Lewis Montsma

Dutch footballer (born 1998)

Lewis MontsmaPersonal information

Full name|  Lewis Lee Montsma[1]
Date of birth|  (1998-04-25) 25 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth|  Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height|  1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)|  Centre back
Team information

Current team

|  Lincoln City
Number|  4
Youth career
0000–2013|  AFC
2013–2017|  SC Heerenveen
2018|  SC Cambuur
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2018–2020|  FC Dordrecht|  46|  (1)
2020–|  Lincoln City|  73|  (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:00, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

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

## Early life

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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

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

### Lincoln City

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On 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] On 9 July 2024, Lincoln City confirmed that Montsma had signed a short-term contract for 6 months.[18] He made his return from injury after 15months out in the 2–1 defeat in the EFL Cup to Harrogate Town on 13 August 2024.[19]

## Career statistics

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As of 23 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | National Cup  | League Cup  | Other  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
FC Dordrecht | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1
2019–20 | Eerste Divisie  | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0
Total  | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 1
Lincoln City | 2020–21 | League One | 40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6[a] | 0 | 50 | 9
2021–22 | League One  | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 1 | 26 | 2
2022–23 | League One  | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0
2023–24 | League One  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
2024–25 | League One  | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 9 | 0
Total  | 73 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 93 | 11
Career total  | 119 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 140 | 12

1. ^ Appearance(s) in League One Play-offs & Football League Trophy
2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

## Honours

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Individual

* PFA Team of the Year: 2020–21 League One[20]

## References

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1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Lincoln City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 38. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
2. ^ Lewis Montsma at WorldFootball.net
3. ^ Hoe voetballer Lewis Montsma ook Burberry-model werd vice.com
4. ^ "Lincoln's Lewis Montsma: 'It's not easy to do modelling and football'". The Guardian. 24 September 2020.
5. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 31 August 2018.
6. ^ "Lincoln sign Dutch defender Montsma". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
7. ^ "Dutch Defender Joins The Imps". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
8. ^ "MATCH REPORT: Crewe v The Imps - Carabao Cup 1st Round". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
9. ^ "REPORT: Bradford City V The Imps". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
10. ^ "Report: The Imps V Liverpool". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
11. ^ "Report: The Imps v Charlton Athletic". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
12. ^ "Lewis Montsma: Lincoln City defender out for up to nine months with ACL injury". BBC. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
13. ^ "Montsma recovering after surgery". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
14. ^ "Lincoln City vs Cambridge United team news confirmed as January signing makes first start". LincolnshireLive. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
15. ^ "Update on Montsma injury". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
16. ^ "Lewis Montsma injury update". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
17. ^ "Retained list". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
18. ^ "Montsma Signs News Imps Contract". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
19. ^ "Montsma reflects on first competitive action in 15 months". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
20. ^ "Norwich City dominate with six players in PFA Championship team of the year". BBC Sport. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

## External links

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* Lewis Montsma at Soccerway

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Lincoln City F.C. - current squad

* 1 Wickens
* 2 Darikwa
* 3 Earley
* 4 Montsma
* 5 Jackson
* 6 Erhahon
* 7 Hackett
* 8 Bayliss
* 9 Cadamarteri
* 10 McKiernan
* 11 Hamilton
* 12 Ring
* 14 McGrandles
* 15 O'Connor
* 16 Jefferies
* 17 Duffy
* 18 House
* 19 Walker
* 21 Pardington
* 22 Hamer
* 23 Roughan
* 27 Makama
* 28 Moylan
* 29 Street
* 34 Draper
* 36 Okoro
* 38 Oliver
* 39 Parks
* Head coach: Skubala

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2020–21 EFL League One PFA Team of the Year

* GK: Maxwell
* DF: Elder
* DF: Coyle
* DF: Montsma
* DF: Atkinson
* MF: McGeady
* MF: Honeyman
* MF: Grant
* FW: Wyke
* FW: Clarke-Harris
* FW: Wilks

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