Jamal Lewis

Luton Town

Lewis started his professional football career as a youth player with his home-town club Luton Town, with whom he won the Aarau Masters, a European 5-a-side Under-11 Championship in 2009. He left Luton Town in 2013 to focus on his prospects as a national-level 800-metre runner.

Norwich City

Lewis returned to professional football in 2014, signing for Norwich City. During the 2016–17 season, he played for the Norwich U23 team. At the end of the 2016–17 season, Lewis signed a new contract until 2021. In December 2017, Lewis made his senior debut for Norwich City against Brentford, coming on as a substitute for Marco Stiepermann. On Boxing Day 2017, he made his first start for Norwich against Birmingham City. He scored his first senior goal in the 93rd minute of an FA Cup third round replay against Chelsea in January 2018. Lewis was named the EFL Young Player of the Month for September 2018, and in October 2018, he was rewarded with a new long-term contract which ran until June 2023. In March 2019 he was named in the 2018–19 PFA Championship Team of the Year, alongside team-mates Max Aarons and Teemu Pukki. Lewis made 28 appearances for Norwich City in the 2019–20 Premier League. In August 2020, Norwich rejected a £10 million bid from Liverpool for Lewis.

Newcastle United

On 8 September 2020, Lewis signed a five-year contract with Premier League side Newcastle United. His performances with the club were often unconvincing and he quickly…

Born and raised in England, Lewis was eligible to play for Northern Ireland through his mother, who was born in Belfast. He first represented the national team in 2016, making three appearances for the U19 team. In June 2017, he was called up to the U21 team and made his U21 debut against Estonia. In March 2018, he was called up to the Northern Irish senior squad for the first time. He made his senior international debut in a 2–1 friendly win over South Korea on 24 March 2018. On 9 October 2021, Lewis was sent off in the first half in an eventual 2–0 loss to Switzerland. His first yellow was for a rash challenge on Breel Embolo, but his second was for time-wasting after he struggled to find a teammate from a throw-in. Manager Ian Baraclough said that the decision to send Lewis off was "diabolical" and it changed the course of the game.

Club

As of match played 20 February 2026

International

As of match played 17 November 2025

Jamal Piaras Lewis was born on 25 January 1998, in Luton, England. He is of Northern Irish descent through his mother. When younger, Lewis was a talented athlete competing at national level for his age-group over 800m and 1500m. He represented England Schools in athletics and finished second in the English Schools' U17 cross-country in 2014.