title: Lewis Montsma
text: # Lewis Montsma
  
  Lewis Lee Montsma (born 25 April 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for League One club Lincoln City. He also works as a model.
  
  ## 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.
  
  ## Career
  
  He made his Eerste Divisie debut for FC Dordrecht on 31 August 2018 in a game against NEC, as a starter.
  
  ### Lincoln City
  
  On the 14 July 2020, Montsma joined English League One club Lincoln City on a three year contract, on a free transfer. He made his Lincoln City debut and scored his first Lincoln goal in the EFL Cup on 5 September 2020 against Crewe Alexandra. He would continue his goal scoring run, scoring in the second and third round of the EFL Cup against Bradford City and Liverpool. And his run of scoring would continue in the next game against Charlton Athletic, scoring his first goal in League One. 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. Following his surgery on his ACL, he would sign a new contract until the summer of 2024. Just over a year from his injury, Montsma returned to the squad on 28 January 2023 against Cambridge United. 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. 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.
  
  ## Career statistics
  
      As of 25 March 2023
  
  Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
  
  | Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Club | Season | 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 |
  | FC Dordrecht | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
  | FC Dordrecht | Total | Total | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
  | Lincoln City | 2020–21 | League One | 40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 9 |
  | Lincoln City | 2021–22 | League One | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 2 |
  | Lincoln City | 2022–23 | League One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
  | Lincoln City | Total | Total | 67 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 84 | 11 |
  | Career total | Career total | Career total | 113 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 131 | 12 |
  
  * ↑ Appearance(s) in League One Play-offs & Football League Trophy
  * ↑ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  
  ## Honours
  
  Individual
  
  * PFA Team of the Year: 2020–21 League One
  