Home Grown with Matt Lewis

Matt Lewis joins The Full 90' to talk about his journey through football! Matt discusses his youth days in Kansas City, playing multiple sports up until his teenage years when he decided to focus on football. After deciding to focus on footy, Matt joined the Sporting KC academy late. Despite only playing 2 years, Matt was able to sign a homegrown contract after a successful college career. Matt enjoyed a successful college degree at Fordham University, making it to the Elite 8 in the NCAA tournament his senior year. After his success, Matt was invited to the MLS combine, but before he could attend, Sporting KC offered him a homegrown MLS contract! Matt spent the first few weeks with the MLS team before settling with the 2nd team in the USL. After struggling to find consistent time in the USL, Matt made the choice to join The New York Cosmos who were planning to play in NISA. Matt spent a few years bouncing between the NY Cosmos and Detroit City FC before finding his way back to the USL where he currently plays. Matt has also had a chance to play professional indoor soccer with the Kansas City Comets of the MASL in his offseason, we discuss how this has helped his football career! Matt's Socials Insta - @mattylew03 Highlights - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MydxXWnx0FY TransferMarkt - https://www.transfermarkt.com/matt-lewis/profil/spieler/570542