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Sacha Lewis
Lewis in 2025
Personal information
Full name Sacha Lee Lewis
Date of birth (2008-02-28) 28 February 2008 (age 18)
Place of birth Bury, England
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.59 m)[1]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 47
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 F.C. United of Manchester[2]
(dual registration)		 5 (1)
2025 Derby County[3]
(dual registration)		 4 (0)
2025– Manchester City 0 (0)
International career‡
2025 England U17 3 (1)
2026– England U19 3 (0)
2026– England U20 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:11, 26 September 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:11, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

Sacha Lee Lewis (born 28 February 2008) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League team Manchester City and the England under-19 and under-20 national teams.

Early life

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Sacha Lee Lewis was born on 28 February 2008[1] in Bury, Greater Manchester, to parents Stephanie and Rick Lewis.[4] Lewis's father is a Muay Thai champion, and owns a gym in Whitefield, a town on the edge of Manchester.[5] Lewis is also a Thai-boxing champion.[4] Her older brother is Rico Lewis; both are right backs who came through Manchester City's academy system.[6]

Youth career

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Lewis joined Manchester City's academy at the age of 14, following in the footsteps of brother Rico.[7] In 2024, she joined City's senior women's side on their pre-season tour to Australia.[6]

Club career

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F.C. United of Manchester

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During the 2023–24 season, Lewis played on dual registration with F.C. United of Manchester.[2][8]

Derby County, 2025

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In January 2025, Lewis joined Women's National League North team Derby County on dual registration for the remainder of the 2024–25 season.[8][9]

Manchester City, 2025–

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2025–26: Under-21

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Lewis was a part of the inaugural City Next Gen team, an under-21 side competing in the Professional Game Academy (PGA) U21 League.[10] In August 2025, she was named City Next Gen's Player of the Season.[7]

2026–27

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On 4 August 2026, Lewis signed her first professional contract with Manchester City.[6][11] Later that month, Lewis appeared in City's pre-season draw against Fiorentina.[12]

International career

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In March 2025, Lewis was called up to England's under-17 team.[13] She has also appeared for the England under-19 squad.

In February 2026, Lewis was named to England's under-20 squad for an international camp and series of matches ahead of the 2026 U-20 World Cup.[14] She appeared in all three matches: a loss to Spain,[15] and victories over the Netherlands and Mexico.[16][17] On 10 August 2026, Lewis was called into the squad for a final preparation camp in Portugal.[18] On 21 August 2026, Lewis was called into England's squad for the tournament.[19][20] She made one appearance at the World Cup, coming on as a second-half substitute in England's 5–1 group stage victory over Tanzania.[21][22]

Personal life

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Lewis is a 'lifelong' Manchester City fan.[7]

In June 2026, Lewis played as part of her brother Rico's seven-a-side charity tournament.[23]

Honours

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Manchester City

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References

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  1. 1 2 "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Poland 2026™" (PDF). FIFA. p. 10. Retrieved 9 September 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Player Profile - Sacha Lewis". FC United of Manchester. Archived from the original on 13 August 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2026. Cite error: Unknown parameter "united" in <ref> tag; supported parameters are dir, follow, group, name (see the help page).
  3. ↑ "Derby County 2024/25". FA. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
  4. 1 2 Taylor, Daniel (5 January 2023). "The making of Manchester City's Rico Lewis – son of a former Thai-boxing champion". The Athletic. Archived from the original on 18 August 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
  5. ↑ Ogunshakin, Dan (3 May 2024). "Rico Lewis: Manchester City defender on Pep Guardiola; Phil Foden & his Thai boxing upbringing". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 Kelsey, George (4 August 2026). "Lewis signs first professional deal". Manchester City FC. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 Paramartha, Tegar (5 August 2026). "Who is Sacha Lewis? Man City's Girls' Academy graduate signs first professional deal after Player of the Season heroics with Next Gen side". GOAL. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
  8. 1 2 "Lewis joins Derby on dual registration". Manchester City FC. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
  9. ↑ "WOMEN SIGNING: Ewes sign defender Lewis on dual-registration deal". Derby County F.C. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
  10. ↑ Fisher, Bethany (25 August 2025). "Manchester City announce City Next Gen". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 18 September 2026.
  11. ↑ Rajan, Adwaidh (4 August 2026). "Women's Super League: Manchester City defender Rico Lewis' sister Sacha signs professional contract". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
  12. ↑ Cox, Sam (8 August 2026). "City earn draw with Fiorentina in first pre-season showing of 2026". Manchester City FC. Retrieved 18 September 2026.
  13. ↑ "WOMEN NEWS: Ewes Duo Called Up for International Duty". Derby County F.C. 15 March 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2026.
  14. ↑ McHugh, Beth (18 February 2026). "England WU20s squad chosen for trio of internationals". England Football. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
  15. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (28 February 2026). "Report: Spain 3-1 England WU20s". England Football. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
  16. ↑ Hunt, Holly (3 March 2026). "Report: England WU20s 1-0 Netherlands". England Football. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
  17. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (6 March 2026). "Report: England WU20s 4-1 Mexico". England Football. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
  18. ↑ McHugh, Beth (10 August 2026). "England WU20s squad named for Portugal trip". England Football. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
  19. ↑ McHugh, Beth (22 August 2026). "England WU20s squad named for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup". England Football. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
  20. ↑ Sanders, Emma (21 August 2026). "England Women's U20s World Cup squad named amid boycott threat". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
  21. ↑ Howard, Laura (8 September 2026). "Report: England WU20s 5-1 Tanzania". England Football. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
  22. ↑ Percival, Holly (8 September 2026). "Lewis debuts in U20 World Cup as five-star England cruise past Tanzania". Manchester City FC. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
  23. ↑ Irfan, Umir (10 July 2026). "Man City: Rico Lewis on faith, football and tackling homelessness". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
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