Elliot Lee

Elliot Lee

Lee warming-up for West Ham United, October 2014
Personal information
Full nameElliot Robert Lee[1]
Date of birth16 December 1994
Place of birthDurham, England[2]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Luton Town
(on loan from West Ham United)
Number38
Youth career
?–2012West Ham United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2012–West Ham United1(0)
2013→ Colchester United (loan)4(1)
2014→ Southend United (loan)0(0)
2015–→ Luton Town (loan)10(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:07, 26 April 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Elliot Robert Lee (born 16 December 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Luton Town on loan from West Ham United.

Career

West Ham United

Born in Durham, Lee was a youth team player with West Ham United, making his debut for the reserve team in 2011 before signing his first professional contract in August 2012.[4][5][6] His first appearance in a first-team squad was on 1 January 2013 when he was an unused substitute in a Premier League game against Norwich City.[7] Lee then made his professional debut for West Ham, as a 78th-minute substitute for Ricardo Vaz Tê, on 16 January 2013 in a 1–0 defeat in the FA Cup 3rd Round replay at Old Trafford against Manchester United.[8]

On 12 August 2013, Lee scored two first half goals for the West Ham development squad against Aston Villa Under-21s. On 31 August he made his Premier League debut for West Ham, coming on as an 88th-minute substitute for Mohammed Diamé in a 1–0 home defeat by Stoke City.[9] Three weeks later, Lee scored a hat-trick against Newcastle Reserves in a 5–4 away win.[10] He went on to score 11 games that season for the development squad.

Lee scored another hat-trick for the development squad when they faced Conference Premier side Woking in a pre-season friendly on 5 August 2014.[11] Lee was an unused substitute in the League Cup penalty shoot-out defeat by Sheffield United in the second round on 26 August 2014. He was given the number 36 for the first team the same day.[12]

Colchester United

On 22 October 2013 he signed for Colchester United on a one-month youth loan. [13] His only Colchester goal was scored on 2 November in an away draw against Rotherham United: in stoppage time in the second half, with Rotherham winning 2–1, Lee scored with a header which hit the bar and bounced over the line to make the final score 2–2.[14] He returned to West Ham on 21 November after four appearances and one goal for Colchester United.[15]

Southend United

On 31 October 2014 Lee joined Southend United on a three-month loan.[16] Within hours of signing for Southend, Lee suffered a hamstring injury and returned to West Ham for treatment.[17] On 5 November Lee was ruled out of playing for at least two months.[18] His loan was cancelled on 6 November and he returned to West Ham United, his parent club.[19]

Luton Town

On 19 February 2015, Lee joined Luton Town on loan for one month.[20] Lee chose to wear the number 38 shirt in memory of his former team-mate at West Ham, Dylan Tombides who also wore number 38.[21] He scored on his debut for Luton two days later, four minutes after coming on as a substitute for Andy Drury in a 3–2 defeat away to AFC Wimbledon.[22] On 24 March 2015, Lee scored twice in a 2–3 home defeat by Wycombe Wanderers. On scoring he revealed a T-shirt showing a picture of Dylan Tombides to whom he dedicated his goals.[23] The following day his loan contract with Luton was extended until the end of the 2014–15 season.[24] Luton manager John Still said of Lee "Elliot's been fantastic for us and we're thrilled to have him for the rest of this season."[24]

Personal life

He is the son of former Newcastle United and England midfielder Rob Lee. His older brother, Oliver, formerly with West Ham, now plays for Birmingham City.[25] He attended Brentwood School in Essex.[26]

Career statistics

As of 26 April 2015.[27]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United 2012–13 0010000010
2013–14 1000000010
Colchester United (loan) 2013–14 4100000041
Luton Town (loan) 2014–15 103000000103
Career total 154100000164

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League retained list". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Walker, Michael (28 August 2011). "On the road: Lee set to follow in his father's footsteps as West Ham youngster shines". www.dailymail.co.uk (London). Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Premier League Player Profile Elliot Lee". Premier League. Barclays Premier League. 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "West Ham reserves coach Lomas happy with Elliott Lee debut". www.tribalfootball.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "McCartney completes Hammers switch". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  6. ↑ Back, Adrian (29 October 2012). "West Ham's Trio of Second Generation Stars Impressing in Reserve Action". www.ibtimes.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "West Ham 2–1 Norwich City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  8. ↑ "Man Utd 1 v 0 West Ham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "West Ham United 0–1 Stoke City FT". www.whufc.com. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  10. ↑ Starforth, Miles (2 September 2013). "Rob Lee's son nets hat-trick for West Ham against Newcastle". The Shields Gazette. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "Elliot Lee nets West Ham hat-trick". Tribal Football.
  12. ↑ "West Ham 1–1 Sheff Utd". BBC Sport. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  13. ↑ "Elliott Lee: West Ham youngster joins Colchester United on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  14. ↑ "Millers FT: Rotherham United 2, Colchester United 2". Sheffield Star. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  15. ↑ "Lee Returns to the Hammers". www.cu-fc.com. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  16. ↑ "Southend United bring in Jakub Sokolik and Elliot Lee". BBC Sport. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  17. ↑ "Southend United new boy Elliot Lee misses Mansfield Town clash after suffering hamstring injury hours after signing from West Ham United". www.echo-new.co.uk. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  18. ↑ "Southend United loanee Elliot Lee ruled out for at least two months with hamstring injury sustained in first training session after signing from West Ham United". www.echo-news.co.uk. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  19. ↑ "West Ham's Elliot Lee injured 95 minutes into Southend United loan". BBC Sport. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  20. ↑ "West Ham striker Elliot Lee joins Luton Town on loan". BBC Sport. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  21. ↑ "Luton Town: Elliot Lee 'delighted' to make poignant tribute to West Ham United friend Dylan Tombides". www.bedfordshire-news.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  22. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon 3–2 Luton Town". BBC Sport. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  23. ↑ "Hammers striker dedicates Luton Towngoal to Dylan Tombides". www.guardian-series.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 "West Ham's Elliot Lee extends Luton Town loan spell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  25. ↑ Walker, Michael. "On the road: Lee set to follow in his father's footsteps as West Ham youngster shines". London: Daily Mail Online. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  26. ↑ Davis, Gareth A (9 March 2010). "Football pedigree shines through in final reckoning". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  27. ↑ Elliot Lee career statistics at Soccerbase

External links

Elliot Lee career statistics at Soccerbase