Aaron Lewis (footballer)
{{short description|Welsh footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Aaron Lewis
|image =
|image_size =
|caption =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|6|26|df=y}}
|birth_place = Swansea, Wales
|height = 1.83m{{Soccerway|386227}}
|position = Full-back
|currentclub = Mansfield Town
|clubnumber = 8
|youthyears1 = 2007–2018
|youthclubs1 = Swansea City
|years1 = 2018–2019
|clubs1 = Swansea City
|caps1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2019
|clubs2 = → Doncaster Rovers (loan)
|caps2 = 7
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2019–2021
|clubs3 = Lincoln City
|caps3 = 2
|goals3 = 1
|years4 = 2020–2021
|clubs4 = → Newport County (loan)
|caps4 = 1
|goals4 = 0
|years5 = 2021–2023
|clubs5 = Newport County
|caps5 = 85
|goals5 = 3
|years6 = 2023–
|clubs6 = Mansfield Town
|caps6 = 79
|goals6 = 4
|nationalyears1 =
|nationalteam1 = Wales U19
|nationalcaps1 =
|nationalgoals1 =
|nationalyears2 = 2017
|nationalteam2 = Wales U20
|nationalcaps2 = 2
|nationalgoals2 = 0
|nationalyears3 = 2018–2020
|nationalteam3 = Wales U21
|nationalcaps3 = 13
|nationalgoals3 = 1
|club-update = 01:39, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
|ntupdate = 21:45, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
}}
Aaron James Lewis (born 26 June 1998) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a full-back for {{English football updater|MansfieT}} club Mansfield Town.
Early and personal life
Born in Swansea, Lewis is the nephew of former footballer Kenny Morgans.{{Cite web|url=https://www.swanseacity.com/news/getting-know-aaron-lewis|title=Getting to know. . . Aaron Lewis | Swansea|website=www.swanseacity.com}}
Club career
=Swansea City=
Lewis began his career with Swansea City at the age of 9, making three appearances for their under-23 team in the EFL Trophy during the 2016–17 season, four appearances (with one goal) for the under-21 team in the EFL Trophy during the 2017–18 season, and three appearances (with one goal) for the under-21 team in the EFL Trophy during the 2018–19 season.
He moved on loan to Doncaster Rovers in January 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46753906|title=Aaron Lewis: Swansea defender joins Doncaster Rovers on loan|date=3 January 2019|access-date=3 January 2019|publisher=BBC Sport}} He made his professional debut on 2 February 2019, in a 1–1 League draw away at Portsmouth. He was praised by Grant McCann for his performance in that match.{{cite web|url=https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/doncaster-rovers/doncaster-rovers-praise-for-calm-debutant-aaron-lewis-from-boss-grant-mccann-1-9572928|title=Doncaster Rovers: Praise for 'calm' debutant Aaron Lewis from boss Grant McCann|date=3 February 2019|access-date=14 February 2019|author=Liam Hoden|publisher=Doncaster Free Press}} He was released by Swansea in July 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.swanseacity.com/news/swans-reveal-retained-list|title=Swans reveal retained list {{!}} Swansea|website=www.swanseacity.com|access-date=25 July 2019}}
=Lincoln City=
On 10 August 2019 Lewis signed a short-term contract with Lincoln City,{{cite web |title=Wales Under 21 International signs for The Imps |url=https://www.weareimps.com/news/2019/august/190909-alsign/ |website=weareimps.com |publisher=Lincoln City FC |access-date=10 August 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49306126|title=Aaron Lewis: Lincoln City sign Wales Under-21 defender on short-term deal|date=10 August 2019|website=BBC Sport}} making his debut on 13 August in Lincoln's 1–0 EFL Cup win at Huddersfield.{{cite web |title=MATCH REPORT: Huddersfield Town V The Imps |url=https://www.weareimps.com/news/2019/august/190813-huddersreport/ |website=weareimps.com |access-date=14 August 2019}} On 13 January 2020, Lewis signed a new 18-month contract with Lincoln, lasting until summer 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.weareimps.com/news/2020/january/200113-lewisdeal|title=Welsh International Pens New Deal|website=www.redimps.co.uk|language=en-gb|access-date=13 January 2020}}
On 16 October 2020, Lewis joined Newport County on loan until 2 January 2021.{{cite web |title=Jamie Proctor and Aaron Lewis join Exiles on loan|url=https://www.newport-county.co.uk/news/2020/october/jamie-proctor-aron-lewis/|publisher=Newport County F.C. |access-date=16 October 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54567130|title=Newport sign Devitt, Lewis & Proctor on loan|via=www.bbc.co.uk}} He made his debut for Newport on 12 December 2020 in the starting line-up for the 2–1 League Two defeat against Leyton Orient.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55197049|title=Leyton Orient 2-1 Newport County|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}
On 1 February 2021 it was announced he had left Lincoln by mutual consent.{{cite news |title=Aaron Lewis leaves the Imps|url=https://www.weareimps.com/news/2021/february/210201-lewis/|access-date=1 February 2021 |publisher=Lincoln City F.C. |date=1 February 2021}}
=Newport County=
A day later Lewis returned to Newport County, signing a contract until the end of the 2020–21 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newport-county.co.uk/news/2021/february/aaron-lewis-rejoins-exiles/|title=DONE DEAL | Aaron Lewis returns to Exiles|website=www.newport-county.co.uk}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/19059270.aaron-lewis-signs-newport-leaving-lincoln/|title=County boost promotion bid by signing summer loanee on permanent deal|website=South Wales Argus}} He scored his first goal for Newport on 20 April 2021 in the 2–0 League Two win against Crawley Town.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56727922|title=Newport County 2-0 Crawley Town|via=www.bbc.co.uk}} Lewis played for Newport in the League Two play-off final at Wembley Stadium on 31 May 2021 which Newport lost to Morecambe, 1–0 after a 107th-minute penalty.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57224523|title=Shrimps go up with extra-time penalty|via=www.bbc.co.uk}} In June 2021 Lewis extended his Newport contract by a further two years.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57568894|title=Lewis and Haynes sign new Newport deals|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}
