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Eddie Lewis
Personal information
Full name	Edward James Lewis
Date of birth	May 17, 1974 (1974-05-17) (age 33)
Place of birth	Cerritos, CA, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Derby County
Number	15
Youth clubs
1992 1992-1995	Cerritos High School UCLA
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-1999 2000-2002 2002-2005 2005-2007 2007-	San Jose Clash Fulham Preston North End Leeds United Derby County	115 0(9) 016 0(0) 111 (15) 085 0(8) 008 0(0)
National team2
1996–	United States	073 0(8)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:46, 10 November 2007 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 11:29, 20 August 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Edward James (Eddie) Lewis (born May 17, 1974, in Cerritos, California) is an American footballer left midfielder who currently plays in the English Premier League for Derby County.

Contents 1 Club career 1.1 Early career 1.2 Fulham 1.3 Preston North End 1.4 Leeds 1.5 Derby County 2 International career 3 Notes 4 External links

Lewis played college soccer at UCLA, leading his team in scoring in 1995. He was drafted by the then-San Jose Clash in the third round of the 1996 MLS College Draft. He would spend the next four years in San Jose, becoming a full-time starter in his second season. Originally a forward, the lefty moved to the midfield early on in his pro career. In his time with the Clash, he scored nine goals and added 35 assists in 115 games and was named to the MLS Best XI in 1999.

Lewis signed with England's Fulham, then in the Football League First Division, in 2000. He spent three seasons there, but did not see much playing time, especially in his last year, when the club was promoted to the Premiership. He only played one game for his club in 2001-02, the meaningless season finale. Overall, he appeared in 14 total games for the London club, scoring just one goal.

Lewis made a move to Preston North End in 2002 and spent the next three years there, a consistent starter throughout his tenure.

In June 2005, Leeds United signed Lewis from Preston on a free transfer^[1].

Since his transfer to Leeds, Lewis has impressed greatly. A set piece expert, he scored excellent free-kicks against Burnley and more importantly in the play-off semi final first leg against his former club, Preston North End. Lewis was the subject of a transfer bid from Wolverhampton Wanderers just before the transfer deadline in Summer 2006 but the bid was instantly rejected by chairman Ken Bates^[2]. Lewis has been a regular in the 2006-07 Championship season with Leeds, once again playing in his favoured left wing position. In the first few matches of new manager, Dennis Wise's reign at the club, Lewis was played at left back, but after that he was put back to his favoured left wing but later to once again be played at left back. Since the signings of Robbie Elliott and Michael Gray to replace underperforming Stephen Crainey, Lewis has been playing back at left wing. He scored three times for Leeds in the 2006-7 season.

In the May issue of Leeds magazine 'Leeds Leeds Leeds', Lewis has suggested that he would be willing to stay at Elland Road even if Leeds United were to drop down to League One for the first time in their history. Lewis' contract expires in July 2007. At the end of the 2006-07 season Lewis was voted Leeds' fans Player of the Year^[3] being only the fourth non-British player in the clubs history to receive the award.

Derby County have signed the experienced American international to a two-year deal at the club for an undisclosed fee.^[4]

Lewis made his debut with the U.S. national team on October 16, 1996, against Peru, a game boycotted by almost all regular US players because of salary concerns. Unlike most of the other players to appear in that game, Lewis went on to have a long national career, compiling 73 caps as of October 2007. He played an important role for the US in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, starting both elimination games, and delivering a cross to Landon Donovan for the team's second goal in their 2-0 victory over Mexico.

With increasing competition at left midfield, most notably from DaMarcus Beasley, Lewis began a transition to left back in late 2005, debuting in that slot in a World Cup qualifier against Trinidad and Tobago on August 17, 2005. Although he continues to play left midfield for his professional club, Lewis welcomed the move to left back for the national team.

On May 2, 2006, for the second successive time, Lewis was named in the US squad for the FIFA World Cup in Germany. Lewis started the American's first World Cup game against the Czech Republic at left back, but lost that spot after their disappointing 3-0 loss. After sitting out the US draw with eventual champions Italy in their second game, he rejoined the starting lineup at left midfield against Ghana. His inspired play nearly helped the US team to equalize, but his ball to Brian McBride glanced off the goal post. The United States were eliminated from the competition after suffering a 2-1 defeat.

1. ^ Whites bag Preston winger. Sky Sports (22nd June 2007). Retrieved on 2007-06-22.
2. ^ Wolves Bid For Lewis. LeedsUnited.com (13th September 2006). Retrieved on 2006-09-13.
3. ^ Eddie's Honour. LeedsUnited.com (15th May 2007). Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
4. ^ Derby recruit Leeds winger Lewis. BBC Sport (August 20, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-20.

• Eddie Lewis career stats at Soccerbase
• Eddie Lewis articles on Yanks Abroad

v • d • e Derby County F.C. – current squad
1 Price • 4 McEveley • 5 Leacock • 7 Jones • 8 Oakley • 9 Howard • 10 Earnshaw • 11 Fagan • 14 Miller • 15 Lewis • 16 Teale • 17 Todd • 18 Griffin • 19 Davis • 20 Holmes • 21 Malcolm • 22 Feilhaber • 23 Moore • 24 Mears • 25 Pearson • 28 Barnes • 29 Hinchliffe • 32 Addison • 33 Hanson • 34 Richards • 35 Beardsley • 43 Bywater • Manager: Jewell

v • d • e United States squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Friedel • 2 Hejduk • 3 Berhalter • 4 Mastroeni • 5 O'Brien • 6 Regis • 7 Lewis • 8 Stewart • 9 Moore • 10 Reyna • 11 Mathis • 12 Agoos • 13 Jones • 14 Cherundolo • 15 Wolff • 16 Llamosa • 17 Beasley • 18 Keller • 19 Meola • 20 McBride • 21 Donovan • 22 Sanneh • 23 Pope • Coach: Arena

v • d • e United States squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Howard • 2 Albright • 3 Bocanegra • 4 Mastroeni • 5 O'Brien • 6 Cherundolo • 7 Lewis • 8 Dempsey • 9 Johnson • 10 Reyna • 11 Ching • 12 Berhalter • 13 Conrad • 14 Olsen • 15 Convey • 16 Wolff • 17 Beasley • 18 Keller • 19 Hahnemann • 20 McBride • 21 Donovan • 22 Onyewu • 23 Pope • Coach: Arena

Persondata
NAME	Lewis, Edward James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Lewis, Edward, Lewis, Eddie
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Football (soccer) player
DATE OF BIRTH	May 17, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cerritos, California, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH