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George Lewis Igaba-Ishimwe Maniraguha (born 16 June 2000) is a Rwandan-born Norwegian professional footballer. He is currently a free agent.
Early life
Born in Kigali, Rwanda, Lewis moved to Tanzania at the age of one. He then moved to Norway at the age of four, starting his career at local side Stakkevollan IF, before moving to Tromsdalen, and later Tromsø in 2015. 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.
Club career
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.
Lewis joined Arsenal in August 2020, signing a professional contract]. He reportedly signed a two-year deal with the North London club. The move was seen as a surprise, as Lewis had only played in the Norwegian second and third divisions, and had no youth international caps.
He scored in his first appearance for Arsenal's under-21 side, in a 2–1 win over Ipswich Town in the EFL Trophy.
International career
Eligible to represent both Rwanda and Norway, Lewis has stated that he is Norwegian, having grown up in Tromsø.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 8 October 2021.
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Career total | 44 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 33 | ||