He was offered a new contract by Newport at the end of the 2022–23 season,{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65550339|title=Demetriou among seven offered Newport contracts|via=www.bbc.co.uk}} but he chose to leave the club.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66082829|title=Aaron Lewis: Out of contract defender announces Newport County departure|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}
=Mansfield Town=
After training with the club,{{Cite web|url=https://www.chad.co.uk/sport/football/aaron-lewis-and-brennan-dickenson-training-with-mansfield-town-hoping-for-deals-4206435|title=Aaron Lewis and Brennan Dickenson training with Mansfield Town hoping for deals}} he signed a two-year contract with Mansfield Town on 11 July 2023 with an option for a third year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mansfieldtown.net/news/2023/july/stags-land-full-back/|title=Stags land full-back|website=www.mansfieldtown.net}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66089617|title=Mansfield sign goalkeeper Pym and full-back Lewis|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}
International career
In May 2017, Lewis was named in the Wales under-20 squad for the 2017 Toulon Tournament. He featured in two of Wales' three group matches, against the Ivory Coast and Bahrain as Wales were eliminated in the group stage.{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-foot-espoirs.com/direct_festival_foot_uk.php?tournoi_id=15 |title=Wales U20 2–2 Cote D'Ivoire |publisher=Foot Espoirs |access-date=16 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170601021623/http://www.festival-foot-espoirs.com/direct_festival_foot_uk.php?tournoi_id=15 |archive-date=1 June 2017 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40100903 |title=Toulon Tournament: France U20 0–0 Wales U20 |website=BBC Sport |date=30 May 2017 |access-date=16 June 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40139643 |title=Toulon Tournament: Wales U20 1–0 Bahrain U20 |website=BBC Sport |date=2 June 2017}}
Lewis has represented Wales at under-21 level, winning 13 caps.
Playing style
Primarily a full-back, Lewis has also featured as a central midfielder.{{Cite web|url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/23221640.wales-consider-newport-countys-aaron-lewis---coughlan/|title='A joy to work with' - County boss calls on Wales to consider versatile Lewis|website=South Wales Argus}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 21 April 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=4|Swansea City U21/U23
|2016–17{{soccerbase season|96407|2016|accessdate=14 February 2019}} |colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 3{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18{{soccerbase season|96407|2017|accessdate=14 February 2019}}
|colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 4{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19{{soccerbase season|96407|2018|accessdate=14 February 2019}}
|colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 3{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| colspan="4"|Total
!colspan=2|—||colspan=2|— | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | ||||||
| Swansea City
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doncaster Rovers (loan)
|7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| rowspan=3|Lincoln City
|2019–20{{soccerbase season|96407|2019|accessdate=27 September 2019}} |League One |2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2020–21{{soccerbase season|96407|2020|accessdate=4 September 2020}}
|League One |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Newport County (loan)
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| rowspan=4|Newport County
|League Two |19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3{{Efn|Appearances in EFL League Two play-offs}} | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| 2021–22{{soccerbase season|96407|2021|access-date=20 April 2023}}
|League Two |27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| 2022–23{{soccerbase season|96407|2022|access-date=20 April 2023}}
|League Two |39 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 47 | 2 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!85 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 101 | 4 | |
| rowspan=3|Mansfield Town
|2023–24{{soccerbase season|96407|2023|access-date=6 October 2024}} |League Two |38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 44 | 2 | |
| 2024–25{{soccerbase season|96407|2024|access-date=6 October 2024}}
|League One |41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 45 | 2 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!79 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 89 | 4 | |
| colspan=3|Career total
!174 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 213 | 11 |
{{notelist}}
Honours
References
{{reflist}}
{{Mansfield Town F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Aaron}}
Category:Welsh men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Swansea
Category:Swansea City A.F.C. players
Category:Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Wales men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Lincoln City F.C. players
Category:Newport County A.F.C. players
Category:Wales men's youth international footballers