Dennon Lewis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dennon Elliot Lewis[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1997[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Brent, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Wingback | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Woking | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2015 | Watford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Woking (loan) | 27 | (4) |
| 2017 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2018 | Falkirk | 16 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Bromley | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Wealdstone | 86 | (17) |
| 2021–2023 | Boreham Wood | 64 | (5) |
| 2023– | Woking | 33 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:11, 27 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Dennon Elliot Lewis (born 9 May 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a wingback for National League club Woking.
A former professional at Premier League side Watford, Lewis had loan spells at Woking and Crawley Town between 2016 and 2017. He then had a spell with Scottish club Falkirk in 2018, before joining Wealdstone in June 2019, following a brief stint with Bromley. He signed for Boreham Wood in November 2021, before returning to Woking ahead of the 2023–24 campaign.
Club career
[edit]Watford
[edit]Lewis joined the Academy at Watford in 2008, and progressed through the ranks to sign his first (three-year) professional contract in July 2015.[3] He played all along the right-flank for the under-21s during the 2015–16 campaign, making a total of 29 appearances.[4]
On 28 July 2016, he joined National League club Woking on a season-long loan.[5] He made his first team debut on 6 August, in a 3–1 defeat to Lincoln City at the Kingfield Stadium.[6] He scored his first senior goal seven days later, in a 2–1 defeat at Southport.[7] Between 3 September to 13 September he scored in three consecutive games, against Macclesfield Town, Guiseley and Torquay United.[8][9][10] On 28 January, he received the first red card of his career when he was dismissed for two bookable offences in a 1–0 victory at Eastleigh.[11] Lewis scored four goals from 33 appearances as Woking posted an 18th-place finish in the 2016–17 season.[12]
On 6 July 2017, he joined EFL League Two side Crawley Town on loan until the end of the year.[13] He had previously played under "Red Devils" manager Harry Kewell when Kewell worked at the Watford Academy.[14] He made his debut in the English Football League on 5 August, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute for Enzio Boldewijn in a 3–1 defeat to Port Vale at Broadfield Stadium.[15]
On 13 April 2018, it was announced that Lewis would leave Watford at the conclusion of his contract in June 2018.[16]
Falkirk
[edit]Lewis signed a one-year contract with Scottish Championship club Falkirk, effective from 1 July 2018.[17] On 14 July 2018, Lewis made his Falkirk debut during their 1–0 home defeat to Montrose in the Scottish League Cup[18] and three days later scored his first goal in their 2–0 victory over Forfar Athletic.[19] In November 2018, Lewis spoke out about the alleged racist abuse he received from Falkirk's own fans.[20] Police Scotland later charged a 34 year old with breach of the peace, though stated there was insufficient evidence to prove any racist intent.[21] It was later proven there was no racism and Lewis had made it up in order to force a transfer.
Wealdstone
[edit]On 15 June 2019, following a brief spell with National League side, Bromley, Lewis joined National League South side, Wealdstone.[22] He went onto make his debut for the club during a 4–1 home victory over Dartford on the opening day of the 2019–20 campaign, in which he scored in the 76th minute to give the hosts a 2–1 lead.[23] Lewis went onto net ten more times in the league for the Stones, in a campaign which was prematurely ended due to emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]
On 10 September 2020, following the club's promotion to the National League, Lewis signed a new two-year deal.[24] On 5 April 2021, Lewis scored a brace against rivals Barnet,[25] and netted a total of 5 times in 40 league appearances in the 2020-21 season.
