[People Profile] All We Know About Jamal Lewis Biography, Career, Family, Networth

Jamal Piaras Lewis born 25 January 1998 is a professional soccer player who plays left back with Premier League club Newcastle United. He was born and raised in England and is a professional international footballer with Northern Ireland.

Childhood and early life

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As a child, Lewis was a talented athlete who competed at the national level for his age group between 800m and 1500m. He was a member of England Schools in athletics and was 2nd in English Schools’ U17 cross-country in 2014.

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Club careers

Luton Town

Lewis began his football career as a young player for his hometown club Luton Town, with whom they took home the Aarau Masters and a European 5-a-side Under-11 Championship , in 2009. He was released from Luton Town in 2013 “to focus on his prospects as a national-level 800-metre runner”.

Norwich City

Lewis was back in professional soccer in 2014 after signing with Norwich City.

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In the 2016-17 campaign He was part of his club, the Norwich U23 squad. The end of the 2016-17 season Lewis signed a contract extension for 2021. In December of 2017, Lewis made his senior debut for Norwich City against Brentford, making an appearance as a substitute in place of Marco Stiepermann. The following Boxing Day 2017, he made his debut with Norwich in a match against Birmingham City. He scored his debut senior strike in the 93rd minutes of the FA Cup third round replay against Chelsea in January of 2018.

Lewis was awarded The EFL Young Player of the Month in September 2018 and, in October of 2018, he was awarded a new, long-term agreement that ran through June 2023.

In March 2019 , he was named to the 2018-19 PFA Championship Team of the Year along with teammates Max Aarons and Teemu Pukki. Lewis played 28 times in the 2019-20 Premier League for Norwich City in the 2019-20 Premier League. In August of 2020, Norwich did not accept the PS10 million offer for Lewis from Liverpool to sign Lewis.

Newcastle United

Lewis signed a contract for five years in the Premier League club Newcastle United on 8 September 2020.

International career

Although originally from England, Lewis was eligible to play for Northern Ireland through his Belfast-born mother. Lewis first played for Northern Ireland in the year 2016 playing three times for the team’s U19 squad. In June of 2017 He was selected to the U21 squad and made his debut for the U21 team against Estonia.

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In March of 2018 He was called up for selection to Northern Ireland senior squad for the first time. He made his debut as a senior international in a 2-1 friendly victory against South Korea on 24 March 2018.

On October 9, 2021 Lewis got sent off in the first minute of the eventual loss of 2-0 to Switzerland. The first yellow was for a reckless challenge on Breel Embolo. His second was for wasting time after Lewis struggled to locate the teammate in throwing in. Coach Ian Baraclough said that the decision to dismiss Lewis to the side is “diabolical” and it changed the way the game played out.

On his Newcastle Transfer 

Newcastle are pleased to announce the arrival of Northern Ireland International, 22 year old left back, Jamal Lewis.

The left-back is a transferee from the side that was relegated Norwich City for a reported cost of around PS15m.

Lewis is a young and exciting player who was among the bright spots of Norwich this season. Lewis is a defensive player who, just like Jetro Willems, likes to move forward and attack the defenders who are in opposition. He’s great when he has the ball in his hands as well as a strong defender and a pretty good crosser. This is why it was one of the first targets of Liverpool this time around and bringing him in is a major win for Newcastle.

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The 22-year-old is an intriguing prospect, and fits in of the Mike Ashley transfer strategy of buying young and then selling high. There is also a little of Bruce’s transfer philosophies because Lewis is another player who has Premier League experience, and there’s a decent amount of evidence to show what he would look like as an Premier League player.

In the midst of a move, Lewis said this about the move.

“It was a bit unanticipated, yet it’s something I was anticipating when I learned that there was some serious interest which is why I’m so happy to be here today.

Newcastle is such a fantastic club that has such a rich history. I knew that it was an opportunity I’d be thrilled to have in both my hands.”

Bruce included the information in his usual analysis, which is him telling what a great player Lewis is.

“Jamal is an extremely promising prospect. I watched him perform admirably during the Championship two years ago, and the player made a big effort during the Premier League last season.

He’s only 22 years old , and has a bright future ahead of his, so I wish he becomes an Newcastle United full-back for years to in the future.

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It’s been an amazing week for us thanks to our new players. We’ve had to be patient, but they are improving the team, that’s crucial.”

Lewis is a perfect fit for Newcastle in the left-back position, and having filled every position thus far Newcastle will be playing with their house funds when the window draws to an end.