Lewis Schouten
{{Short description|Dutch footballer (born 2004)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Lewis Schouten
|image =
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|2|4|df=y}}
|birth_place = Alkmaar, Netherlands
|height = 1.91 m
|position = Midfielder
|currentclub = AZ
|clubnumber = 24
|youthyears1 =
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|years1 = 2022–
|clubs1 = Jong AZ
|caps1 = 70
|goals1 = 4
|years2 = 2023–
|clubs2 = AZ
|caps2 = 1
|goals2 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2022
|nationalteam1 = Netherlands U19
|nationalcaps1 = 3
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|club-update = 2 February 2025
|nationalteam-update = 00:15, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
}}
Lewis Schouten (born 4 February 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch club AZ Alkmaar.{{Cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/lewis-schouten/789914/|title=Lewis Schouten|website=Soccerway}}
Club career
Schouten made his league debut in the Eerste Divisie for Jong AZ appearing as a substitute on 17 January 2022 against FC Dordrecht in a 2–0 defeat at the Stadion Krommedijk.{{Cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2022/01/17/netherlands/eerste-divisie/bvo-fc-dordrecht/jong-az/3512987/
|title= Dordrecht vs. AZ II 2 - 0 |website=Soccerway}} Four days later he made his first start in a 2–0 win over VVV Venlo, it was Jong AZ’s first win in four months. As well as Schouten, Mexx Meerdink and Misha Engel made their first professional starts.{{Cite web|url=https://m.noordhollandsdagblad.nl/cnt/dmf20220121_42887347?|title=Extremely young Young AZ surprised with a convincing victory. First win in almost four months|website=noordhollandsdagblad.nl}} On the 22 April 2022 Schouten signed a new contract with AZ to keep
him at the club until 2027.{{Cite web|url=https://noordhollandsdagblad.nl/cnt/dmf20220421_36149191|title=AZ captures young midfielder Schouten for another five years|website=noordhollandsdagblad.nl}} He scored his first senior league goal on 3 February 2023 in a 4–3 win against VVV Venlo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/314321/zwaarbevochten-zege-jong-az-tegen-vvv-venlo-na-dubbelslag-meerdink|title= Hard-fought victory for Young AZ against VVV-Venlo after Meerdink's double|website=nhnieuws.nl}}
In April 2023 he played in the 2022–23 UEFA Youth League final against Hajduk Split as AZ ran out 5-0 winners.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/news/0280-17dae51ecde3-5d91f742ee74-1000--report-az-cruise-to-youth-league-glory|website=UEFA|title= UEFA Youth League final report: AZ Alkmaar 5-0 Hajduk Split|date=April 24, 2023|access-date=April 25, 2023}}
International career
In September 2022 Schouten was included in the Dutch U19 squad.{{Cite web|url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/jeugd-mannen-onder-19/80397/definitieve-selectie-onder-19-voor-eerste-ek-kwalificatieronde|title=Final Selection Under 19 for the First European Championship Qualifying Round|website=Onsiranje.nl}}
Personal life
His father is Ronald Schouten, who played for AZ in the early 1990s.{{Cite web|url=https://noordhollandsdagblad.nl/cnt/dmf20211123_68767041
|title= AZ continues in the Youth League after a blistering denouement. Hero role for keeper Sem Westerveld
|website=noordhollandsdagblad.nl}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 2 February 2025}}
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Jong AZ
|11 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23
|Eerste Divisie |30 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24
|Eerste Divisie |20 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25
|Eerste Divisie |9 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 2 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!70 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 70 | 4 | |||
| AZ
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!71 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 4 |
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References
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Category:Dutch men's footballers
Category:Netherlands men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Eerste Divisie players
Category:21st-century Dutch sportsmen
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