Ricky Lewis

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Ricky Lewis realname Eric Timothy Lewis (born May 29, 1982 in Houston, Texas) is an American soccer defender.

Lewis played college soccer at Clemson University for three years from 2000 to 2002. A starter for all three year, Lewis finished his career at the school with nine goals and 12 assists in 61 games.

After his senior season, Lewis signed a Project-40 contract with MLS, and was selected 20th overall in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft by the Los Angeles Galaxy. As a rookie with the Galaxy, Lewis looked promising playing in 13 games for the team, a starter in seven of those. He began the 2004 season promisingly, but was traded midseason to the Colorado Rapids in exchange for a late-round draft pick. Although Lewis played some with Colorado, he still did not establish himself as a starter. He was waived after playing in 16 games in 2005. After leaving Colorado, he was invited to train with Standard Liege in Belgium for 2 weeks in the summer of 2005.

Lewis has also represented the US Under-20 and Under-23 team.