injury". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  16. "Lewis Montsma injury update". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  17. "Retained list". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  18. "Montsma Signs News Imps Contract". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  19. "Montsma reflects on first competitive action in 15 months". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  20. "Norwich City dominate with six players in PFA Championship team of the year". BBC Sport. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2023.