Paul Lewis (footballer)

Paul Lewis
Personal information
Full name Paul Lewis
Date of birth (1994-12-17) 17 December 1994[1]
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Playing position Central Midfield[1]
Club information
Current team
 Cambridge United
Number 22
Youth career
2011–2013 Macclesfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Macclesfield Town 94 (16)
2017– Cambridge United 14 (0)
2017 → Dover Athletic (loan) 2 (0)
National team
2015 England C 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:26, 30 September 2017 (BST)

Paul Lewis (born 14 December 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a central midfielder for League Two club Cambridge United.

Club career

Macclesfield Town

Having been promoted to the senior team in May 2013 by his former youth team manager John Askey, Lewis made his debut for Macclesfield Town on Tuesday 13 August 2013 against Lincoln City at Sincil Bank in a 1–0 defeat. He would only play sporadically from August to December, most notably scoring an injury time winner against Forest Green Rovers on 12 October 2013. Lewis would play more frequently from December until the end of the season, making 21 league appearances including 12 from the substitutes bench.[2]

Lewis would begin the 2014–15 season as a regular starter in central midfield. In an FA Trophy fixture against Wrexham on October 28, Lewis broke his collarbone within the first 15 seconds of the match.[3] Prior to this injury, he had made 15 league appearances, scoring 3 goals including a winner against Dover Athletic on October 18. This injury sidelined him until the middle of January, after which he would return to the playing squad in the final four months of the season. Macclesfield narrowly missed out on a place in the play-offs, finishing sixth. He finished the season with 27 league appearances and 4 goals[4]

After signing a new one-year contract,[5] Lewis would again start the season playing regularly. With the exception a one-month absence between September and October, he would continue to feature in the starting team through the rest of 2015. In a league match against Tranmere Rovers on January 2, 2016, he picked up a hamstring injury[6] leading to him being substituted after 22 minutes. For the remainder of the season, Lewis would struggle for fitness and was unable to get a run of games in the Macclesfield team, featuring only four more times that season. Across the season he made 25 league appearances, scoring a career-best 5 goals in all competitions.[7]

Cambridge United

On 13 January 2017, Lewis signed a three and a half year contract with League Two club Cambridge United for an undisclosed fee.[8] He was an unused sub the following day in a 0–0 draw at home to Blackpool.[9] He made his first appearance for the club a week later replacing Max Clark in the 72 minute with the score being 2–1 to Mansfield Town who would go on to win 3–1.[10]

Dover Athletic (loan)

On 22 September 2017, Lewis joined Dover Athletic on loan going straight into the available squad for the following day's away fixture to Guiseley.[11] He did come on for Dover against Guiseley replacing goalscorer Nortei Nortey in a game that finished 1–1.[12] He made his first start for the club the following week against Solihull Moors; setting up a late winner for Ryan Bird. The 1–0 victory sent Dover to the top of the league [13]

International career

England C

Lewis was called up to the England C squad to face the Cyprus U21 national team on February 5, 2015 along with teammate Andy Halls for a friendly match. He made his debut as a half-time substitute in a 2–1 defeat.[14] As of August 2016, he has not had any further call-ups.

Career statistics

As of 30 September 2017
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Macclesfield Town 2013–14[15] Conference Premier 21110---00221
2014–15[16] 27400---00274
2015–16[17] National League 25510---00265
2016–17[18] 21630---00246
Macclesfield total 941650---009916
Cambridge United 2016–17[18] League Two 130000000130
2017–18[19] League Two 1000101030
Dover Athletic (loan) 2017–18[19] National League 2000000020
Career total 1101650101011716

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "Macclesfield Town FC Player Profiles". Mtfc.co.uk. 2013-07-11. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
    2. ↑ "Games played by Paul Lewis in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
    3. ↑ "Wrexham 5–2 Macclesfield". Mtfc.co.uk. 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
    4. ↑ "Games played by Paul Lewis in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
    5. ↑ "Paul Lewis signs new deal at Macclesfield Town". Manchester Evening News. 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
    6. ↑ "John Askey on Paul Lewis And Rhys Turner". Mtfc.co.uk. 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
    7. ↑ "Games played by Paul Lewis in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
    8. ↑ "CAMBRIDGE UNITED SIGN EXCITING MIDFIELDER PAUL LEWIS ON A LONG-TERM CONTRACT". Cambridge United FC. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
    9. ↑ "Cambridge United 0–0 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
    10. ↑ "Cambridge United 1–3 Mansfield Town". BBC Sport. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
    11. ↑ "Whites make loan signing". www.doverathletic.com. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
    12. ↑ "Guiseley 1–1 Dover Athletic". BBC Sport. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
    13. ↑ "Dover Athletic 1–0 Solihull Moors". BBC Sport. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
    14. ↑ "Match report: Cyprus Under-21s 2–1 England C – England". The FA. 2015-02-17. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
    15. ↑ "Games played by Paul Lewis in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
    16. ↑ "Games played by Paul Lewis in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
    17. ↑ "Games played by Paul Lewis in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
    18. 1 2 "Games played by Paul Lewis in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
    19. 1 2 "Games played by Paul Lewis in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
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