Stuart Lewis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stuart Allan Lewis[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Welwyn Garden City, England | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Norwich City[2] | ||
| 1998–2004 | Arsenal | ||
| 2004–2005 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2007 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | Barnet | 4 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Stevenage Borough | 30 | (3) |
| 2008–2010 | Gillingham | 51 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 10 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2011– | Wycombe Wanderers | 98 | (5) |
| National team | |||
| 2002–2003 | England U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2003 | England U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2007 | England C | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:59, 3 April 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Stuart Allan Lewis (born 15 October 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Wycombe Wanderers as a midfielder.
Early life
Born in Welwyn Garden City, Lewis has lived in Turnford, Hertfordshire since birth. He played youth football for Wormley youth U8-U10s. While playing U10s he captained the league representative team, winning the interleague cup.[citation needed]
Career
Youth career
Lewis joined for Norwich City Academy in 1995, and moved to the Arsenal Academy in 1998. During his time at Arsenal he captained the U10s to U16s also representing the England Youth team. He played six games for the U16s squad, winning the Victory Shield in 2002 and captaining the team in 2003 on tour to Northern Ireland. Furthermore, he played twice for the England U17s. He joined the Tottenham Hotspur youth system in 2004 on a scholarship contract.
In 2005, he signed a two-year professional contract. After signing his contract Lewis went on to regularly captain the Tottenham U18s youth team. Notably playing in the FA Youth Cup semi-final team, whilst playing alongside players who were a year older.[citation needed]
He progressed to the Tottenham reserve team, where he played regularly. In 2006, won the Premier Reserve League South.
Move to Barnet
Lewis wanted to play first team football. In 2007, he left Tottenham to join Barnet on 31 January 2007,[3] where he made his Bees debut against Torquay United on 3 February. On 22 March, he was released by Barnet and he subsequently signed for Stevenage Borough.
Stevenage
In the same year (2007) he signed for Stevenage Borough. Whilst playing here, he starred in the England C team against Finland U'21s, winning 2–0 in Helsinki.[4]
Gillingham
Lewis signed for Gillingham on 28 January 2008, alongside Barry Fuller, both men linking up again with former Stevenage manager Mark Stimson. He made his debut for Gillingham in the 2–0 away defeat to Tranmere Rovers on 29 January 2008.
Dagenham & Redbridge
He joined newly promoted League One side Dagenham & Redbridge on a three—year contract in June 2010.[5]
Wycombe Wanderers
After making 10 appearances for the Daggers, on 22 November, he was sent on a one-month loan to Wycombe Wanderers.[6] The deal was extended by a further month on 21 December,[7] and the following month Lewis' contract with Dagenham was cancelled by mutual consent and he joined Wycombe on an 18-month contract.[8][9]
Honours
References
- ↑ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 250. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
- ↑ "Flown from the nest: Stuart Lewis". Flown from the Nest. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ↑ BBC (1 February 2007). "Barnet snap up Tottenham's Lewis". BBC News. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ↑ Finnish success for Cs
- ↑ "Dagenham & Redbridge sign Gwillim and Lewis". BBC Sport. 3 June 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ↑ "Stuart Lewis joins Wycombe on loan". daggers.co.uk (Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.). 22 November 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- ↑ "Lewis extends Wycombe loan". daggers.co.uk (Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.). 21 December 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ↑ "Lewis contract cancelled by mutual consent". daggers.co.uk (Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.). 24 January 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ↑ "Blues seal permanent deal for Lewis". wycombewanderers.co.uk (Wycombe Wanderers F.C.). 24 January 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
External links
- Stuart Lewis player profile at gillinghamfootballclub.com
- Stuart Lewis career stats at Soccerbase
- Sky Sports profile
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