Lewis Montsma

Lewis Montsma

Personal 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	79	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:44, 26 January 2025 (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

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

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

Lincoln City

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 15 months out in the 2–1 defeat in the EFL Cup to Harrogate Town on 13 August 2024.[19] On 23 December, he signed a multi-year contract extension which could keep him at the club until the summer of 2027.[20]

Career statistics

As of 25 January 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		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	12	0	2	0	1	0	2[b]	0	17	0
	Total		79	7	4	0	5	3	12	1	101	11
Career total			125	8	4	0	5	3	14	1	148	12

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

Honours

Individual

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

References

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. "Montsma commits future to Imps". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
21. "Norwich City dominate with six players in PFA Championship team of the year". BBC Sport. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

External links

• Lewis Montsma at Soccerway