After being spotted in a behind-the-scenes training video, Lewis Montsma has now signed a contract extension with Lincoln City.
The 26-year-old has suffered a duo of ACL injuries in recent seasons, limiting his gametime to just nine games across the past two campaigns. However, Montsma has now signed a short-term deal to keep him at Lincoln City for the next six months.
A Six-Month Deal:
Montsma was out of contract this summer, after four years at the club. The Dutchman joined the Imps in 2020, and became a regular in the team during his first two seasons in the EFL.
The centre-back played 40 games in his debut season, before making 19 in the 2021/22 campaign. He followed that by playing just nine times in the subsequent season, as he picked up his first ACL injury.
His return was quickly halted by a recurrence of the ACL injury, as he was side lined for the entirety of the 2023/24 season.
Montsma joined Lincoln after spells at various clubs in his homeland, the Netherlands. He played for Heerenveen and SC Cambuur’s youth teams, before joining FC Dordrecht in 2018.
Lincoln City Needed Another Defensive Option:
After former Tottenham Hotspurs youth product TJ Eyoma was released, and Millwall loanee Alex Mitchell returned to his parent club, Lincoln City were left with a hole in their defensive core.
The club’s most recent announcement plugs that gap, for six-months. Montsma will likely features once the SkyBet League One season gets underway in August, as his recover comes to an end.
Now or Never for Montsma – Opinion:
It has been a difficult road to recovery for Lewis Montsma. One ACL injury, never mind two, can be detrimental to a footballer’s career, but the defender has come back again and again. That is testament to his determination, attitude, and the hard work of Lincoln City’s physio team.
However, it is now crunch time for the Dutchman. He needs to stay fit, and hit the ground running, in the opening of the 2024/25 season to have a chance of extending his stay in Lincolnshire further, or finding a new club.