Sporting KC signs defender Matt Lewis as a Homegrown Player

Sporting Kansas City announced on Monday the signing of 21-year-old defender Matt Lewis as the eighth Homegrown Player in club history. Lewis has signed a one-year contract with options for 2019, 2020 and 2021.

Lewis was a team captain for the Sporting KC Academy U-18s during the 2013-14 U.S. Soccer Development Academy season. He then became a four-year starter at Fordham University in New York City, where he set all-time school records in starts and appearances.

“Matt is a former Academy player who continued to develop and improve throughout his successful college career at Fordham,” said Brian Bliss, Sporting KC Director of Player Personnel. “We look forward working with him again as we…