Spokane, WA — Spokane has signed former One Knoxville SC goalkeeper Sean Lewis
to its roster, pending league and federation approval.
Lewis previously signed with South Georgia Tormenta FC ahead of the 2026 season
before the club’s closure.
Sean will join Spokane after playing three seasons with Knoxville SC, where he won
back-to-back Goalkeeper of the Year honors in 2024 and 2025 and helped the club
capture the League One title and players’ shield last season.
“Adding a back-to-back golden glove winner to our roster is a huge addition and
continues on the theme of adding quality depth across each position,” Head Coach
Leigh Veidman stated. “The roster is shaping up nicely and we are excited to announce
a couple more additions in the coming weeks.”
The Michigan native led all goalkeepers in shutouts last season with 12 while notching
59 saves. Across three seasons with One Knoxville SC, Lewis accumulated nearly 200
saves and 29 clean sheets to cement himself as a top keeper in League One.
Before joining Knoxville, Lewis played with several USL Championship sides, including
Indy Eleven and FC Tulsa. Sean made 60 appearances for Tulsa and notched over 150
saves from 2019-2022.
Before his USL experience, Lewis played overseas for Olympia Warriors of the National
Premier League in Australia, where he made 28 appearances in 2015 and helped the
club to multiple titles, including the Victory League Championship.
Prior to Lewis’s professional career, he played collegiately at Western Michigan from
2010-2012. In 45 appearances, Sean saved 169 shots and recorded nine shutouts for
the Broncos. Lewis transferred to Oakland for his senior season in 2013, where he had
54 saves and earned Horizon League Defensive Player of the Week three times.
Lewis joins Carlos Merancio as the second goalkeeper on Velocity FC. Both keepers
were top three in clean sheets last season, with Merancio also landing second among
all goalkeepers in saves with 79.
Sean Lewis will join Spokane Velocity FC on March 15th when they host Union Omaha
at ONE Spokane Stadium. Tickets to the 2026 home opener match are now available at
https://www.uslspokane.com/velocity-fc-single-match-tickets/. Get yours today and
cheer on Spokane Velocity as they enter their third year in USL League One!
