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Position : Defender |
| Height :
5'10''
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Weight : 155 |
| Team : U.S. Men |
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MNT Career Stats
GP: 68 – Goals: 8
World Cup Stats
GP: 3 – Goals: 0
World Cup Qualifying Stats
GP: 17 – Goals: 2
U.S. National Team: A speedy left-sided winger, Lewis has enjoyed a second coming with the USA in recent years, displaying his ability to serve a dangerous ball from the left flank as well as strike menacing free kicks … Has developed a maturity and cleverness to his game, asserting a greater leadership presence … Played in 11 of 18 qualifying games for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, scoring two goals and dealing out two assists … His goal against Mexico on March 27 was the first for a U.S. player in Mexico since 1984… That goal proved decisive, as the U.S. finished ahead of Mexico at the top of the qualifying group thanks to having scored one more goal in the final round … 2005: Played in six of 10 final round qualifiers, all as a starter … His trademark left-footed shot came through in the opening final round qualifier against Trinidad, taking a feed from Landon Donovan and finding the right corner of the net to tally the game-winner in the 2-1 victory on Feb. 9 in Port of Spain … Got on the end of another Donovan service to score the USA’s lone goal in the 2-1 loss to Mexico on March 27, a nearly identical effort to the goal in Trinidad … Named ussoccer.com Man of the Match in the USA’s penultimate qualifier against Costa Rica, a 3-0 loss on Oct. 8 in San Jose … 2004: A perennial call-up when the calendar allowed, he made seven appearances … Played in five of eight World Cup qualifiers, grabbing a pair of assists … He set up Greg Vanney’s first international goal, the third in the USA’s 3-0 opening day qualifying victory against Grenada on June 12 … Sent the near-post cross that Eddie Johnson finished to complete his hat trick in the 6-0 win against Panama on Oct. 13 … Scored his sixth career international goal against Honduras on June 2, scooping up a loose ball from a corner kick … 2003: Another busy year with the MNT, he had eight starts in 11 appearances … His beautiful left-footed strike opened the scoring in a 2-0 win against Wales on May 26, handing the winger Man of the Match honors in front of his former home crowd in San Jose … Notched the first goal of the USA’s run in the 2003 Gold Cup, tallying along with McBride in a 2-0 win against El Salvador … That match also marked his 50th cap for the U.S. MNT … 2002: Appeared in three matches in Korea/Japan, starting against Mexico and Germany … Rounded back into form in 2002 after playing only two matches in 2001 … A member of the Gold Cup-winning side … Started four of the five Gold Cup matches … Scored the game’s only goal with a brilliant, bending first-time strike against Ecuador on March 10 … Ended the year with 14 appearances for the U.S., a career best … 2001: Made two appearances for the U.S. side in 2001 … Suffered a slight MCL tear against Ecuador on June 7, forcing him to the sidelines before training camp began for Fulham in July … 2000: Started 11 of 13 games for the U.S. as a left-sided midfielder in 2000 ... Named "Man of the Match" against Chile in the USA's first away match of the year after scoring the game's first goal and setting up the game-winner with a long run and a perfectly-delivered 88th minute cross to Cobi Jones ... Another trademark cross resulted in Cobi Jones' game-winning goal against Peru in the Gold Cup ... Assisted on Earnie Stewart’s goal against Barbados in World Cup qualifying action at Foxboro Stadium in August ... 1999: Made one appearance in 1996 and 1998, but had a breakout year with the U.S. in 1999 ... Saw his first consistent action with the U.S. National Team, cementing his position at left midfield in Bruce Arena’s first-choice lineup ... Registered a team-high four assists in 1999, all of which came off pin-point crosses from the left side ... Scored his first national team goal on Feb. 21 against Chile ... A member of the bronze medal-winning squad at the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup in Mexico ... 1998: Earned his second U.S. appearance in front of his hometown fans on Nov. 6 vs. Australia in San Jose, a 0-0 draw ... 1996: Played all 90 minutes and tallied an assist on his debut for the U.S. National Team in a 4-1 loss to Peru on Oct, 16, 1996 ... First Appearance: Oct. 16, 1996, vs. Peru ... First Goal: Feb. 21, 1999, vs. Chile.
Professional: Moved to Leeds United in the summer of 2005 after three seasons at Preston North End … Continues his role as a consistent threat on the left flank … A Major League Soccer success story, he began his career in the league without any fanfare and soon established himself as an international before making the move to Europe ... Shifted to Preston North End for a half-million pound transfer fee from Fulham on September 5, 2002 … One of two Americans ever to help their teams gain promotion to the Premiership with Fulham in 2000 (Brad Friedel in Blackburn is the other) … 2005-06: Started all 26 of Leeds United’s league matches before the end of the year … Scored his first goal in a Leeds United uniform on Aug. 20 in a 2-0 win against Wolverhampton … 2004-05: Finished the 2004-2005 season with four goals in 40 league appearances … Only missed three matches after having an emergency appendectomy in the middle of April … Played in all three matches in PNE’s promotion playoff effort, coming up just short as his side fell 1-0 to West Ham United in the playoff final … 2003-04: Despite missing eight games in the second half of the season due to a sports hernia, he notched six goals for the year, his most prolific output over four years in England … 2002-03: Had his most consistent run in the first team while in England, starting 19 of the last 20 games to finish with 36 appearances in the 2002-03 season … Recorded a four-match point scoring streak from Oct. 26 to Nov. 5, posting four assists and a goal during that run … Scored his first goal for PNE while facing fellow U.S. international Jovan Kirovski in a 2-0 victory against Birmingham City in the third round of the Worthington Cup on Nov. 5 … 2001-02: Was unable to earn a game with the first team at Fulham in 2001-02, instead putting in steady performances with the reserve side … 2000-01: Made 13 appearances for Fulham, including six starts in the club’s League Cup matches ... Scored his first Fulham goal against Premier League Derby County in the League Cup on Nov. 29, 2000 ... 2000: Signed with Fulham FC (English First Division) in March 2000, commanding a transfer fee of almost $2 million, and made his debut against Barnsley on March 22 ... Earned back-to-back “Man of the Match” awards against Tranmere Rovers and Ipswich Town in his first month with the club ... A consistent MLS playmaker over the last four years, he was one of the bright spots for the San Jose Earthquakes organization, which made the playoffs just once in four years ... 1999: Was named to the MLS Best XI and finished the season with four goals and 14 assists, which led San Jose ... Was a finalist for Goal of the Year, and was a first-time All-Star ... 1998: Was the only Clash player to play and start every game in ’98, and finished second in MLS with 2835 minute played ... Finished the year with three goals and four assists ... 1997: Led the team in assists with 13 ... 1996: Made his MLS debut on April 6, 1996, in the 89th minute of the league’s inaugural game ... Finished the season with three assists in 25 games.
College: Finished his collegiate career at UCLA with 30 goals and 28 assists for 88 points ... Was UCLA’s leading scorer in 1995 with 11 goals and 10 assists ... Selected to the 1995 MPSF All-Federation Team ... Was one of 10 candidates for the 1994 Missouri Athletic Club award ... Fractured his cheekbone against Cal-State Fullerton, playing the rest of the ’94 post-season with a metal plate inserted in his cheekbone ... Led Bruin freshmen with 1,251 minutes played and was named the team’s Rookie of the Year.
Personal: His entire career (high school, collegiate and professional) was played in the state of California before he signed with Fulham ... Lettered two years in football in high school ... An avid skier and surfer in his spare time … He and wife Marisol have two children, daughter Giselle and son James. |
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