Stanton Lewis (soccer, born 1987)

Stanton Lewis (born 3 August 1987) is South African retired international soccer player who played as a striker.

Stanton Lewis
Personal information
Full name Stanton Ramon Lewis
Date of birth (1987-08-03) 3 August 1987
Place of birth Johannesburg, South Africa
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1998–2000 Orlando Pirates
2000–2002 Wits University
2002–2005 Ajax Cape Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Ajax Cape Town 16 (1)
2006–2010 Ajax 0 (0)
2009–2010 → Ajax Cape Town (loan) 2 (0)
2010–2011 Ajax Cape Town 5 (0)
2011 → Kaizer Chiefs (loan) 8 (1)
2011–2012 AmaZulu 13 (4)
2012–2013 Golden Arrows 6 (0)
2013 Chippa United 3 (0)
International career‡
2007 South Africa 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 June 2011

Early and personal life

Born in Johannesburg, Lewis has a son, born on 2 September 2008.[1]

Club career

Lewis began his youth career with Orlando Pirates, and also played for Wits University before moving to Ajax Cape Town in 2002. He made his professional league debut in 2005, and made a total of sixteen league appearances – scoring one goal – for Ajax Cape Town.[2]

Lewis signed for Ajax of the Netherlands in July 2006, on a four-year contract.[3] However, he never made a first-team appearance for Ajax, and he returned to Ajax Cape Town in January 2009, on an 18-month loan deal.[4][5][6][7] The deal was made permanent in July 2010, and later that month Lewis went on trial with Swedish club Djurgården.[8]

In January 2011, Lewis moved on loan to Kaizer Chiefs,[9] following a bust-up with Ajax Cape Town manager Foppe de Haan,[10] and Lewis has publicly announced that he would like to turn the loan deal into a permanent contract.[11]

Rather than remaining with Kaizer Chiefs, Lewis signed a two-year deal with AmaZulu.[12]

Lewis moved to Golden Arrows on 13 June 2012, signing a two-year deal,[13] before moving to Chippa United in 2013.[14]

International career

Lewis represented the South African national team at the 2007 COSAFA Cup,[15] making two appearances as a substitute.[2]

References
  1. "Stanton Lewis is a new dad". The Soccer Pages. 4 September 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  2. Stanton Lewis at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. "Ajax sign Stanton Lewis". AFC Ajax. 11 July 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  4. "Ajax re-signs Stanton Lewis". Premier Soccer League. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  5. "Stanton Lewis to Ajax Cape Town". AFC Ajax. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  6. "Lewis back on home turf". Ajax Cape Town. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  7. "Ajax Cape Town re-sign Stanton Lewis". SA Football Fans. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  8. Clyde Tlou (19 July 2010). "Ajax Cape Town's Stanton Lewis on Trial in Sweden". Goal.com. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  9. "Stanton Lewis Joins Kaizer Chiefs From Ajax Cape Town". Goal.com. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  10. "Lewis reveals tiff with De Haan". Kickoff.com. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  11. "Lewis wants permanent move to Chiefs". Kickoff.com. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  12. "Lewis signs for Amazulu". 3 September 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  13. "Lewis gets two-year Arrows deal". 13 June 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  14. Stanton Lewis at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  15. "COSAFA Cup 2007 Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
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