George Lewis Igaba-Ishimwe Maniraguha (born 16 June 2000) is a Rwandan-born Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Arsenal.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Lewis Igaba-Ishimwe Maniraguha[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-06-16) 16 June 2000 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Kigali, Rwanda[2] | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Arsenal | ||
| Number | 55 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2013 | Stakkevollan IF | ||
| 2014 | Tromsdalen | ||
| 2015–2016 | Tromsø | ||
| 2017–2018 | Tromsdalen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Tromsø 3 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Tromsdalen 2 | 35 | (32) |
| 2018–2019 | Tromsdalen | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Fram Larvik | 2 | (0) |
| 2020– | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:04, 8 October 2021 (UTC) | |||
Born in Kigali, Rwanda, Lewis moved to Tanzania at the age of one.[3] He then moved to Norway the age of four, starting his career at local side Stakkevollan IF, before moving to Tromsdalen, and later Tromsø in 2015.[4][5] He mostly played for the reserve teams of both clubs, notably notching 32 goals in 35 appearances over three seasons for Tromsdalen's reserve team.[6]
Lewis went on trial with English Premier League side Arsenal in March 2020, having previously trained with local side Solihull United, as well as Bournemouth and Ipswich Town.[7][8][9]
Lewis joined Arsenal in August 2020, signing a professional contract].[10] He reportedly signed a two year deal with the North London club.[3] The move was seen as a surprise, as Lewis had only played in the Norwegian second and third divisions, and has no youth international caps.[7][11]
He scored in his first appearance for Arsenal's under-21 side, in a 2–1 win over Ipswich Town in the EFL Trophy.[12]
Eligible to represent both Rwanda and Norway, Lewis has stated that he is Norwegian, having grown up in Tromsø.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tromsø 3 | 2015 | 4. divisjon | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Tromsdalen 2 | 2017 | 4. divisjon | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | |||
| 2018 | 16 | 17 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 17 | |||||
| 2019 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 35 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 32 | ||
| Tromsdalen | 2018 | OBOS-ligaen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Fram Larvik | 2019 | PostNord-ligaen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Arsenal U21 | 2020–21 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Career total | 44 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 33 | ||