Andre Lewis (footballer)

Andre Lewis (born 12 August 1994) is a Jamaican professional footballer who currently plays for Colorado Springs Switchbacks in the USL Championship.

Andre Lewis
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-08-12) 12 August 1994
Place of birth Spanish Town, Jamaica
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Colorado Springs Switchbacks
Number 77
Youth career
2010–2011 Cavalier F.C.
2011–2013 Portmore United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Portmore United
2014–2015 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 (0)
2014 → Charleston Battery (loan) 14 (1)
2015 → Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) 13 (3)
2016–2018 Portland Timbers 2 68 (1)
2019 Portmore United 22 (3)
2020– Colorado Springs Switchbacks 11 (1)
National team
2010–2011 Jamaica U17 8 (2)
2012–2013 Jamaica U20 4 (0)
2015 Jamaica U23 2 (0)
2017– Jamaica 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 October 2020

Career

Club

Lewis began his career with Cavalier,[1] he later played football for Jamaican club Portmore United before being spotted by MLS scouts and was entered in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft.[2]

On 16 January 2014 Lewis was selected in the first round (7th overall) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by the Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[3] He was loaned to Vancouver's USL Pro affiliate Charleston Battery. He made his debut on 29 March 2014 in a 2–2 draw against Richmond Kickers.[4]

In 2019, Lewis returned to Jamaica with Portmore United.[5]

On 9 January 2020, Lewis moved back to the United States, joining USL Championship side Colorado Springs Switchbacks.[6]

International

Lewis has played for Jamaica at the U17 and U20 levels while featuring in tournaments in Mexico. He also scored a goal for Jamaica at the 2011 U17 World Cup.[7] Lewis made his senior national team debut versus Honduras on 16 February 2017.[8]

Honours

Portmore United

References
  1. "Andre Lewis CV" (PDF). TFSportsGroup.com. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  2. Farhan Devji (21 February 2014). "Why Sunday's match against Portmore United is extra special for Darren Mattocks and Andre Lewis | Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Whitecapsfc.com. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  3. Andre Lewis. "Andre Lewis". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  4. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Uslpro.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  5. "Lewis eyes RSPL title with Portmore". jamaica-star.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  6. https://www.switchbacksfc.com/news_article/show/1076679
  7. "Far away, but close to home". .canada.com. 23 February 2014. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  8. "T2 midfielder Andre Lewis named to Jamaica National Team for upcoming friendly".
  9. "Portmore United retain RSPL title in final marred by object-throwing". www.loopjamaica.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.


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