Lewis_Montsma

Lewis Montsma

Lewis Montsma

Dutch footballer


Lewis Lee Montsma (born 25 April 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for League One club Lincoln City.[2] He also works as a model.[3]

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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.[4]

Career

He made his Eerste Divisie debut for FC Dordrecht on 31 August 2018 in a game against NEC, as a starter.[5]

Lincoln City

On the 14 July 2020, Montsma joined English League One club Lincoln City on a three year contract, on a free transfer.[6][7] He made his Lincoln City debut and scored his first Lincoln goal in the EFL Cup on 5 September 2020 against Crewe Alexandra.[8] He would continue his goal scoring run, scoring in the second and third round of the EFL Cup against Bradford City and Liverpool.[9][10] And his run of scoring would continue in the next game against Charlton Athletic, scoring his first goal in League One.[11] 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.[12] Following his surgery on his ACL, he would sign a new contract until the summer of 2024.[13] Just over a year from his injury, Montsma returned to the squad on 28 January 2023 against Cambridge United.[14] 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.[15] 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.[16] Despite not playing during the 2023–24 season, the club confirmed they were negotiating a new contract with him.[17]

Career statistics

As of 25 March 2023
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Honours

Individual


References

  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Lincoln City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 38. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. Lewis Montsma at WorldFootball.net
  3. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 31 August 2018.
  4. "Lincoln sign Dutch defender Montsma". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  5. "MATCH REPORT: Crewe v The Imps - Carabao Cup 1st Round". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  6. "REPORT: Bradford City V The Imps". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  7. "Report: The Imps V Liverpool". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  8. "Update on Montsma injury". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  9. "Lewis Montsma injury update". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  10. "Retained list". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 2 May 2024.

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