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'''Lionel Lewis''' (born 16 December 1982) is a retired Singaporean former [[association football|footballer]] who last played for [[Singapore national football team]] as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. He played for [[Home United]] from 2004 to 2012, having played for [[Geylang United]] and the [[Young Lions (Singapore football team)|Young Lions]] in his earlier years. Lewis made his international debut in 2002 and made 73 appearances for the [[Singapore national football team]]. He was named the 2004 [[Tiger Cup]] [[Most Valuable Player|MVP]], and was nominated for the 2006 [[Asian Footballer of the Year]] award. After his retirement from professional football he has worked for [[Nanyang Polytechnic]] managing student sports.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tan|first=Jun|title=Top Singapore Goalkeeper standing tall in Asia|url=http://www.junpiterfutbol.com/lionel-lewis-a-goalkeeper-from-singapore-asia/|access-date=2020-09-09}}</ref>

Lewis first played for Geylang United, and is recognised as one of an outstanding trio of keepers – the other two being [[Shahril Jantan]] and [[Hassan Sunny]] —– that have turned out for the club. After a brief career at Geylang, where he made a total of 60 appearances,{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} he joined the [[Young Lions (Singapore football team)|Young Lions]] to become part of the first Young Lions side to play in the [[S.League]] in 2003. In August 2004, the police regular joined Home United (which is affiliated to the [[Singapore Police Force]]) on a short-term contract and played for the ''Protectors'' in their AFC Cup campaign, before returning to the Young Lions. He made a return to Home United in 2005, where he has remained sinceuntil the end of his career.

As of 21In December 2007, heLewis trained with [[Premier League]] club [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Lionel Lewis calls it a day |url=https://www.todayonline.com/sports/football/lionel-lewis-calls-it-day |access-date=2023-01-12 |newspaper=Today|location=Singapore}}</ref> One week later, on 28 December 2007, [[Sven-Göran Eriksson]] decided not to sign Lewis due to difficulties getting a work permit for him.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=From Hariss Harun to Fandi Ahmad – Meet Singapore's greatest football exports {{!}} Goal.com |url=https://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/from-hariss-harun-to-fandi-ahmad---meet-singapores-greatest-football-exports/8ll2vz7ytc9u1j91tmsts95io |access-date=2023-01-12 |publisher=Goal}}</ref> On 13 January 2008, he underwent a one-week trial at [[Swiss Super League]] club [[Grasshopper Club Zürich]] and was offered a contract.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> On 22 January, heLewis confirmed with [[S-League]] that he would not be signing a contract with Grasshopper.

A teenage Lionel Lewis was touted by former Singapore coach [[Vincent Subramaniam]] as a future international,{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} and the lanky keeper fulfilled those expectations with his progression into the senior squad. Lewis, who has a huge following, made his senior debut for the Singapore national team in a 2–0 friendly win over the Maldives on 9 April 2002. However, he only managed to grab the "No. 18" jersey from fellow keeper [[Hassan Sunny]] in 2004 and since then, he has regularly kept goal for the country in international tournaments.

While playing for Singapore in the 2006 [[King's Cup (Thailand football tournament)|King's Cup]] against [[Thailand]], he was knocked unconscious after a horrific clash with Thai forward, [[Kiatisuk Senamuang]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 December 2006 |title=Lionel Lewis recovering |pages=52 |work=[[The New Paper]]}}</ref> A post-match medical report indicated that the injury was not serious.

A graduate of [[Nanyang Polytechnic]], Lewis later studied at [[Novation Business School]] in 2005. He graduated with an advanced diploma certificate in Sports and Leisure Management. In 2008, Lewis completed his degree in Sports Management from [[University of Wolverhampton]].<ref name=":0" /> Lewis currently works at the Nanyang Polytechnic Student Affair Office.<ref name=":0" />

Lewis is married to Jenny Lam, a former flight stewardess. Together they have a daughter namedand Jennela Larissason.<ref name=":0" />

In 2010, Lionel signed a contract with [[Puma (brand)|Puma]], after previously being sponsored by [[Adidas]].

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[[Category:Singaporean men's footballers]]

[[Category:S.Singapore Premier League players]]

[[Category:Singapore men's international footballers]]

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[[Category:AssociationMen's association football goalkeepers]]