Charlie Lee
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charlie Lee[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Whitechapel, London, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender, Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Gillingham | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2006 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2007 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Millwall (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | Peterborough United | 153 | (14) |
| 2010 | → Gillingham (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2011– | Gillingham | 80 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 December 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Charlie Lee (born 5 January 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Gillingham, who can play either as a defender or as a holding midfield player.
Career
Early career
Born in Whitechapel, Lee started his career with the Tottenham Hotspur youth system in 2003.[2] He captained the Tottenham reserve team several times. He appeared on the first team substitute bench for the first time in the UEFA Cup tie against Slavia Prague on 28 September 2006 and also appeared as an unused substitute against Sporting Braga, a match which Tottenham won 3–2. Lee was also an unused sub for a handful of top flight fixtures.
On 18 November, Lee played his first game for Millwall in their 2–2 draw with Doncaster Rovers, filling in for the injured Richard Shaw.
He was released from his contract by Tottenham on 19 May 2007.[3]
Peterborough United
Lee completed a move to Peterborough United on 23 May, signing a three-year contract.[4] He has played the majority of his games for them in centre midfield, scoring eight goals in the 2007–08 season and was named the club's player of the year.
In the 2008–09 season, Lee played the majority of the time anywhere along the back four. On 25 April, he scored the only goal in the 1–0 win against Colchester United which paired with the 1–0 defeat of Milton Keynes Dons by Walsall at the stadium:mk promoted the club to The Championship. He won the clubs player of the year award for the second successive year.
Gillingham
He re-joined Gillingham, on a three year contract, in July 2011.[5]
Honours
- 2012-13: League Two Champion (promotion to League One) - Gillingham
- 2010–11: League One Play Off Winner (promotion to The Championship) – Peterborough United
- 2008–09: League One Runner Up (promotion to The Championship) – Peterborough United
- 2007–08: League Two Runner Up (promotion to League One) – Peterborough United
References
- ↑ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
- ↑ "Career History". UpThePosh!. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ↑ tottenhamhotspur.com – Player Update
- ↑ 23/manual_164907.html&TEAMHD=nationwide3 "POSH SNAP UP SPURS ACE LEE". Sporting Life. Retrieved 2007-05-24.
- ↑ "SEVEN UP AS GILLS SIGN CHARLIE LEE". Gillingham F.C. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
External links
- Charlie Lee career stats at Soccerbase
- Charlie Lee at Tottenhamhotspur.com
- Charlie Lee at theposh.com
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