Dennon Lewis

Dennon Elliot Lewis (born 9 May 1997) is an English footballer who plays for Wealdstone. He is a versatile player, able to play in defence, midfield or attack.

Dennon Lewis
Personal information
Full name Dennon Elliot Lewis[1]
Date of birth (1997-05-09) 9 May 1997[2]
Place of birth Brent, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Wealdstone
Number 11
Youth career
2008–2015 Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Watford 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Woking (loan) 27 (4)
2017 → Crawley Town (loan) 10 (0)
2018 Falkirk 16 (0)
2018–2019 Bromley 4 (0)
2019– Wealdstone 43 (13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03 Feb 2020

A former professional at Premier League side Watford, Lewis had loan spells at Woking and Crawley Town between 2016 and 2017. He then had a spell with Scottish club Falkirk in 2018.

Club career

Watford

Lewis joined the Academy at Watford in 2008, and progressed through the ranks to sign his first (three-year) professional contract in July 2015.[3] He played all along the right-flank for the under-21s during the 2015–16 campaign, making a total of 29 appearances.[4]

On 28 July 2016, he joined National League club Woking on a season-long loan.[5] He made his first team debut on 6 August, in a 3–1 defeat to Lincoln City at the Kingfield Stadium.[6] He scored his first senior goal seven days later, in a 2–1 defeat at Southport.[7] Between 3 September to 13 September he scored in three consecutive games, against Macclesfield Town, Guiseley and Torquay United.[8][9][10] Following this spell, manager Garry Hill said that "Lewis did very well again, he's looking fitter and sharper and getting goals from midfield".[11] On 28 January, he received the first red card of his career when he was dismissed for two bookable offences in a 1–0 victory at Eastleigh.[12] Lewis scored four goals from 33 appearances as Woking posted an 18th-place finish in the 2016–17 season.[13] He said it was "a great experience" playing for the "Cardinals", noting that it was "a lot more physical compared to playing in the U21s at Watford".[14]

On 6 July 2017, he joined EFL League Two side Crawley Town on loan until the end of the year.[15] He had previously played under "Red Devils" manager Harry Kewell when Kewell worked at the Watford Academy.[16] He made his debut in the English Football League on 5 August, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute for Enzio Boldewijn in a 3–1 defeat to Port Vale at Broadfield Stadium.[17]

On 13 April 2018, it was announced that Lewis would leave Watford at the conclusion of his contract in June 2018.[18]

Falkirk

Lewis signed a one-year contract with Scottish Championship club Falkirk, effective from 1 July 2018.[19] On 14 July 2018, Lewis made his Falkirk debut during their 1–0 home defeat to Montrose in the Scottish League Cup[20] and three days later scored his first goal in their 2–0 victory over Forfar Athletic.[21] In November 2018, Lewis spoke out about the alleged racist abuse he received from Falkirk's own fans.[22]

In June 2019, Lewis signed for Wealdstone.[23]

Style of play

Lewis is a versatile player, able to play at full back, winger and as an out-and-out striker.[24]

Career statistics
As of match played 23 March 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Woking (loan) 2016–17[13] National League 27440—2[lower-alpha 1]0334
Crawley Town (loan) 2017–18[25] League Two 10000103[lower-alpha 2]0140
Falkirk 2018–19[26] Scottish Championship 16010412[lower-alpha 3]1232
Bromley 2018–19[26] National League 40———40
Career total 574505171746
  1. Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

Love Island

In 2019, Lewis participated in the fifth series of the ITV2 reality series Love Island.[27]

References
  1. "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  2. "Dennon Lewis". 11v11. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  3. "Dennon Lewis: Teenage winger signs first Watford contract". BBC Sport. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  4. Walker, Ron (27 July 2016). "Under-21 wide man Lewis wings out to Woking". Watford Observer. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  5. "Dennon Lewis: Watford forward joins Woking on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  6. "Woking 1-3 Lincoln City". BBC Sport. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  7. "Southport 2-1 Woking". BBC Sport. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  8. "Macclesfield Town 3-1 Woking". BBC Sport. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  9. "Guiseley 1-1 Woking". BBC Sport. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  10. "Woking 3-1 Torquay United". BBC Sport. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  11. Youlton, Clive (14 September 2016). "'That was our best display so far' says Woking boss Garry Hill". getsurrey. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  12. "Eastleigh 0-1 Woking". BBC Sport. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  13. Dennon Lewis at Soccerway
  14. Youlton, Clive (5 September 2016). "Woking FC's Dennon Lewis gives his thoughts on the latest defeat". getsurrey. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  15. "Thomas Verheydt: Crawley Town sign Dutch striker". BBC Sport. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  16. Gray, Harry (6 July 2017). "Lewis heads out on loan". Watford Observer. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  17. "Crawley Town v Port Vale". BBC Sport. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  18. "Academy: Contracts Confirmed". Watford Official Site. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  19. "DENNON LEWIS SIGNS!". Falkirk FC. 17 May 2018. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  20. "Falkirk vs. Montrose". Soccerway. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  21. "Falkirk vs. Forfar Athletic". Soccerway. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  22. "Falkirk's Dennon Lewis: 'Disgusting' racist abuse 'is a line crossed'". BBC Sport. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  23. https://www.wealdstone-fc.com/post/lewis-signs-for-wealdstone
  24. "Dennon Lewis". WatfordFC. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  25. "Games played by Dennon Lewis in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  26. "Games played by Dennon Lewis in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  27. https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/g28208028/casa-amor-cast-love-island/
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