Stanton Lewis (born 3 August 1987) is South African retired international soccer player who played as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stanton Ramon Lewis | ||
| Date of birth | 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) |
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*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 edit
Born in Johannesburg, Lewis has a son, born on 2 September 2008.[1]
Club career edit
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 edit
Lewis represented the South African national team at the 2007 COSAFA Cup,[15] making two appearances as a substitute.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Stanton Lewis is a new dad". The Soccer Pages. 4 September 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
- ^ a b Stanton Lewis at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Ajax sign Stanton Lewis". AFC Ajax. 11 July 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
- ^ "Ajax re-signs Stanton Lewis". Premier Soccer League. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
- ^ "Stanton Lewis to Ajax Cape Town". AFC Ajax. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
- ^ "Lewis back on home turf". Ajax Cape Town. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
- ^ "Ajax Cape Town re-sign Stanton Lewis". SA Football Fans. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
- ^ Clyde Tlou (19 July 2010). "Ajax Cape Town's Stanton Lewis on Trial in Sweden". Goal.com. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ "Stanton Lewis Joins Kaizer Chiefs From Ajax Cape Town". Goal.com. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ "Lewis reveals tiff with De Haan". Kickoff.com. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ "Lewis wants permanent move to Chiefs". Kickoff.com. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ "Lewis signs for Amazulu". 3 September 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
- ^ "Lewis gets two-year Arrows deal". 13 June 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
- ^ Stanton Lewis at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "COSAFA Cup 2007 Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 April 2009.