Lewis started the 2021-22 season playing in a left wingback role.[26] On 4 September 2021 he scored his first goal of the season against Dagenham & Redbridge, and appeared in all of Wealdstone's first 13 league games before leaving the club[27]
Boreham Wood
[edit]On 9 November 2021, Lewis signed for fellow National League side Boreham Wood.[28]
Return to Woking
[edit]On 25 May 2023, following the expiry of his contract at Boreham Wood, Lewis agreed to return to Woking on a one-year deal, where he had a previous loan spell during the 2016–17 campaign.[29]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 26 October 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Watford | 2016–17[12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Woking (loan) | 2016–17[12] | National League | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 33 | 4 | |
| Crawley Town (loan) | 2017–18[30] | League Two | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Falkirk | 2018–19[31] | Scottish Championship | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2[c] | 1 | 23 | 2 |
| Bromley | 2018–19[31] | National League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Wealdstone | 2019–20[12][32] | National League South | 33 | 11 | 5 | 2 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 39 | 13 | |
| 2020–21[12] | National League | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 1 | 44 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22[12] | National League | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Total | 86 | 17 | 7 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 95 | 20 | |||
| Boreham Wood | 2021–22[12] | National League | 23 | 2 | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23[12] | National League | 41 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 46 | 3 | ||
| Total | 64 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 72 | 5 | |||
| Woking | 2023–24[12] | National League | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 30 | 4 | |
| 2024–25[12] | National League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 37 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 232 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 272 | 32 | ||
- ^ a b c d e Appearances in the FA Trophy
- ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ One appearance in the FA Trophy, one in the National League play-offs
Love Island
[edit]In 2019, Lewis participated in the fifth series of the ITV2 reality series Love Island.[33]
References
[edit]- ^ "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Dennon Lewis". 11v11. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ "Dennon Lewis: Teenage winger signs first Watford contract". BBC Sport. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ Walker, Ron (27 July 2016). "Under-21 wide man Lewis wings out to Woking". Watford Observer. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Dennon Lewis: Watford forward joins Woking on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Woking 1-3 Lincoln City". BBC Sport. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Southport 2-1 Woking". BBC Sport. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Macclesfield Town 3-1 Woking". BBC Sport. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Guiseley 1-1 Woking". BBC Sport. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Woking 3-1 Torquay United". BBC Sport. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Eastleigh 0-1 Woking". BBC Sport. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Dennon Lewis at Soccerway
- ^ "Thomas Verheydt: Crawley Town sign Dutch striker". BBC Sport. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ Gray, Harry (6 July 2017). "Lewis heads out on loan". Watford Observer. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Crawley Town v Port Vale". BBC Sport. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Academy: Contracts Confirmed". Watford Official Site. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ "DENNON LEWIS SIGNS!". Falkirk FC. 17 May 2018. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Falkirk vs. Montrose". Soccerway. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Falkirk vs. Forfar Athletic". Soccerway. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Falkirk's Dennon Lewis: 'Disgusting' racist abuse 'is a line crossed'". BBC Sport. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "Dennon Lewis: Falkirk fan given police warning for abusing striker".
- ^ "Dennon Lewis signs for Wealdstone!". Wealdstone F.C. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Wealdstone vs. Dartford". Soccerway. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Dennon Lewis signs new two-year deal!". Wealdstone F.C. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Wealdstone vs. Barnet - 5 April 2021 - Soccerway".
- ^ "PLAYER NEWS | Lewis sold to Boreham Wood". 9 November 2021.
- ^ "England - D. Lewis - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ^ "Wood Clinch Signing of Dennon Lewis on Free Transfer from Wealdstone". 9 November 2021.
- ^ "Dennon Lewis Signs". Woking F.C. 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Dennon Lewis in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Dennon Lewis in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ For FA Cup second qualifying round: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round – Farnborough 0 - 5 Wealdstone – 2019-2020". Football Web Page. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
For FA Cup third qualifying round: "Report - Bristol Manor Farm 0 - 0 Wealdstone". Wealdstone F.C. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
For FA Cup third qualifying round replay: "Report - Wealdstone 4 - 0 Bristol Manor Farm". Wealdstone F.C. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
For FA Trophy third qualifying round: "Report - Wealdstone 2 - 3 Royston Town". Wealdstone F.C. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2021. - ^ "Meet Love Island's Casa Amor contestants!". 27 June 2019.