Jamal Lewis (footballer)


Jamal Piaras Lewis is a professional footballer who plays as a left back for club Norwich City and the Northern Ireland national team.

Early life

As a youngster, Lewis was a talented athlete competing at national level for his age-group over 800m and 1500m. He represented England Schools in athletics and finished second in the English Schools' U17 cross-country in 2014.

Club career

Luton Town

Lewis started his football career as a youth player with his home-town club Luton Town, with whom he won the Aarau Masters, a European 5-a-side Under-11 Championship in 2009. He left Luton Town in 2013.

Norwich City

Lewis signed for Norwich City in 2014.
During the 2016–17 season, he played for the Norwich U23 team. At the end of the 2016–17 season, Lewis signed a new contract until 2021. In December 2017, Lewis made his senior debut for Norwich City against Brentford, coming on as a substitute for Marco Stiepermann. On Boxing Day 2017, he made his first start for Norwich against Birmingham City. He scored his first senior goal in the 93rd minute of an FA Cup third round replay against Chelsea in January 2018.
Lewis was named the EFL Young Player of the Month for September 2018, and in October 2018, he was rewarded with a new long-term contract which runs until June 2023.
In March 2019 he was named in the 2018–19 Championship Team of the Season, alongside team-mates Max Aarons and Teemu Pukki.

International career

Though born in England, Lewis is eligible to play for Northern Ireland through his Belfast-born mother. He first represented the country in 2016, making three appearances for the U19 team. In June 2017, he was called up to the U21 team and made his U21 debut against Estonia.
In March 2018, he was called up to the Northern Ireland senior squad for the first time. He made his senior international debut in a 2–1 friendly win over South Korea on 24 March 2018.

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Norwich City
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