Player Details

Name

Jonathan Lewis

Pronunciation

LOO-is

Height

5' 7"

Weight

150 lbs

Date of Birth

6.4.1997 (27)

Birthplace

Plantation, FL, USA

Position

Forward

Position Detail

Unknown

Preferred Side

Unknown

Roster Category

Senior
Career Summary

Acquired: Via a trade with NYCFC on May 7, 2019. 

MLS CAREER 

2021 

  • Played 1,302 minutes in 27 appearances, 12 of them starts 
  • Scored career high seven goals, including two game-winners, while adding two assists, both game-winners 
  • Scored game-winning goal against Austin FC on 9/30 
  • Scored brace, including game-winning goal, in 5-2 win over LAFC on 11/7 
  • Named to MLS Team of the Week in Week 35 

2020  

  • Played 705 minutes in seven starts among 18 appearances during 18-game regular season  
  • Tied Cole Bassett for team lead with five goals  
  • Scored game-winning goal in stoppage time after coming on in the 85th minute at D.C. United on 2/29  
  • Scored against Sporting KC at MLS is Back Tournament on 7/17  
  • Scored against Minnesota United FC at MLS is Back Tournament on 7/22  
  • Scored in 2-0 win at LA Galaxy on 9/19  
  • Scored in 5-0 win over San Jose Earthquakes on 9/23  
  • Started and played 45 minutes in first-round playoff loss at Minnesota United FC  
  • Presented club’s Golden Boot along with Cole Bassett   
  • Named to MLS Team of the Week in Round 3 of MLS is Back Tournament  
  • Signed new contract through 2024 season on 12/17  

2019 

  • Lewis made six appearances with New York City FC, two from the start, adding one assists across 214 minutes. 
  • Made his Colorado Rapids debut on 5/11 at DSGP against Real Salt Lake. 
  • Was named to the MLS Team of the Week (Week 12) for his performance against LA Galaxy on 5/19.  
  • Opened Rapids account on 5/25 off of a Crew SC miscue. 
  • Selected as part of the 23-player roster for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup starting one game. 
  • Named on Major League Soccer’s Team of the Week (Week 12). 
  • Made his 40th MLS career appearance against the San Jose Earthquakes on 8/10 at DICK’S Sporting Goods Park. 

2018 

  • Jonathan Lewis’ sophomore season saw the young attacker make 14 appearances across 219 minutes, scoring one goal and assisting three times on the way to his second taste of the MLS Cup Playoffs. 
  • The winger spent time on loan under John Hackworth at USL side Louisville City FC in the fall. 

2017 

  • NYCFC’s first pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft came on strong in the second half of the season, appearing in a total of 11 matches and contributing two goals and an assist. 

INTERNATIONAL 

2021  

  • Called up to joint USMNT / U-23 MNT January 2021 camp in Bradenton, Fla., on 1/5  
  • Played 90 minutes and scored two goals in 7-0 friendly win over Trinidad & Tobago in Orlando, Fla., on 1/31  
  • Named to U.S. 48-player preliminary roster ahead of 2021 Olympic Qualifying  
  • 2021 Gold Cup champion 

2019  

  • Named to Gregg Berhalter’s first USMNT camp in January 2019  
  • Named to Jason Kreis’ 24-player U.S. U-23 camp in Miami alongside teammate Sam Vines on 10/4  
  • Played 79 minutes, scored game-winning goal and assisted on Sebastian Soto’s goal in 6-1 friendly win over El Salvador on 10/15  
  • Named to Jason Kreis’ 24-player U.S. U-23 squad for United International Football Festival in the Canary Islands on 10/7  
  • Played the first half of U.S.’ 1-0 loss to Brazil in Las Palmas, Spain, on 11/14  
  • Played 58 minutes as U.S. claimed third place at UIFF with 4-0 win over United Gran Canaria in Las Palmas, Spain, on 11/17  

2017 

  • The Florida native was a member of the US U-20 squad and helped that team win the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.