Lewis Montsma
{{Short description|Dutch footballer (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lewis Montsma
| image =
| fullname = Lewis Lee Montsma{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/202021/efl-squad-numbering-11.09.2020.pdf |title=Notification of shirt numbers: Lincoln City |publisher=English Football League |page=38 |accessdate=21 September 2020}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|4|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands
| height = 1.91 m
| position = Centre back
| currentclub = Lincoln City
| clubnumber = 4
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2013
| youthclubs1 = AFC
| youthyears2 = 2013–2017
| youthclubs2 = SC Heerenveen
| youthyears3 = 2018
| youthclubs3 = SC Cambuur
| years1 = 2018–2020
| clubs1 = FC Dordrecht
| caps1 = 46
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2020–
| clubs2 = Lincoln City
| caps2 = 83
| goals2 = 8
| pcupdate = 03:09, 13 April 2025 (UTC)
}}
Lewis Lee Montsma (born 25 April 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for {{English football updater|LincolnC}} club Lincoln City.{{Worldfootball.net|lewis-montsma}} He also works as a model.[https://www.vice.com/nl/article/voetballer-lewis-montsma-model/ Hoe voetballer Lewis Montsma ook Burberry-model werd] vice.com
Early life
Montsma’s mother is Swedish, making him eligible to play for Sweden internationally. He attended St Nicolaaslyceum alongside Matthijs de Ligt, where he regularly played football with him.{{cite web|work=The Guardian|url= https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/24/lincoln-city-lewis-montsma-its-not-easy-to-do-modelling-and-football-liverpool-carabao-cup|title= Lincoln's Lewis Montsma: 'It's not easy to do modelling and football'|date=24 September 2020}}
Career
He made his Eerste Divisie debut for FC Dordrecht on 31 August 2018 in a game against NEC, as a starter.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/08/31/netherlands/eerste-divisie/nijmegen-eendracht-combinatie/bvo-fc-dordrecht/2794394/|title=Game Report by Soccerway|date=31 August 2018}}
=Lincoln City=
On 14 July 2020, Montsma joined English League One club Lincoln City on a three-year contract, on a free transfer.{{Cite news|title=Lincoln sign Dutch defender Montsma|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53405659|access-date=2020-09-17}}{{cite web |title=Dutch Defender Joins The Imps|url=https://www.weareimps.com/news/2020/july/200714-lewis-montsma/|publisher=Lincoln City F.C. |accessdate=14 July 2020}} He made his Lincoln City debut and scored his first Lincoln goal in the EFL Cup on 5 September 2020 against Crewe Alexandra.{{cite web|url=https://www.weareimps.com/news/2020/september/200905-crewereport/|title=MATCH REPORT: Crewe v The Imps - Carabao Cup 1st Round|publisher=Lincoln City F.C.|accessdate=5 September 2020}} He would continue his goal scoring run, scoring in the second and third round of the EFL Cup against Bradford City and Liverpool.{{cite web|url=https://www.weareimps.com/news/2020/september/200915-bradfordreport/|title=REPORT: Bradford City V The Imps|publisher=Lincoln City F.C.|accessdate=15 September 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.weareimps.com/news/2020/september/200924-liverpool-report/|title=Report: The Imps V Liverpool|publisher=Lincoln City F.C.|accessdate=24 September 2020}} And his run of scoring would continue in the next game against Charlton Athletic, scoring his first goal in League One.{{cite web |title=Report: The Imps v Charlton Athletic|url=https://www.weareimps.com/news/2020/september/200927-reportcharlton/|publisher=Lincoln City F.C. |accessdate=27 September 2020}}
On 8 January 2022, Lewis Montsma was injured against Oxford United, which was later confirmed as an ACL injury which would rule him out of action for up to 9 months.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59993874|title=Lewis Montsma: Lincoln City defender out for up to nine months with ACL injury|publisher=BBC|accessdate=14 January 2022}} Following his surgery on his ACL, he would sign a new contract until the summer of 2024.{{cite web |title=Montsma recovering after surgery|url=https://www.weareimps.com/news/2022/february/montsma-recovering-after-surgery/|publisher=Lincoln City F.C. |access-date=4 February 2022}}
Just over a year from his injury, Montsma returned to the squad on 28 January 2023 against Cambridge United.{{cite web |title=Lincoln City vs Cambridge United team news confirmed as January signing makes first start|url=https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/lincoln-cambridge-united-team-news-8085491|publisher=LincolnshireLive|access-date=28 January 2023}} He would pick up a similar knee injury a few months later against Fleetwood Town which would see him miss the remainder of the season.{{cite web |title=Update on Montsma injury|url=https://www.weareimps.com/news/2023/april/update-on-montsma-injury/|publisher=Lincoln City FC|access-date=5 April 2023}} It was later confirmed that he had ruptured his ACL as well as other knee damage and he would have a further 12 months of rehabilitation.{{cite web |title=Lewis Montsma injury update|url=https://www.weareimps.com/news/2023/may/montsma-injury-update/|publisher=Lincoln City FC|access-date=5 May 2023}}
Despite not playing during the 2023–24 season, the club confirmed they were negotiating a new contract with him.{{cite web|title=Retained list|url=https://www.weareimps.com/news/2024/may/retained-list/|publisher=Lincoln City FC|access-date=2 May 2024}} On 9 July 2024, Lincoln City confirmed that Montsma had signed a short-term contract for 6 months.{{cite web |title=Montsma Signs News Imps Contract|url=https://www.weareimps.com/news/montsma-signs-new-imps-contract|publisher=Lincoln City F.C. |access-date=9 July 2024}} He made his return from injury after 15 months out in the 2–1 defeat in the EFL Cup to Harrogate Town on 13 August 2024.{{cite web |title=Montsma reflects on first competitive action in 15 months|url=https://www.weareimps.com/news/montsma-reflects-first-competitive-action-15-months|publisher=Lincoln City F.C. |access-date=14 July 2024}} On 23 December, he signed a multi-year contract extension which could keep him at the club until the summer of 2027.{{cite web |title=Montsma commits future to Imps|url=https://www.weareimps.com/news/montsma-commits-future-imps|publisher=Lincoln City F.C. |access-date=23 December 2024}}
Career statistics
{{updated|12 March 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"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|FC Dordrecht
|23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| 2019–20
|Eerste Divisie |23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 1 | |
| rowspan=6|Lincoln City
|40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6{{efn|name=FLT&L1P|Appearance(s) in League One Play-offs & Football League Trophy}} | 0 | 50 | 9 | |
| 2021–22
|League One |19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=FLT|Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy}} | 1 | 26 | 2 | |
| 2022–23
|League One |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023–24
|League One |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024–25
|League One |16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=FLT|Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy}} | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!83 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 105 | 12 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!129 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 152 | 13 |
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Honours
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway| lewis-montsma/563792}}
{{Lincoln City F.C. squad}}
{{2020–21 EFL League One PFA Team of the Year}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Montsma, Lewis}}
Category:Footballers from Amsterdam
Category:Dutch men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Lincoln City F.C. players
Category:Eerste Divisie players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Dutch expatriate men's footballers
Category:Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
Category:Dutch people of Swedish descent
Category:21st-century Dutch sportsmen
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