Paul Lewis (footballer)

Paul James Lewis (born 14 December 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a central midfielder.

Paul Lewis

Personal information
Full name	Paul James Lewis[1]
Date of birth	(1994-12-17) 17 December 1994[2]
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Playing position(s)	Central Midfield[2]
Youth career
2011–2013	Macclesfield Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2017	Macclesfield Town	94	(16)
2017–2020	Cambridge United	60	(7)
2017	→ Dover Athletic (loan)	2	(0)
National team
2015	England C	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:26, 30 September 2017 (BST)

Club career

Macclesfield Town

Having been promoted to the senior team in May 2013 by his former youth team manager John Askey, Lewis made his debut for Macclesfield Town on Tuesday 13 August 2013 against Lincoln City at Sincil Bank in a 1–0 defeat. He would only play sporadically from August to December, most notably scoring an injury time winner against Forest Green Rovers on 12 October 2013. Lewis would play more frequently from December until the end of the season, making 21 league appearances including 12 from the substitutes bench.[4]

Lewis would begin the 2014–15 season as a regular starter in central midfield. In an FA Trophy fixture against Wrexham on 28 October, Lewis broke his collarbone within the first 15 seconds of the match.[5] Prior to this injury, he had made 15 league appearances, scoring 3 goals including a winner against Dover Athletic on 18 October. This injury sidelined him until the middle of January, after which he would return to the playing squad in the final four months of the season. Macclesfield narrowly missed out on a place in the play-offs, finishing sixth. He finished the season with 27 league appearances and 4 goals[6]

After signing a new one-year contract,[7] Lewis would again start the season playing regularly. With the exception a one-month absence between September and October, he would continue to feature in the starting team through the rest of 2015. In a league match against Tranmere Rovers on 2 January 2016, he picked up a hamstring injury[8] leading to him being substituted after 22 minutes. For the remainder of the season, Lewis would struggle for fitness and was unable to get a run of games in the Macclesfield team, featuring only four more times that season. Across the season he made 25 league appearances, scoring a career-best 5 goals in all competitions.[9]

Cambridge United

On 13 January 2017, Lewis signed a three and a half year contract with League Two club Cambridge United for an undisclosed fee.[10] He was an unused sub the following day in a 0–0 draw at home to Blackpool.[11] He made his first appearance for the club a week later replacing Max Clark in the 72 minute with the score being 2–1 to Mansfield Town who would go on to win 3–1.[12]

Dover Athletic (loan)

On 22 September 2017, Lewis joined Dover Athletic on loan going straight into the available squad for the following day's away fixture to Guiseley.[13] He did come on for Dover against Guiseley replacing goalscorer Nortei Nortey in a game that finished 1–1.[14] He made his first start for the club the following week against Solihull Moors; setting up a late winner for Ryan Bird. The 1–0 victory sent Dover to the top of the league [15]

International career

England C

Lewis was called up to the England C squad to face the Cyprus U21 national team on 5 February 2015 along with teammate Andy Halls for a friendly match. He made his debut as a half-time substitute in a 2–1 defeat.[16] As of August 2016, he has not had any further call-ups.

Career statistics

As of 24 August 2019

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Macclesfield Town	2013–14[17]	Conference Premier	21	1	1	0	---		0	0	22	1
	2014–15[18]		27	4	0	0	---		0	0	27	4
	2015–16[19]	National League	25	5	1	0	---		0	0	26	5
	2016–17[20]		21	6	3	0	---		0	0	24	6
	Macclesfield total		94	16	5	0	---		0	0	99	16
Cambridge United	2016–17[20]	League Two	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
	2017–18[21]	League Two	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
Dover Athletic (loan)	2017–18[21]	National League	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
Cambridge United	2017-18	League Two	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	1
	2018-19		23	4	1	0	0	0	4	0	28	2
	2019-20		5	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	2
	Cambridge total		55	7	2	0	2	0	5	0	64	7
Career total			154	24	7	0	2	0	5	0	168	24

References

1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
2. "Macclesfield Town FC Player Profiles". Mtfc.co.uk. 11 July 2013. Archived from the original on 31 July 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
3. https://www.cambridge-united.co.uk/teams/first-team/forward/jabo-ibehre
4. "Games played by Paul Lewis in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
5. "Wrexham 5–2 Macclesfield". Mtfc.co.uk. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
6. "Games played by Paul Lewis in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
7. "Paul Lewis signs new deal at Macclesfield Town". Manchester Evening News. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
8. "John Askey on Paul Lewis And Rhys Turner". Mtfc.co.uk. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
9. "Games played by Paul Lewis in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
10. "CAMBRIDGE UNITED SIGN EXCITING MIDFIELDER PAUL LEWIS ON A LONG-TERM CONTRACT". Cambridge United FC. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
11. "Cambridge United 0–0 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
12. "Cambridge United 1–3 Mansfield Town". BBC Sport. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
13. "Whites make loan signing". www.doverathletic.com. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
14. "Guiseley 1–1 Dover Athletic". BBC Sport. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
15. "Dover Athletic 1–0 Solihull Moors". BBC Sport. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
16. "Match report: Cyprus Under-21s 2–1 England C – England". The FA. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
17. "Games played by Paul Lewis in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
18. "Games played by Paul Lewis in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
19. "Games played by Paul Lewis in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
20. "Games played by Paul Lewis in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
21. "Games played by Paul Lewis in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2017.