STATESBORO, Ga. – South Georgia Tormenta FC announced on Monday the club had signed goalkeeper Sean Lewis ahead of the 2026 USL League One season. The transaction is pending league and federation approval.

Lewis joins South Georgia after three standout seasons with One Knoxville SC, where he earned back-to-back USL League One Goalkeeper of the Year honors in 2024 and 2025. The 33-year-old became the second goalkeeper in League One history to claim consecutive Goalkeeper of the Year honors, following Greenville Triumph SC’s Dallas Jaye, who earned the award in 2019 and 2020.

“I am delighted to have the opportunity to work with Sean again,” said Tormenta FC Head Coach Mark McKeever. “He brings tremendous experience, and our views of the game are very aligned with what will fit into the club’s game model.

“Sean is a great leader and a tremendous goalkeeper who has proven himself at the highest level in USL League One for three years straight. Sean is great in the builds from the back, and he also brings wisdom and experience to the tactical perspective of the game, which again, will align with how we will try to play as a club as we build our identity in 2026.”

Lewis earned his second consecutive Goalkeeper of the Year award after recording the highest save percentage among Golden Glove-eligible goalkeepers at 73.4 percent, making 59 saves and producing a career-best 10 shutouts during the 2025 regular season. Lewis also delivered solid underlying metrics, posting a -0.59 Goals Prevented mark in the regular season and a 0.88 goals-against average, tying for the league lead, while helping Knoxville win both the USL League One title and Players’ Shield in the past campaign.

He had previously began his professional career with Olympia FC Warriors in Australia’s Southern Championship before continuing his career in the USL Championship with clubs including Indy Eleven, FC Tulsa and Penn FC.