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.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rico Mark Lewis | ||
Date of birth | 21 November 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Bury, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.69 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Full-back, defensive midfielder[2][3] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester City | ||
Number | 82 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2022 | Manchester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Manchester City | 29 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2019–2020 | England U16[4] | 3 | (0) |
2021–2022 | England U18[5] | 7 | (1) |
2022 | England U19[6] | 3 | (0) |
2023– | England U21[7] | 5 | (0) |
2023– | England | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:47, 25 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:55, 25 March 2024 (UTC) |
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester City U21 | 2021–22[30] | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
2022–23[31] | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Total | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
Manchester City | 2022–23[31] | Premier League | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | — | 23 | 1 | |
2023–24[32] | Premier League | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
Total | 29 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 3 | ||
Career total | 29 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 3 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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England | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
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