George Lewis (footballer, born 2000)

George Lewis Igaba-Ishimwe Maniraguha (born 16 June 2000) is a Rwandan-born Norwegian professional footballer. He is currently a free agent.

For other uses, see George Lewis.
George Lewis
Personal information
Full name George Lewis Igaba-Ishimwe Maniraguha[1][2]
Date of birth (2000-06-16) 16 June 2000
Place of birth Kigali, Rwanda[2]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2005–2013 Stakkevollan IF
2014 Tromsdalen
2015–2016 Tromsø
2017–2018 Tromsdalen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Tromsø 3 4 (0)
2017–2019 Tromsdalen 2 35 (32)
2018–2019 Tromsdalen 3 (0)
2019–2020 Fram Larvik 2 (0)
2020–2023 Arsenal 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:04, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

Early life

Born in Kigali, Rwanda, Lewis moved to Tanzania at the age of one.[3] He then moved to Norway at the age of four, starting his career at local side Stakkevollan IF, before moving to Tromsdalen, and later Tromsø in 2015.[4][5] He mostly played for the reserve teams of both clubs, notably notching 32 goals in 35 appearances over three seasons for Tromsdalen's reserve team.[6]

Club career

Lewis went on trial with English Premier League side Arsenal in March 2020, having previously trained with local side Solihull United, as well as Bournemouth and Ipswich Town.[7][8][9]

Lewis joined Arsenal in August 2020, signing a professional contract].[10] He reportedly signed a two-year deal with the North London club.[3] The move was seen as a surprise, as Lewis had only played in the Norwegian second and third divisions, and had no youth international caps.[7][11]

He scored in his first appearance for Arsenal's under-21 side, in a 2–1 win over Ipswich Town in the EFL Trophy.[12]

International career

Eligible to represent both Rwanda and Norway, Lewis has stated that he is Norwegian, having grown up in Tromsø.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of 8 October 2021.[6][14][15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tromsø 3 2015 4. divisjon 10———0010
2016 30———0030
Total 400000000040
Tromsdalen 2 2017 4. divisjon 1513———001513
2018 1617———001617
2019 42———0042
Total 3532000000003532
Tromsdalen 2018 OBOS-ligaen 3000——0030
2019 0000——0000
Total 300000000030
Fram Larvik 2019 PostNord-ligaen 2000——0020
2020 0000——0000
Total 200000000020
Arsenal U21 2020–21 —1[lower-alpha 1]111
Career total 4432000000114533
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2020/21 retained lists". premierleague.com. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. George Lewis at WorldFootball.net
  3. Kaynak, Kaya (18 August 2020). "Who is George Lewis? Profiling Arsenal's latest signing". thefocus.news. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  4. Doyle, Tom (18 August 2020). "George Lewis: Every word of his first interview as an Arsenal player". standard.co.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  5. Watts, Charles (11 May 2020). "George Lewis: The 'outstanding but raw' teenager close to shock Arsenal move". goal.com. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  6. George Lewis at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  7. Davies, Matt (18 August 2020). "Who is George Lewis? Arsenal's latest signing - everything we know so far". standard.co.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  8. Watts, Charles (7 May 2020). "Arsenal in talks to sign Norwegian winger Lewis". goal.com. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  9. "Arsenal set to announce signing of George Lewis on free transfer after FA Cup final against Chelsea". talksport.com. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  10. "George Lewis signs professional contract". arsenal.com. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  11. "Arsenal winger George Lewis: I know many in Norway don't believe in me". onefootball.com. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  12. Baguzin, Alex (12 September 2020). "New Arsenal signing George Lewis scores on his debut, hails 'phenomenal' Pepe after". tribuna.com. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  13. "Umukinnyi mushya wa Arsenal George Lewis Igaba-Ishimwe yizeye kugera mu ikipe ya mbere" [New Arsenal midfielder George Lewis Igaba-Ishimwe hopes to reach the top flight]. bbc.com (in Kinyarwanda). 19 August 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  14. George Lewis at Soccerway
  15. George Lewis at Soccerway


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