Fabien "Fari" Lewis (born 10 August 1982) is a retired professional

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from Trinidad and Tobago.

Career

Youth and college

Lewis attended

Naparima College Naparima College (informally known as Naps) is a public secondary school for boys in Trinidad and Tobago. Located in San Fernando, the school was founded in 1894 but received official recognition in 1900. It was established by Dr. Kenneth J. Gr ...

, and came from his native Trinidad to the United States to play

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Canisius College Canisius College is a private Jesuit college in Buffalo, New York. It was founded in 1870 by Jesuits from Germany and is named after St. Peter Canisius. Canisius offers more than 100 undergraduate majors and minors, and around 34 master's ...

in 2003. At Canisius Lewis was honoured with the MAAC All Rookie, All Conference, All Region Team nominations, and was the Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2003, prior to transferring to

George Mason University George Mason University (George Mason, Mason, or GMU) is a public research university in Fairfax County, Virginia with an independent City of Fairfax, Virginia postal address in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area. The university was origin ...

as a junior in 2006. At George Mason he was named team Defensive Player of the Year, NSCAA All-South Atlantic Region Third Team, CAA All-Conference Second team and CAA All-Tournament Team.

Professional

Lewis signed for the

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in the

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in 2007, and made his professional debut on 27 April 2007 in the Pioneers' 2–0 opening day loss to the

Charlotte Eagles The Charlotte Eagles are an American professional soccer team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1991, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The team plays its home games at ...

. While at Western Mass Pioneers, his defensive efforts were credited with several USL Second Division Team of the Week honours. He decided to play for the

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the following season in the

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playing 10 games for the team helping to guide them to their Great Lakes Division title and regular season championship, before signing for the

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in 2009. While at the Monarchs, he played an integral role in anchoring the teams' defence; helping guide them to their first ever quarter-finals spot in the post-season. He later went on to sign with

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of the

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. While with Atletico, he was part of the teams surprising play-offs semi-final victory against

Club Atlético River Plate Puerto Rico Club Atlético River Plate Puerto Rico is a Puerto Rican professional football team based in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Founded in 2007 as a franchise of the Argentine club River Plate, the team plays in the Puerto Rico Soccer League, and is the re ...

. As a result,

advanced to the grand final where they played Bayamón FC in a home and away series but eventually lost 3–2 on aggregate. In 2012, Fabien moved to Singapore to play for

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in the

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. He has been praised for his solid performance at the back on his debut against

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. On 14 January 2013, Lewis favoured playing in the

TT Pro League The TT Pro League (formerly known as the Professional Football League) is the Trinidad and Tobago professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division in the Trinidad ...

and signed with newcomers,

Central F.C. Central Football Club is a Trinidad and Tobago professional Association football, football club, based in California, Trinidad and Tobago, California, that plays in the TT Pro League. Founded in 2012, the ''Sharks'' were the 21st team to join the ...

for the closing stage of the league 2012/2013 season.

is owned by former World Cup and Dundee United player

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and coached by former

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and former

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player,

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. On 16 February, Lewis made his debut for Central FC against 2012 Concacaf club championship participant, Caledonia AIA. Fabien had an assist in a goal where Central FC went on to win the game 3–2. During the March 2013 mid season United Football League transfer window, Fabien successfully acquired a contract with Kaya FC.

Club career statistics

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International

Lewis made appearances for Trinidad and Tobago's U-17 and U-23 teams. In December 2002, he was invited by Hannibal Najar to train with the senior national team but did not make a single official cap.

Coaching

In May 2015, he was appointed as interim head coach of

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after their former head coach resigned at the middle of the 2015 United Football League season. He served the post until the end of the season and helped Kaya F.C. qualify for the 2016 edition of AFC Cup (the first time in the club's history). In April 2019, Coach Fabien was announced as Director of Coaching U9-U12 at Lee Mount Vernon Sports Club in Alexandria, Virginia. Drawing on his experience as a player and coach, he guides the technical and tactical direction for both boys and girls at the earliest level of training in travel soccer. In September 2020, Coach Fabien was promoted to Director of Coaching of the entire club and then in 2022 was promoted to Technical Director.

References

External links

Real Maryland Monarchs bio
(archived)

(archived) {{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Fabien 1982 births Living people Trinidad and Tobago men's footballers Flint City Bucks players Real Maryland F.C. players Western Mass Pioneers players Atlético de San Juan FC players Woodlands Wellington FC players USL Second Division players USL League Two players Singapore Premier League players Kaya F.C.–Iloilo players Trinidad and Tobago expatriate men's footballers Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore Expatriate men's footballers in the Philippines Trinidad and Tobago football managers United Football League (Philippines) managers Men's association football defenders Sportspeople from San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago People educated at Naparima College