Noah Lewis (footballer)

Noah Lewis (born 23 August 2000) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie C club Perugia.

Youth career
Born in Almere, Lewis started out playing with Waterwijk, before joining Almere City at the age of 11, where he spent 1 year before joining Feyenoord Academy in 2012. He spent 7 years playing at Youth level for Feyenoord, featuring in the Beloften Eredivisie, KNVB Reserve Cup, Premier League International Cup and UEFA Youth League.

Feyenoord
Lewis made his first team debut for Feyenoord on 21 March 2018, replacing Sven van Beek from the bench in a 4–0 win over ADO Den Haag in a friendly.

FC Dordrecht loan
In July 2019, he was loaned out to Eerste Divisie side FC Dordrecht until 2 January 2020. He made a total of 10 appearances in the league and 2 more in the KNVB Cup.

Willem II
Lewis signed for Eredivisie side Willem II in September 2021. He featured mainly for the club's reserve side but was an unused substitute in 3 of the first team's Eredivisie games during the season as they were relegated to the Eerste Divisie.

St Patrick's Athletic
On 26 January 2023, Lewis signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic. Manager Tim Clancy revealed that the opportunity to sign Lewis came about after a move to a UK club collapsed after Lewis failed to obtain a work permit for that country as he did not meet the criteria following a rule change due to Brexit. Lewis was voted Player of the Month for February 2023 by the clubs supporters for his performances in his first month with the club. He scored the first goals of his senior career on 2 June 2023, coming off the bench away to UCD and scoring a header from a corner with his first touch in the 42nd minute, before scoring another header from a corner in the 63rd minute of a 3–1 win. On 12 July 2023, Lewis made his first appearance in European competition in a 2–1 loss against F91 Dudelange in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa Conference League at the Stade Jos Nosbaum. On 12 August 2023, it was announced that Lewis had left the club by mutual consent.

Perugia
On 11 January 2024, Lewis signed for Serie C side Perugia on a contract until June 2026, following a successful trial period with the Italian club.

International career
Lewis made his Netherlands U17 debut on 12 February 2017 in a 2–1 loss to Portugal U17. In October 2018, he was an unused substitute for Netherlands U19 in their 5–0 win over Faroe Islands U19, 6–0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 and their 2–1 loss to Republic of Ireland U19.