What position does Rico Lewis play in Man City? What team is Rico Lewis on?

Rico Mark Lewis was born on 21 November 2004 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Manchester City.

Lewis joined Manchester City at the age of eight and captained the club’s under-18 side for the 2021–22 season.

He was named on City’s bench for the first time for Manchester City’s first game of the 2022–23 season, and made his Premier League debut a week later, on 13 August 2022, against Bournemouth, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Kyle Walker.

On 5 October 2022, Lewis made his Champions League debut for Manchester City in a 5–0 win against Copenhagen, entering as a substitute for João Cancelo, a player he has been compared to.

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On 2 November 2022, Lewis scored his first Champions League goal in a 3–1 win against Sevilla and hence, he became the all-time youngest scorer on a first start in a Champions League match and City’s youngest ever Champions League scorer, aged 17 years and 346 days.

In 2022, he was shortlisted for that year’s BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year Award.

In 2023, he won a Premier League winner’s medal with Manchester City.

In September 2021, Lewis scored for the England under-18 team in a draw against Wales.

On 21 September 2022, Lewis made his England U19 debut during a 2–0 2023 U19 EURO qualifying win over Montenegro in Denmark.

On 17 March 2023, Lewis received his first call-up to the England U21s. He made his debut on 28 March 2023 during a 2-1 defeat to Croatia at Craven Cottage.