Lewis Montsma

Lewis Lee Montsma (born 25 April 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Lincoln City.^[2] He also works as a model.^[3]

Lewis Montsma

Personal information
Full name	Lewis Lee Montsma[1]
Date of birth	(1998-04-25) 25 April 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Lincoln City
Number	4
Youth career
0000–2013	AFC
2013–2017	SC Heerenveen
2018	SC Cambuur
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	FC Dordrecht	46	(1)
2020–	Lincoln City	83	(8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:09, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

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.^[4]

Career

He made his Eerste Divisie debut for FC Dordrecht on 31 August 2018 in a game against NEC, as a starter.^[5]

Lincoln City

On 14 July 2020, Montsma joined English League One club Lincoln City on a three-year contract, on a free transfer.^[6][7] He made his Lincoln City debut and scored his first Lincoln goal in the EFL Cup on 5 September 2020 against Crewe Alexandra.^[8] He would continue his goal scoring run, scoring in the second and third round of the EFL Cup against Bradford City and Liverpool.^[9][10] And his run of scoring would continue in the next game against Charlton Athletic, scoring his first goal in League One.^[11]

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.^[12] Following his surgery on his ACL, he would sign a new contract until the summer of 2024.^[13]

Just over a year from his injury, Montsma returned to the squad on 28 January 2023 against Cambridge United.^[14] 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.^[15] 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.^[16]

Despite not playing during the 2023–24 season, the club confirmed they were negotiating a new contract with him.^[17] On 9 July 2024, Lincoln City confirmed that Montsma had signed a short-term contract for 6 months.^[18] He made his return from injury after 15 months out in the 2–1 defeat in the EFL Cup to Harrogate Town on 13 August 2024.^[19] On 23 December, he signed a multi-year contract extension which could keep him at the club until the summer of 2027.^[20]

Career statistics

As of 12 March 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		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
	2019–20	Eerste Divisie	23	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	24	0
	Total		46	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	48	1
Lincoln City	2020–21	League One	40	6	0	0	3	3	6[a]	0	50	9
	2021–22	League One	19	1	2	0	1	0	4[b]	1	26	2
	2022–23	League One	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	2023–24	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2024–25	League One	16	1	2	0	1	0	2[b]	0	21	1
	Total		83	8	4	0	5	3	12	1	105	12
Career total			129	9	4	0	5	3	14	1	152	13

1. Appearance(s) in League One Play-offs & Football League Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

Honours

Individual

• PFA Team of the Year: 2020–21 League One^[21]