Noah Lewis (footballer)

Noah Lewis (born 23 August 2000) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie C club Perugia.

Noah Lewis
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-08-23) 23 August 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Almere, Netherlands
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back[1]
Team information
Current team
Perugia
Number 44
Youth career
2005–2011 Waterwijk
2011–2012 Almere City
2012–2019 Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Feyenoord 0 (0)
2019–2020FC Dordrecht (loan) 10 (0)
2021–2022 Willem II 0 (0)
2023 St Patrick's Athletic 17 (2)
2024– Perugia 11 (1)
International career
2017 Netherlands U17 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:49, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

Club career edit

Youth career edit

Born in Almere, Lewis started out playing with Waterwijk, before joining Almere City at the age of 11, where he spent 1 year before joining Feyenoord Academy in 2012. He spent 7 years playing at Youth level for Feyenoord, featuring in the Beloften Eredivisie, KNVB Reserve Cup, Premier League International Cup and UEFA Youth League.[2]

Feyenoord edit

Lewis made his first team debut for Feyenoord on 21 March 2018, replacing Sven van Beek from the bench in a 4–0 win over ADO Den Haag in a friendly.[3]

FC Dordrecht loan edit

In July 2019, he was loaned out to Eerste Divisie side FC Dordrecht until 2 January 2020. He made a total of 10 appearances in the league and 2 more in the KNVB Cup.[4]

Willem II edit

Lewis signed for Eredivisie side Willem II in September 2021.[5] He featured mainly for the club's reserve side but was an unused substitute in 3 of the first team's Eredivisie games during the season as they were relegated to the Eerste Divisie.[4]

St Patrick's Athletic edit

On 26 January 2023, Lewis signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic.[6][2][7] Manager Tim Clancy revealed that the opportunity to sign Lewis came about after a move to a UK club collapsed after Lewis failed to obtain a work permit for that country as he did not meet the criteria following a rule change due to Brexit.[8] Lewis was voted Player of the Month for February 2023 by the clubs supporters for his performances in his first month with the club.[9] He scored the first goals of his senior career on 2 June 2023, coming off the bench away to UCD and scoring a header from a corner with his first touch in the 42nd minute, before scoring another header from a corner in the 63rd minute of a 3–1 win.[10] On 12 July 2023, Lewis made his first appearance in European competition in a 2–1 loss against F91 Dudelange in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa Conference League at the Stade Jos Nosbaum.[11] On 12 August 2023, it was announced that Lewis had left the club by mutual consent.[12]

Perugia edit

On 11 January 2024, Lewis signed for Serie C side Perugia on a contract until June 2026, following a successful trial period with the Italian club.[13][14]

International career edit

Lewis made his Netherlands U17 debut on 12 February 2017 in a 2–1 loss to Portugal U17.[15] In October 2018, he was an unused substitute for Netherlands U19 in their 5–0 win over Faroe Islands U19,[16] 6–0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina U19[17] and their 2–1 loss to Republic of Ireland U19.[18]

Career statistics edit

As of match played 17 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Feyenoord 2019–20[4] Eredivisie 0 0 0[b] 0 0 0
2020–21[4] 0 0 0 0 0[b] 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FC Dordrecht (loan) 2019–20[4] Eerste Divisie 10 0 2 0 12 0
Willem II 2021–22[4] Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 0 0
St Patrick's Athletic 2023[4] LOI Premier Division 17 2 0 0 1[c] 0 0[d] 0 18 2
Perugia 2023–24[4] Serie C 11 1 0 0 11 1
Career total 38 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 48 3
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, FAI Cup & Coppa Italia
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup

References edit

  1. ^ Noah Lewis at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b Team, The42 (January 26, 2023). "St Pat's sign Dutch centre-back who spent seven years at Feyenoord". The42.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Feyenoord vs. ADO Den Haag - 21 March 2018 - Soccerway". ie.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Netherlands - N. Lewis - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "Noah Lewis naar Willem II". WillemII.
  6. ^ "#SAINTS2023 | Noah Lewis Joins St Pat's". www.stpatsfc.com.
  7. ^ O'Hehir, Paul (January 26, 2023). "St Pat's complete move for Dutch centre-back". Irish Mirror.
  8. ^ McCadden, Mark (February 8, 2023). "Saints boss reveals how recent arrival was a Brexit benefit". Irish Mirror.
  9. ^ https://twitter.com/stpatsfc/status/1630958630877949959?s=46&t=J7xt5ynNeYeJ1MJEJFlMiw
  10. ^ "Unlikely brace from super sub Noah Lewis earns St Patrick's Athletic victory at UCD". Independent.ie. June 2, 2023.
  11. ^ "Mark Doyle's late strike keeps struggling Saints alive in Conference qualifier". Independent.ie. 13 July 2023.
  12. ^ https://x.com/stpatsfc/status/1690326382864117762?s=46
  13. ^ "UFFICIALE: NOAH LEWIS È BIANCOROSSO!". A.C. Perugia Calcio (in Italian). 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  14. ^ Mencacci, Francesca (11 January 2024). "Grifo, Lewis biancorosso fino al 2026. Acella può andare, Kouan manca la firma". La Nazione (in Italian). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  15. ^ "Portugal - Netherlands 2:1 (U17 Friendlies 2017, February)". worldfootball.net.
  16. ^ "Netherlands-Faroe Islands | Under-19 2019". UEFA.com.
  17. ^ "Netherlands-Bosnia and Herzegovina | Under-19 2019". UEFA.com.
  18. ^ "Republic of Ireland-Netherlands | Under-19 2019". UEFA.com.

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