Lewis is another product from the Inverness CT academy and has signed his first professional contract in June 2021 having been at the club since he was 9 years old. He attended Culloden Academy.
He made his senior debut as a substitute on January 29th, 2022 in a 1-0 defeat at Kilmarnock. (League - Championship)
Academy Graduate Lewis has signed a new 2-year extension to his current contract, meaning he's now contracted with the club until the end of the 2024/25 season.
In August, Inverness CT announced that he has been put out on loan to Elgin City until January 2023.
Now back at Inverness and scored in a League encounter at Arbroath in a 4-1 win. That was his second goal for the club, his first coming against Ayr United on Feb19th 2022.
Lewis has extended his contract at Inverness but unfortunately suffered a serious knee injury catching his studs in a league cup game at the end of July 2023.
Lewis has signed on again for our season of turmoil in League 1 for 2024/2025. His injury problems continued throughout this season an sadly Lewis has decided to leave football and pursue career opportunities elsewhere. We wish him all the best in his future ventures.
Full story from ICTFC: The club can announce that defender Lewis Nicolson has taken the decision to step away from football.
Lewis, 21 years-old, has suffered two serious knee injuries during his time with the club and has now decided to pursue career opportunities elsewhere.
First joining the club at just 7 years-old, Lewis progressed through the ICTFC Academy.
Lewis suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear in September 2020 during a pre-season match with the first team squad.
He recovered from surgery and earned his first professional contract in 2021 at 17 years-old. He had been previously selected for Scotland School Boys at Under 18s level and he was captain of our Under 18s side that reached the Scottish Youth Cup Semi Final in 2022.
Lewis made his first team debut in January 2022 against Kilmarnock, replacing Cameron Harper for the final stages of the match. He scored his first goal for the club two weeks later against Ayr United. He spent time on loan with Clachnacuddin FC during the same season.
During 2022/23, Lewis spent the first half of the season on loan at Elgin City FC. He then came back to ICTFC for the second-half of the season and scored his second goal for the club during a 4-1 win against Arbroath in January 2023.
Lewis remained with the first-team squad during pre-season and the League Cup group stages for the start of season 2023/24, unfortunately Lewis picked up another serious knee injury against Airdrieonians in July 2023 which required surgery and also a follow up operation on the same knee in January this year.
While working hard on his recovery, Lewis worked behind the scenes at the club in other areas, including commercial activities, writing and creating content for the club’s newsletter, and representing the club within the community.
Lewis Nicolson said: “I would just like to thank everyone involved with ICTFC for making the past 15 years so special. While I’m disappointed that it’s ending through injury, there have been so many amazing moments, from making my debut at Rugby Park to scoring my first professional goal in front of the home fans. I am so grateful to everyone that helped me to reach that point.”
“Over the past two years I have struggled to return from injury, but through this period everyone at the club, the fans and my sponsors have been incredibly supportive. It has been such a difficult decision to step away from football but with the scare of this second injury and after three knee operations, I have decided to prioritise long term health. I look forward to being a fan once again by supporting the players and management going into next season.”
Everyone at ICTFC would like to thank Lewis for his contributions while at the club, both on and off the pitch. Lewis will be sorely missed by everyone around the stadium day-to-day and we wish him the very best in the future.
