Clayton Lewis (footballer)

Clayton Rhys Lewis (born 12 February 1997 in Wellington) is a New Zealand professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League.

Clayton Lewis
Lewis playing for New Zealand against Portugal at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
Personal information
Full name Clayton Rhys Lewis[1]
Date of birth (1997-02-12) 12 February 1997[1]
Place of birth Wellington, New Zealand
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Wellington Phoenix
Number 23
Youth career
Wellington Olympic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Team Wellington 0 (0)
2014–2015 Wanderers SC 11 (2)
2015–2017 Auckland City 29 (9)
2017–2019 Scunthorpe United 19 (0)
2019–2020 Auckland City 13 (2)
2020– Wellington Phoenix 5 (0)
National team‡
2014–2017 New Zealand U-20 12 (4)
2015– New Zealand 16 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 February 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Lewis attended St Patrick's College, Wellington from 2010 until 2014. He began his career with Wellington Olympic where he played alongside his father Barry. Lewis came into prominence in the 2013 winter season where he was a key member of the Wellington Olympic team which finished second in the Central Premier League and reached the semifinals of the Chatham Cup. This exposure led his to being signed by Team Wellington for the 2013–14 ASB Premiership season.[2] However, he did not make an appearance for Team Wellington.

On 1 July 2014 he was signed on a free transfer by Wanderers SC. Lewis made his debut on 22 November 2014 on the fifth match of the season away at WaiBOP United in a 3–0 win in which he scored. He would go on to make 11 appearances, score 3 goals and assist another 3 for the Wanderers that season before joining reigning champions Auckland City.

On 28 September 2017, Lewis signed a contract with League One club Scunthorpe United.[3] Following minimal playing time over the three seasons he spent at Scunthorpe, Lewis' contract was terminated by mutual consent and he returned to Auckland City on 4 November 2019.[4]

International career

Lewis made his international debut for New Zealand on 31 March 2015 against South Korea, playing 54 minutes in a 1–0 defeat.

He has also made several appearances for the New Zealand under-20 team starting in April 2015. He is part of the under-20 side for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. He scored his first FIFA U-20 World Cup goal against Myanmar in a 5–1 group stage win at Westpac Stadium in Wellington.

In the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, Lewis assisted Chris Wood's goal against Mexico to put New Zealand up 1-0 in Sochi; this was New Zealand's only goal in the competition.

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 30 May 2015. p. 14. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  2. "18 year-old Lewis makes steep rise into All Whites". New Zealand Herald. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  3. Burgess, Michael (28 September 2017). "All White Clayton Lewis signs with Scunthorpe United". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  4. https://www.aucklandcityfc.com/news/1053/12/Clayton-Lewis-returns-to-Auckland-City-FC/
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