This isn’t how Jonathan Lewis expected his soccer career to start.
When New York City FC shelled out $250,000 to trade up and draft him in 2017, it was an ambitious move that looked to solidify the team’s attacking future. A raw and electric winger, Lewis was considered a building block of the future, the next in line when Jack Harrison departed, and American, one of their own.
But two years at NYCFC haven’t worked the way he envisioned. Lewis, now 21, has played just 561 regular-season minutes in The Bronx.