Andrew Lewis (soccer)

Andrew Lewis (born September 10, 1974) is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in Major League Soccer.

Andrew Lewis
Personal information
Full name Andrew R. Lewis
Date of birth (1974-09-10) September 10, 1974
Place of birth New Providence, New Jersey, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1993–1995 Princeton Tigers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997 MetroStars 19 (0)
1998–2001 Chicago Fire 54 (2)
1999 → MLS Pro-40 (loan) 10 (0)
2002–2003 Charleston Battery 51 (0)
2004 Atlanta Silverbacks 23 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In 1993, Lewis graduated from the Pingry School. He then played college soccer at Princeton University from 1993 to 1995.[1] He was a 1994 Third Team All American.[2]

In February 1997, the MetroStars selected Lewis in third round (twenty-fifth overall) of the 1997 MLS College Draft. He played nineteen games for the MetroStars. On November 6, 1997, the Chicago Fire selected Lewis with the seventeenth pick of the 1997 MLS Expansion Draft. He spent four injury marred seasons in Chicago, where he was known as "The Bull", before being released on January 15, 2002.[3] On March 22, 2002, he signed with the Charleston Battery of the USL A-League.[4] In 2004, he played for the Atlanta Silverbacks.[5]

References
  1. Princeton University soccer Archived February 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "1994 All American". Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
  3. Fire waives Wynalda, 3 others Daily Herald - Wednesday, January 16, 2002
  4. Charleston Battery
  5. 2004 Atlanta Silverbacks Archived June 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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