English footballer (born 2004)
Rico Mark Lewis (born 21 November 2004) is an English professional
footballer who plays as a
full-back or
defensive midfielder for
Premier League club
Manchester City and the
England national team .
Early life
Rico Mark Lewis
[8] was born on 21 November 2004
[1] in
Bury , Greater Manchester.
[9] When he was young, Lewis was inspired by the boxer
Muhammad Ali .
[10] He is of Jamaican descent.
[11]
Club career
Early career
Lewis joined
Manchester City 's academy at the age of eight and joined the club's under-18 team at the age of 15. He
captained the team for the
2021–22 season , with the team winning the title.
[12]
2022–23 season
Lewis was named on City's bench for the first time for Manchester City's first match of the
2022–23 season , and made his
Premier League debut a week later, on 13 August 2022, against
AFC Bournemouth , coming on as an 82nd-minute
substitute for
Kyle Walker .
[13]
[14] On 5 October, Lewis made his
UEFA Champions League debut for Manchester City in a 5–0 win against
Copenhagen , entering as a substitute for
João Cancelo .
[15]
After a string of substitute appearances, Lewis was given his first start in the Champions League on 2 November 2022, scoring the equaliser in a 3–1 comeback win against
Sevilla .
[16] In doing so, he became the youngest scorer on a first start in a Champions League match, and City's youngest ever Champions League scorer, aged 17 years and 346 days.
[17]
[18] Lewis received
racist abuse during the match from Sevilla fans.
[19] On 28 December, he was given his first start in the Premier League, in a 3–1 win over
Leeds United , playing until the 68th minute, coming off for João Cancelo.
[20]
On 20 May 2023, Manchester City won the
2022–23 Premier League title, with Lewis playing 14 matches, starting 10.
[21] His team also won the FA Cup, with him playing all games but the
final , completing a domestic double. On 10 June, his team won the Champions League for the first time, with Lewis being an unused substitute in the
final , completing a continental treble, a feat only achieved once before in English football.
[22]
2023–present
On 16 August 2023, Lewis signed a new five-year contract with City.
[23] He scored his first league goal for the club on 16 December in a 2–2 draw at home to
Crystal Palace .
[24]
International career
In September 2021, Lewis scored for the
England national under-18 team in a draw against
Wales .
[25]
On 21 September 2022, Lewis made his
under-19 debut in a 2–0
2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification win over
Montenegro in Denmark.
[26]
Lewis made his debut for the
under-21s on 28 March 2023 in a 2–1 defeat to
Croatia at
Craven Cottage .
[27]
On 13 November 2023, Lewis received his first call-up to the senior
England national team ahead of their
UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against
Malta and
North Macedonia .
[28] He made his debut on 20 November, playing the entirety of a 1–1 draw away to North Macedonia, a result that ensured England top seeding at
Euro 2024 .
[29]
Career statistics
Club
As of match played 25 April 2024
International
As of match played 20 November 2023
[33]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
England
2023
1
0
Total
1
0
Honours
Manchester City
References
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Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023 .
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Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023 .
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Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023 .
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"Match Results Under 16: 2010–2020" . England Football Online . 14 November 2023.
Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023 .
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Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2023 .
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"Match Results Under 19: 2020–2030" . England Football Online . 10 November 2023.
Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023 .
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Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2024 .
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"Updated Premier League squad lists for 2022/23" . Premier League. 4 February 2023.
Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023 .
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"Rico Lewis: Academy to First Team" . Manchester City F.C. 26 November 2022.
Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023 .
^ Mumford, Jack (15 October 2022).
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Archived from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023 .
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Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022 .
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Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022 .
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Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022 .
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"Relentless Haaland at the double as Man City crush Copenhagen" . ESPN. Reuters. 5 October 2022.
Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023 .
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"Man City 3–1 Sevilla: Rico Lewis makes Champions League history as City end Group G with victory" . Sky Sports . 2 November 2022.
Archived from the original on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022 .
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"Manchester City 3–1 Sevilla" . BBC Sport . 2 November 2022.
Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022 .
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Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022 .
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Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022 .
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Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023 .
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Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023 .
^ Jackson, Jamie (20 May 2023).
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ISSN
0029-7712 .
Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023 .
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"Rico Lewis signs new five-year deal" .
^ Johnson, Isaac (26 December 2023).
" 'Down to us' - Rico Lewis makes honest Man City admission after Crystal Palace draw" .
Manchester Evening News . Retrieved 17 December 2023 .
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"Wales U18 1–1 England U18: Rico Lewis cancels out Luke Harris opener" . BBC Sport . 3 September 2021.
Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022 .
^ Smith, Frank (21 September 2022).
"Report: England MU19s 2–0 Montenegro" . The Football Association.
Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022 .
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Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023 .
^ Walker, Andy (13 November 2023).
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Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023 .
^ Rindl, Joe (20 November 2023).
"North Macedonia 1–1 England" . BBC Sport .
Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023 .
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"Games played by Rico Lewis in 2022/2023" . Soccerbase . Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 June 2023 .
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"Games played by Rico Lewis in 2023/2024" . Soccerbase . Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 April 2024 .
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"Rico Lewis: Internationals" . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL.
Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023 .
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"Rico Lewis: Overview" . Premier League.
Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023 .
^ McNulty, Phil (3 June 2023).
"Manchester City 2–1 Manchester United" . BBC Sport .
Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023 .
^ McNulty, Phil (10 June 2023).
"Manchester City 1–0 Inter Milan" . BBC Sport .
Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023 .
^ McNulty, Phil (16 August 2023).
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Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023 .
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"Manchester City 4–0 Fluminense" . BBC Sport . 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023 .
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