Garry Lewis (soccer)
Encyclopedia
Garry Lewis is an American
soccer player, who currently plays for Salon Palloilijat
in Finland
.
, played club soccer for the Jacksonville Jaguars and West Kendall, and played one season of college soccer
at St. John's University (New York), where he was an All-Big East selection and was named to the College Soccer News All-Freshman Third Team, before transferring to the University of North Carolina
as a sophonmore.
As a youth player Lewis was a Three-Time NSCAA/adidas Youth American. In 2005/04 he was First Team All-State for the State of Florida, and in 2003 as a sophomore in high school he was named "Gatorade State Player of the Year". Lewis also won two Super Y-League National Championships while playing for West Kendall Optimist in 2005 and in 2006.
After his first season of college soccer while at St. John's Red Storm, Lewis earned a spot on the 2005 Big East All-Freshmen First Team, and Nationally All-Freshmen by College Soccer News Third Team.
Immediately upon transferring to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Lewis became an impact starter. His new role as a Tarheel was more defensively-minded than his previous year at St. John's. Lewis was employed on the field as a ball-winner/tackler type of player rather than a box-to-box mid-fielder. After Lewis' sophomore season he earned the team's "Most Competitive Player Award". During his senior season Lewis lead his Tarheels as a team "co-captain" to the NCAA National Finals in Frisco, Texas against Maryland. They lost the game one to zero.
As a Tarheel Lewis tallied 11 goals and 5 assists, and in his senior season he scored the game winner in the Sweet Sixteen to put his team into the Elite Eight.
Lewis also played for Carolina Dynamo
in the USL Premier Development League
.
in the USL Second Division
following the conclusion of the 2009 PDL season, and made his professional debut on July 11, 2009 in Maryland's 2–1 win over the Pittsburgh Riverhounds
. After his department by Real Maryland Monarchs
joined in October 2009 to Ekenäs Idrottsförening
.
During Lewis' first season while at Ekenäs Idrottsförening in 2010 he showed his formidable talents to score and assist goals while being an impact player on the defensive end as well. In 11 starts Lewis recorded 6 goals, and added 2 assists while bringing home the game's MVP 4 times. Lewis' season was cut short due to a fractured leg sustained in a sliding tackle.
Lewis recently signed a new contract in April 2011 with the Finnish Second Division team Salpa, or Salon Palloilijat.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
soccer player, who currently plays for Salon Palloilijat
Salon Palloilijat
Salon Palloilijat is a sports club from Salo in Finland. The club is popularly known as The Swans. SalPa was formed in 1956 and their home ground is at the Salon Urheilupuisto. The men's football first team currently plays in the Kakkonen...
in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
.
Youth and College
Lewis attended Orange Park High SchoolOrange Park High School
Orange Park High School is a high school located in Orange Park, Florida. The athletic teams are known as the Raiders. In the 2008–2009 school year the school had nearly 3,000 students, increasing by 700 in just three years. However nearly 1000 students moved to the new Oakleaf High School for the...
, played club soccer for the Jacksonville Jaguars and West Kendall, and played one season of college soccer
College soccer
College soccer is a term used to describe association football played by teams who are operated by colleges and universities as opposed to a professional league operated for exclusively financial purposes...
at St. John's University (New York), where he was an All-Big East selection and was named to the College Soccer News All-Freshman Third Team, before transferring to the University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina
Chartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century...
as a sophonmore.
As a youth player Lewis was a Three-Time NSCAA/adidas Youth American. In 2005/04 he was First Team All-State for the State of Florida, and in 2003 as a sophomore in high school he was named "Gatorade State Player of the Year". Lewis also won two Super Y-League National Championships while playing for West Kendall Optimist in 2005 and in 2006.
After his first season of college soccer while at St. John's Red Storm, Lewis earned a spot on the 2005 Big East All-Freshmen First Team, and Nationally All-Freshmen by College Soccer News Third Team.
Immediately upon transferring to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Lewis became an impact starter. His new role as a Tarheel was more defensively-minded than his previous year at St. John's. Lewis was employed on the field as a ball-winner/tackler type of player rather than a box-to-box mid-fielder. After Lewis' sophomore season he earned the team's "Most Competitive Player Award". During his senior season Lewis lead his Tarheels as a team "co-captain" to the NCAA National Finals in Frisco, Texas against Maryland. They lost the game one to zero.
As a Tarheel Lewis tallied 11 goals and 5 assists, and in his senior season he scored the game winner in the Sweet Sixteen to put his team into the Elite Eight.
Lewis also played for Carolina Dynamo
Carolina Dynamo
Carolina Dynamo is an American soccer team based in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the South Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.The team plays its home...
in the USL Premier Development League
USL Premier Development League
The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...
.
Professional
Lewis was signed by the Real Maryland MonarchsReal Maryland Monarchs
Real Maryland F.C., commonly known as the Real Maryland Monarchs, is an American soccer team based in Rockville, Maryland, United States...
in the USL Second Division
USL Second Division
The United Soccer Leagues Second Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, part of the United Soccer Leagues league pyramid...
following the conclusion of the 2009 PDL season, and made his professional debut on July 11, 2009 in Maryland's 2–1 win over the Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Pittsburgh Riverhounds is an American professional soccer team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1999, the team plays in the National Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
. After his department by Real Maryland Monarchs
Real Maryland Monarchs
Real Maryland F.C., commonly known as the Real Maryland Monarchs, is an American soccer team based in Rockville, Maryland, United States...
joined in October 2009 to Ekenäs Idrottsförening
Ekenäs Idrottsförening
Ekenäs Idrottsförening is a sports club from Ekenäs, Raseborg in Finland. EIF was formed in 1905 and they are one of the oldest clubs in the south-west of Finland. The men's football first team currently plays in the Kakkonen . Their home ground is at the Ekenäs Centrumplan in Ekenäs...
.
During Lewis' first season while at Ekenäs Idrottsförening in 2010 he showed his formidable talents to score and assist goals while being an impact player on the defensive end as well. In 11 starts Lewis recorded 6 goals, and added 2 assists while bringing home the game's MVP 4 times. Lewis' season was cut short due to a fractured leg sustained in a sliding tackle.
Lewis recently signed a new contract in April 2011 with the Finnish Second Division team Salpa, or Salon Palloilijat.