Lee Jenkins
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Jenkins | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Pontypool, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right Back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1996 | Swansea City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995-2003 | Swansea City | 181 | (4) |
| 2003–2005 | Kidderminster Harriers | 56 | (0) |
| 2005 | Redditch United | 15 | (1) |
| 2006 | Newport County | 36 | (2) |
| 2009-2010 | Caersws | 37 | (1) |
| 2010-2011 | Carmarthen Town | 25 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Wales Youth | 12 | (1) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:58, 2 December 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Lee Jenkins (born 28 June 1979 in Pontypool) is a Welsh professional footballer who most recently played Welsh Premier League side Carmarthen Town.
He progressed through the Swansea City set-up and was a first team regular for several seasons at either right back or in midfield, broke into the first team at 17 scoring on his debut, played 25 times before smashing his eye socket and cheekbone in a cup match wrecking his proposed move to Newcastle utd, lee went on to be an unsung hero for Swansea playing vital parts in the champion winning team of 2000 and was one of the best performer in the side that fought to maintain league status in 2003 before moving to Kidderminster Harriers and taking his total of league appearances beyond 200.[1] He signed for Newport County in October 2005 after a brief spell at Redditch United. He left Newport in February 2007 after a series of bad knee injuries. After playing for Caersws during the 2009–10 season, Jenkins signed for Carmarthen Town in June 2010.[2] Jenkins earned Welsh representative honours from schoolboy up to under-21 level. Earning 12 under 21s caps playing alongside the likes of Bellamy, Simon Davies,Danny Gabbidon.
References
- ↑ "Lee Jenkins". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ↑ "Morgan brings in three new defenders". welsh-premier.com. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.