Charlie Lee

Charlie Lee (born 5 January 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for National League club Yeovil Town.

Charlie Lee

Lee (right) warming up for Gillingham in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Charlie Lee[1]
Date of birth	(1987-01-05) 5 January 1987[1]
Place of birth	Whitechapel, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Playing position(s)	Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Yeovil Town
Number	26
Youth career
2003–2005	Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2007	Tottenham Hotspur	0	(0)
2006–2007	→ Millwall (loan)	5	(0)
2007–2011	Peterborough United	153	(14)
2010	→ Gillingham (loan)	4	(1)
2011–2014	Gillingham	96	(10)
2014–2017	Stevenage	118	(14)
2017–2019	Leyton Orient	43	(3)
2019–	Yeovil Town	32	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:15, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Career

Tottenham Hotspur

Born in Whitechapel, London,[1] Lee started his career with the Tottenham Hotspur youth system in 2003.[2] He signed a professional contract with the club in July 2005.[1] He appeared on the first team 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 club's player of the year award for the second successive year.

Gillingham

He re-joined Gillingham, on a three-year contract, in July 2011.[5] He was released by the club at the end of the 2013–14 season.[6]

Stevenage

Lee signed for newly relegated League Two club Stevenage on 12 July 2014.[7]

Yeovil Town

Following promotion with Leyton Orient to League Two, Lee was released at the end of the 2018–19 season. He signed for Yeovil Town on 13 August 2019 as a free transfer, on a one-year contract.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 July 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tottenham Hotspur	2006–07[9]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Millwall (loan)	2006–07[9]	League One	5	0	—		—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	6	0
Peterborough United	2007–08[10]	League Two	42	6	4	1	2	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	1	50	8
	2008–09[11]	League One	44	5	4	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	50	5
	2009–10[12]	Championship	33	2	1	0	3	0	—		37	2
	2010–11[13]	League One	34	1	0	0	3	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	40	1
	Total		153	14	9	1	9	0	6	1	177	16
Gillingham (loan)	2010–11[13]	League Two	4	1	—		—		—		4	1
Gillingham	2011–12[14]	League Two	34	6	4	0	1	0	0	0	39	6
	2012–13[15]	League Two	31	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	35	2
	2013–14[16]	League One	31	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	33	2
	Total		100	11	8	0	3	0	0	0	111	11
Stevenage	2014–15[17]	League Two	44	9	2	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 3]	0	50	9
	2015–16[18]	League Two	30	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	32	3
	2016–17[19]	League Two	44	2	1	0	2	0	1[lower-alpha 4]	0	48	2
	Total		118	14	4	0	4	0	4	0	130	14
Leyton Orient	2017–18[20]	National League	8	1	0	0	—		0	0	8	1
	2018–19[21]	National League	35	2	1	0	—		2[lower-alpha 5]	0	38	2
	Total		43	3	1	0	—		2	0	46	3
Yeovil Town	2019–20[22]	National League	32	2	2	0	—		2[lower-alpha 6]	0	36	2
	2020–21[23]	National League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	Total		32	2	2	0	—		2	0	36	2
Career total			451	44	24	1	16	0	15	1	506	47

1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
2. One appearance in Football League Trophy, two in League One play-offs
3. One appearance in Football League Trophy, two in League Two play-offs
4. Appearance in EFL Trophy
5. Appearances in FA Trophy
6. One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League play-offs

Honours

Club

Peterborough United

• Football League Two runner-up: 2007–08[24]
• Football League One runner-up: 2008–09[25]
• Football League One play-offs: 2011[26]

Gillingham

• Football League Two: 2012–13[27]

Leyton Orient

• National League: 2018–19[28]
• FA Trophy runner-up: 2018–19[29]

References

1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 247. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
2. "Career History". UpThePosh!. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
3. tottenhamhotspur.com – Player Update
4. "POSH SNAP UP SPURS ACE LEE". Sporting Life. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 24 May 2007.
5. "SEVEN UP AS GILLS SIGN CHARLIE LEE". Gillingham. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
6. "Gillingham FC announce retained list". Gillingham F.C. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
7. "Stevenage sign Charlie Lee and Chris Beardsley". BBC Sport. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
8. "Glovers snap up experienced Lee". Yeovil Town F.C. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
9. "Games played by Charlie Lee in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
10. "Games played by Charlie Lee in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
11. "Games played by Charlie Lee in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
12. "Games played by Charlie Lee in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
13. "Games played by Charlie Lee in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
14. "Games played by Charlie Lee in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
15. "Games played by Charlie Lee in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
16. "Games played by Charlie Lee in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
17. "Games played by Charlie Lee in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
18. "Games played by Charlie Lee in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
19. "Games played by Charlie Lee in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
20. "Games played by Charlie Lee in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
21. "Games played by Charlie Lee in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
22. "Games played by Charlie Lee in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
23. "Games played by Charlie Lee in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
24. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2008). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008–2009. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 45, 304–305. ISBN 978-0-7553-1820-9.
25. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2009). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2009–2010. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 45, 306–307. ISBN 978-0-7553-1948-0.
26. Begley, Emlyn (29 May 2011). "Huddersfield 0–3 Peterborough". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
27. Anderson, John, ed. (2013). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2013–2014. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 182–183. ISBN 978-0-7553-6413-8.
28. "National League: 2018/19: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
    "Leyton Orient FC: Squad". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
29. Stevens, Rob (19 May 2019). "AFC Fylde 1–0 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2019.

External links

• Charlie Lee profile at the Stevenage F.C. website
• Charlie Lee at Soccerbase