Harry Lewis (footballer, born 1997)

Harry Charles John Lewis (born 20 December 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Southampton.

Harry Lewis
Personal information
Full name Harry Charles John Lewis[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-20) 20 December 1997
Place of birth Shrewsbury, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 41
Youth career
0000–2015 Shrewsbury Town
2015–2017 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Southampton 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Dundee United (loan) 30 (0)
National team‡
2014 England U18 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:23, 12 May 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:16, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Club career

Lewis joined Southampton's academy from Shrewsbury Town in 2015.[3] After impressing with the under-23 side, Lewis made his professional debut for Southampton on 7 January 2017 against Norwich City in an FA Cup match. He conceded a penalty in the match as Southampton drew 2–2 at Carrow Road.[4]

On 14 July 2017, he joined Scottish Championship club Dundee United on a one-year loan, having also signed a new three-year contract with Southampton.[5][6] Five days later, he made his debut in a 3–0 win at Highland Football League club Buckie Thistle in the Scottish League Cup.[7] He made 39 appearances in all competitions as Dundee United came third in the league and were eliminated 4–3 on aggregate by Livingston in the play-off semi-finals.[8]

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 Italy at the Stadio Giovanni Chiggiato.[9]

Career statistics
As of 12 May 2018 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton 2016–17[11] Premier League 0030000030
Southampton U-23s 2016–17[11] Premier League 2, Div 1 ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
Dundee United (loan) 2017–18[12] Scottish Championship 30020403[lower-alpha 2]0390
Career total 300504060450
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs

Personal life

Lewis is the grandson of former Shrewsbury Town and Stockport County goalkeeper Ken Mulhearn.[13]

Honours

Southampton

References
  1. "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premierleague.com. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. "Harry Lewis". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  3. "Saints sign young goalkeeper Lewis". Southampton F.C. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  4. "Norwich City 2–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  5. "United secure Lewis". Dundee United F. C. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  6. "Lewis signs new deal and loaned to Dundee United". Southampton F.C. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  7. Cran, George (22 July 2017). "Former Southampton man Harry has his sights set on Dundee United No 1 spot". Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  8. McLauchlin, Brian (11 May 2018). "Livingston 1–1 Dundee United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  9. "Young Lions downed by quick-fire Azzurrini double". The Football Association. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  10. Harry Lewis at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  11. "Games played by Harry Lewis in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  12. "Games played by Harry Lewis in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  13. "Ken Mulhearn's so proud of Harry Lewis". Shropshire Star. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  14. McNulty, Phil (26 February 2017). "Manchester United 3 Southampton 2". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
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