Matthew Lewis (footballer)

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Matthew Lewis
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Personal information
Date of birth (1990-06-06) 6 June 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
2008–2009 Central Coast Mariners
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008 Blacktown City 14 (1)
2009–2011 Central Coast Mariners 15 (1)
2009 → Blacktown City (loan) 9 (3)
2011– Blacktown City 284 (24)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2023

Matthew Lewis (born 6 June 1990) is an Australian former professional footballer who last played for Blacktown City in the National Premier Leagues NSW. Considered a club legend, Lewis has made over 300 official appearances as a defender for the Demons.

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Career

Central Coast Mariners

On 25 January 2009 Lewis made his debut for the Central Coast Mariners against Adelaide United at Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford. [1] [2]

On 15 September 2010, Lewis competed in a 100-metre race alongside the likes of Jarryd Hayne, Greg Inglis, Nathan Gardner, Josh Morris, Ben Barba, Lachie Turner and Courtenay Dempsey to find the fastest football player in Australia. [3]

Blacktown City

Since rejoining his boyhood club Blacktown City in 2011, Lewis made his 305th appearance for the club in a league match against Marconi Stallions on 28 August 2020. He broke the record for the most appearances made for Blacktown, surpassing Damien Foxe who made 304 appearances. [4] After 376 appearances in total, Lewis announced his retirement on 16 August 2023, having won three National Premier Leagues NSW Championships, one Premiership, and a National Premier Leagues Grand Final in 2015. He played his last match on 20 August against Wollongong Wolves at Landen Stadium. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Young talent time for season decider" . Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  2. ↑ Reds claim win, but victory to Melbourne Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Walshaw, Nick (13 September 2010). "Olympian Matt Shirvington has the Jarryd Hayne plane set for takeoff". Fox Sports. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  4. ↑ Stavroulakis, Mark (28 August 2020). "Matt Lewis breaks Blacktown City appearance record". NPL Men's NSW. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "Matt Lewis Announces Retirement". Blacktown City FC. 16 August 2023. Archived from the original on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.


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