Jonathan Jeremy Lewis (born June 4, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club

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. Born in

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but raised in

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, Lewis began his career with the Plantation Eagles and the Chicago Fire before being selected to join

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in England. There, he attracted interest from a few clubs before signing with

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side

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in July 2015. After a short loan to Farsley Celtic, Lewis returned to the United States and began playing

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for the

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. Following his freshman season, Lewis was selected with the third overall pick by

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in the

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. Lewis spent two-and-a-half seasons with New York City FC, including a short loan at Louisville City, before being traded to the

in May 2019. Internationally, Lewis initially represented the United States at the under-20 level before making his senior debut in January 2019 against

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. He was selected as part of the squad for both the

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and

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Gold Cup squads.

Early life

Born in

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, Lewis was raised in

and attended

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. His father is

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n and his mother was born in

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, England but has family from

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. Growing up, Lewis would play pickup games with family members and friends, who he credited with helping him grow his interest in the sport: "My family being Caribbean and British, all they ever did is play and watch soccer. I really liked it from the time I was little; and being in South Florida, so multicultural, soccer was so big down here." Lewis began playing organized soccer with youth club Plantation Eagles. In 2014, Lewis moved to

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and joined the youth academy at the Chicago Fire. He stayed with the academy for a season before returning to Florida. In 2015, Lewis participated in a trial event in

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for the

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(RIASA) where he was invited to join the academy in England. Lewis impressed scouts for various clubs while participating in friendly matches for RIASA, being invited to trial with

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, Fulham, and

. On July 7, 2015, Lewis joined

side Bradford City on a professional two-year contract, initially training with the club's under-18 side. In September 2015, Lewis was loaned out to Northern Premier League side Farsley Celtic where he played in one match before returning to Bradford City. He then left Bradford City on October 12 and returned to the United States, citing homesickness.

College

In August 2016, it was announced that Lewis will play

with the

at the

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. He made his collegiate debut on August 26, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 victory over the

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. Two days later, on August 28, Lewis made his first starting appearance in another 1–0 victory against the

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. He scored his first goal for the Zips on October 26, the first goal in a 2–0 victory over the

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. On November 13, Lewis started in Akron's 2–1 victory against the Buffalo Bulls which qualified the Zips for the 2016 postseason. Lewis started in both the first and second round for the Zips against the

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and

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. The Zips defeated Villanova 2–0 before succumbing to a 1–0 away defeat against Indiana, knocking them out of the tournament. On November 11, 2021, Lewis was named as the Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year.

Club career

New York City FC

On January 7, 2017, it was announced that Lewis had signed a

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contract with Major League Soccer and was available to be selected in the

. On January 13, Lewis was selected with the third overall pick by

, after

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and Miles Robinson. He made his debut for the club on March 18, 2017, against the Montreal Impact, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw at

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. Lewis was named into the starting line-up for the first time on July 22 in a 2–1 home victory against the Chicago Fire. Lewis scored his first professional goal on August 12, the opening goal in a 2–0 away victory against the LA Galaxy. He then scored the winning goal for New York City FC in their next match against the

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, a late stoppage time winner to give the club a 2–1 victory. Lewis finished his first professional season with 13 appearances, scoring just the two goals. In June 2018, after the departure of head coach

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, Lewis was hopeful that he could see more time on the pitch under

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. Despite that, Lewis continued to feature on the bench for New York City FC and ended his 2018 season with just 14 appearances, all from the bench, and just one goal.

Louisville City (loan)

On September 17, 2018, due to lack of playing time with

, Lewis joined

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side Louisville City until the end of the 2018 season. He made his debut for the club on September 19, starting in the 3–0 victory against

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. During his time on loan, Lewis played in five matches for Louisville City.

Colorado Rapids

Finding himself on the bench for

to start the 2019 season, Lewis was traded to the

on May 8, 2019, in exchange for $650,000 in targeted allocation money. A few days later, on May 11, Lewis made his debut for the Rapids, starting in a 3–2 defeat against

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. He scored his first goal for the club on May 25 in a 3–2 home victory against the

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. He scored his second goal for the Rapids on May 29, an equalizer in a 1–1 draw against the Philadelphia Union. On December 17, 2020, Lewis signed a new contract with the Colorado Rapids, keeping him at the club until 2024.

International career

Youth

In February 2017, Lewis was selected into the United States under-20 squad for the

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in Costa Rica. At the time, Lewis was also being scouting by the Jamaica Football Federation. He made his first appearance for the side on February 21 in their second group stage match against Haiti, playing 71 minutes in the 4–1 victory. He then scored his first goal in their next match against

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, the second in another 4–1 victory, guaranteeing the United States qualification into the knockout stages. Despite helping the team qualify for that year's

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, Lewis wasn't selected into the squad due to a lack of game time with

. On October 4, 2019, Lewis was call into the United States under-23 team by Jason Kreis. He made his debut for the side on October 15 against El Salvador, scoring the second goal in a 6–1 victory. In March 2021, Lewis was named into the final 20-man roster for the

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Senior

On December 28, 2018, Lewis was named in Gregg Berhalter's first

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squad for international friendlies against

and Costa Rica. He proceeded to make his senior debut on January 27 against Panama, coming on as a 66th minute substitute for

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in a 3–0 victory. On May 24, 2019, after a bright start to his career with the

, Lewis was named into the United States preliminary roster for the

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. He was then selected into Berhalter's final 23-man squad on June 6. During the tournament, Lewis made one appearance against Panama but was an unused substitute for the duration, including the final, a 1–0 loss against

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. Lewis scored his first goals for the United States on January 31, 2021, a brace in a 7–0 victory over

in an international friendly. On July 1, Lewis was named by Berhalter into his second

squad.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''As of match played August 1, 2021. United States score listed first, score column indicates score after each Lewis goal.''

Honors

United States U20 *

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United States *

References

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at U.S. Soccer {{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Jonathan Living people 1997 births American sportspeople of Jamaican descent American sportspeople of Trinidad and Tobago descent American men's soccer players Soccer players from Atlanta Men's association football forwards Men's association football wingers RIASA players Bradford City A.F.C. players Farsley Celtic F.C. players Akron Zips men's soccer players New York City FC draft picks New York City FC players Louisville City FC players Colorado Rapids players Colorado Rapids 2 players Northern Premier League players Major League Soccer players USL Championship players MLS Next Pro players United States men's under-20 international soccer players United States men's international soccer players 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players American expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in England American expatriate sportspeople in England United States men's under-23 international soccer players CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players