Lionel Lewis

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Lionel Lewis , (born December 16, 1982), in Singapore, is a Singaporean footballer.

A police officer by profession, he is a goalkeeper for the Home United FC (of which the Singapore Police Force is affiliated to) in the current season. Prior to that, he played for Geylang United FC.

A graduate of Nanyang Polytechnic, he represented the Singapore national team in the Tiger Cup, South-east Asia's premier football tournament. Singapore were cast as underdogs who had no hope of getting into the semi-finals, let alone win the tournament. However, much to the surprise of many, including most Singaporeans, the team beat all odds to win the tournament. Lewis was awarded the MVP award for his performance during the Cup.