Harry Charles John Lewis (born 20 December 1997) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

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side

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes. Th ...

Club career

Southampton

Lewis joined Southampton's academy from Shrewsbury Town in 2015. After impressing with the under-23 side, Lewis made his professional debut for

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on 7 January 2017 against Norwich City in an

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match. He conceded a penalty in the match as Southampton drew 2–2 at

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. On 14 July 2017, he joined

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club Dundee United on a one-year loan, having also signed a new three-year contract with Southampton. Five days later, he made his debut in a 3–0 win at

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club Buckie Thistle in the

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. He made 39 appearances in all competitions as Dundee United came third in the league and were eliminated 4–3 on aggregate by

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in the play-off semi-finals.

Bradford City

On 16 May 2022, it was confirmed that Lewis would join

on 1 July 2022 once his contract expired. In March 2023, Lewis handled the ball outside of the area at Newport County’s

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, after confusing the rugby markings on the pitch.

International career

Lewis has represented England at under-18 level. On 24 September 2014, he came on to the field to make his England U18s debut, replacing goalkeeper and captain Freddie Woodman in a 2–0 friendly defeat away to

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at the

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Personal life

Lewis is the grandson of former Shrewsbury Town and Stockport County goalkeeper

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Career statistics

References

External links

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Sky Sports Profile

Southampton FC profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Harry 1997 births Living people Footballers from Shrewsbury English men's footballers England men's youth international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Southampton F.C. players Dundee United F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players