Dennon Elliot Lewis (born 9 May 1997) is an English footballer who plays for Boreham Wood as a wingback.
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| Full name | Dennon Elliot Lewis[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-05-09) 9 May 1997 (age 25)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Brent, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Wingback | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Boreham Wood | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2015 | Watford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Woking (loan) | 27 | (4) |
| 2017 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2018 | Falkirk | 16 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Bromley | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Wealdstone | 86 | (17) |
| 2021– | Boreham Wood | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 Nov 2020 | |||
A former professional at Premier League side Watford, Lewis had loan spells at Woking and Crawley Town between 2016 and 2017. He then had a spell with Scottish club Falkirk in 2018, before joining Wealdstone in June 2019, following a brief stint with Bromley. He signed for Boreham Wood in November 2021
Lewis joined the Academy at Watford in 2008, and progressed through the ranks to sign his first (three-year) professional contract in July 2015.[3] He played all along the right-flank for the under-21s during the 2015–16 campaign, making a total of 29 appearances.[4]
On 28 July 2016, he joined National League club Woking on a season-long loan.[5] He made his first team debut on 6 August, in a 3–1 defeat to Lincoln City at the Kingfield Stadium.[6] He scored his first senior goal seven days later, in a 2–1 defeat at Southport.[7] Between 3 September to 13 September he scored in three consecutive games, against Macclesfield Town, Guiseley and Torquay United.[8][9][10] On 28 January, he received the first red card of his career when he was dismissed for two bookable offences in a 1–0 victory at Eastleigh.[11] Lewis scored four goals from 33 appearances as Woking posted an 18th-place finish in the 2016–17 season.[12]
On 6 July 2017, he joined EFL League Two side Crawley Town on loan until the end of the year.[13] He had previously played under "Red Devils" manager Harry Kewell when Kewell worked at the Watford Academy.[14] He made his debut in the English Football League on 5 August, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute for Enzio Boldewijn in a 3–1 defeat to Port Vale at Broadfield Stadium.[15]
On 13 April 2018, it was announced that Lewis would leave Watford at the conclusion of his contract in June 2018.[16]
Lewis signed a one-year contract with Scottish Championship club Falkirk, effective from 1 July 2018.[17] On 14 July 2018, Lewis made his Falkirk debut during their 1–0 home defeat to Montrose in the Scottish League Cup[18] and three days later scored his first goal in their 2–0 victory over Forfar Athletic.[19] In November 2018, Lewis spoke out about the alleged racist abuse he received from Falkirk's own fans.[20] Police Scotland later charged a 34 year old with breach of the peace, though stated there was insufficient evidence to prove any racist intent. [21]
On 15 June 2019, following a brief spell with National League side, Bromley, Lewis joined National League South side, Wealdstone.[22] He went onto make his debut for the club during a 4–1 home victory over Dartford on the opening day of the 2019–20 campaign, in which he scored in the 76th minute to give the hosts a 2–1 lead.[23] Lewis went onto net ten more times in the league for the Stones, in a campaign which was prematurely ended due to emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]
On 10 September 2020, following the club's promotion to the National League, Lewis signed a new two-year deal.[24] On 5 April 2021, Lewis scored a brace against rivals Barnet,[25] and netted a total of 5 times in 40 league appearances in the 2020-21 season.
Lewis started the 2021-22 season playing in a left wingback role.[26] On 4 September 2021 he scored his first goal of the season against Dagenham & Redbridge, and appeared in all of Wealdstone's first 13 league games before leaving the club[27]
On 9 November 2021, Lewis signed for fellow National League side Boreham Wood.[28]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Watford | 2016–17[12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Woking (loan) | 2016–17[12] | National League | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 33 | 4 | |
| Crawley Town (loan) | 2017–18[29] | League Two | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Falkirk | 2018–19[30] | Scottish Championship | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 23 | 2 |
| Bromley | 2018–19[30] | National League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Wealdstone | 2019–20[12][31] | National League South | 33 | 11 | 5 | 2 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 39 | 13 | |
| 2020–21[12] | National League | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 44 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22[12] | National League | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Total | 86 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 95 | 20 | ||
| Boreham Wood | 2021–22[12] | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 135 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 161 | 23 | ||
In 2019, Lewis participated in the fifth series of the ITV2 reality series Love Island.[32]
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