Rico Lewis
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rico Henry Mark Lewis[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 21 November 2004||
Place of birth | Bury, England | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester City | ||
Number | 82 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2022 | Manchester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Manchester City | 7 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2019–2020 | England U16 | 4 | (0) |
2021– | England U18 | 7 | (1) |
2022– | England U19 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:23, 19 January 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:50, 27 September 2022 (UTC) |
Rico Henry Mark Lewis (born 21 November 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Manchester City. He has represented England at youth level.
Club career
Lewis joined Manchester City at the age of eight and captained the club's under-18 side for the 2021–22 season.[3] He was named on City's bench for the first time for Manchester City's first game of the 2022–23 season, and made his Premier League debut a week later, on 13 August 2022, against Bournemouth, coming on as an 82nd minute substitute for Kyle Walker.[4][5]
On 5 October 2022, Lewis made his Champions League debut for Manchester City in a 5–0 win against Copenhagen, entering as a substitute for João Cancelo,[6] a player he has been compared to.[7] On 2 November 2022, Lewis scored his first Champions League goal in a 3–1 win against Sevilla;[8] hence, he became the all-time youngest scorer on a first start in a Champions League match and City's youngest ever Champions League scorer, aged 17 years and 346 days.[9][10] Lewis suffered racist abuse during the match from Sevilla fans.[11]
In 2022, he was shortlisted for that year's BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year Award.[12]
International career
In September 2021, Lewis scored for the England under-18 team in a draw against Wales.[13]
On 21 September 2022, Lewis made his England U19 debut during a 2–0 2023 U19 EURO qualifying win over Montenegro in Denmark.[14]
Personal life
Born in Bury, Greater Manchester, England, Lewis is of Jamaican descent.[15] His father owns a boxing gym, and Lewis received inspiration from the boxer Muhammad Ali.[16]
Career statistics
- As of match played 19 January 2023[1]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester City U21 | 2021–22 | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Manchester City | 2022–23 | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
Career total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
- ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
References
- ^ a b Rico Lewis at Soccerway
- ^ a b "Rico Lewis". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Rico Lewis player profile". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ Edwards, John. "Slick City cruise to victory over Bournemouth". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Manchester City 4–0 AFC Bournemouth". BBC Sport. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "Relentless Haaland at the double as Man City crush Copenhagen". ESPN FC. Reuters. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Rico Lewis: Man City's academy star could become the next Cancelo | Goal.com". Goal (website).
- ^ "Man City 3–1 Sevilla: Rico Lewis makes Champions League history as City end Group G with victory". Sky Sports. 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Manchester City 3–1 Sevilla". BBC Sport. 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Teenager Lewis a dream for Man City – Guardiola". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Man City condemn racist abuse of 17-year-old Lewis". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Young Sports Personality 2022: Sky Brown, Jessica Gadirova & Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix on shortlist". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Wales U18 1–1 England U18: Rico Lewis cancels out Luke Harris opener". BBC Sport. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Report: England MU19s 2–0 Montenegro". England Football. Frank Smith. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "What is the deal with Rico Lewis?". Reggae Boyz Commentary. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023 – via YouTube.
- ^ Mumford, Jack (15 October 2022). "RICO LEWIS' INSPIRATIONS: HIS DAD, MUHAMMAD ALI AND KYLE WALKER". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
External links
- Rico Lewis at Soccerway.com
- Rico Lewis at WorldFootball.net
- Rico Lewis at Soccerbase.com
- Rico Lewis at National-Football-Teams.com
- Rico Lewis at 11v11.com