Lee Erwin (footballer)

Lee Harry Erwin (born 19 March 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer, who plays for Ross County as a striker. He is a Scottish youth international, having played at the under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels.

Lee Erwin
Erwin playing for Tractor in 2018
Personal information
Full name Lee Harry Erwin[1]
Date of birth (1994-03-19) 19 March 1994
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Ross County
Number 10
Youth career
2006–2012 Motherwell
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Motherwell 34 (5)
2013 → Arbroath (loan) 11 (8)
2015–2017 Leeds United 11 (0)
2015 → Bury (loan) 3 (0)
2016–2017 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 34 (8)
2017–2018 Kilmarnock 34 (5)
2018–2019 Tractor 6 (4)
2019– Ross County 21 (1)
National team‡
2010–2011 Scotland U17 5 (1)
2012 Scotland U18 2 (0)
2012 Scotland U19 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 August 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 November 2015

Erwin has previously played for Motherwell, Arbroath, Leeds United, Bury, Oldham Athletic and Kilmarnock.

Career

Motherwell

Erwin is a product of the Motherwell Academy.[3] In the summer of 2012, he signed a three-year contract with the club.[4]

On 30 August 2013, Erwin joined Scottish League One club Arbroath on an initial one-month loan deal[5] The following day, he scored twice on his debut as Arbroath beat Brechin City 2–1;[6] the loan period was twice extended for a further month.[7][8] He left the Gayfield Park club having scored eight goals in 11 appearances.

Shortly after returning to Motherwell, Erwin suffered a serious knee injury in a Scottish Youth Cup match against Kilmarnock that looked like it could end his involvement that season,[9] although he returned to feature for the under-20s before the end of the season.

On 17 July 2014, Erwin made his senior debut for Motherwell as a substitute in a 2–2 draw against Stjarnan in the UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round first leg after being promoted to the first team by Manager Stuart McCall.[10] He scored his first goal for the club on his league debut, a 1–0 win against St Mirren on 9 August 2014.[11]

On 29 April 2015, with Erwin's contract set to expire at the end of the 2014–15 season, Motherwell offered him a new three-year deal, however Erwin advised he would be concentrating on helping keep Motherwell in the Scottish Premiership before looking into his own future.[12] After becoming a regular starter under new manager Ian Baraclough, who played Erwin as a central striker,[13] he ended the 2014–15 season in fine form, scoring five goals in his last nine games of the season.[14]

Erwin scored on the 28 May for Motherwell in a 3–1 victory over Rangers at Ibrox in the first leg of the SPFL Premiership relegation/promotion playoff.[15] On 31 May, during the second leg against Rangers, Erwin won a penalty which was converted by John Sutton to help Motherwell record a 3–0 win and a 6–1 on aggregate victory to stay in the Premiership. However, after the match, Erwin was involved in an incident when he went to shake Rangers defender Bilel Mohsni's hand, Mohsni refused, which resulted in Erwin pushing Mohsni who reacted by kicking, then punching, Erwin, causing a mass brawl between the players. On 1 June, Police Scotland announced an investigation into the incident at Fir Park.[16] After initial reports that Erwin had been sent off after the game,[17] the Scottish Football Association revealed that Erwin had only received a yellow card from referee Craig Thomson after the game for his part in the incident.[18] He ended the season with six goals in 36 appearances (including the playoff matches) with 22 of the 36 games as a starter, and 14 coming off the bench.

On 2 June, Motherwell confirmed that they had offered Erwin a new three-year contract,[19] but it was also reported that he had been offered a contract by Football League Championship club Leeds United, with compensation due to Motherwell should Erwin accept Leeds' offer instead.[20][21]

Leeds United

After much speculation, on 10 June 2015 Erwin signed a three-year deal with Football League Championship club Leeds United.[22] On 31 July, Erwin was given the number 19 shirt for the upcoming 2015–16 season.[23] After being an unused substitute under Uwe Rosler, in October 2015 Erwin moved to Bury on a 28-day loan.[24] After playing three games, he returned to Leeds in November 2015, upon expiry of his loan, with new Leeds head coach Steve Evans stating he wanted to give Erwin a bigger opportunity to play.[25] He made his Leeds debut on 21 November 2015, against Rotherham United in a controversial 1–0 defeat.[26]

On 9 July 2016, Erwin signed for Oldham Athletic on a season-long loan.[27][28] He scored his first goal for Oldham in a 3–2 loss against Shrewsbury Town on 3 September 2016.[29]

In 40 appearances in all competitions for Oldham Athletic during the 2016–17 season, Erwin scored 10 goals (8 in the league), finishing the club's top goalscorer for the season.[30]

Despite scoring four goals in his first two pre-season games back at Leeds United, on 13 July 2017 he and Toumani Diagouraga were deemed surplus to requirements at the club by new head coach Thomas Christiansen and were not named as part of Leeds' travelling squad to Kufstein in Austria.[31]

Kilmarnock

Erwin signed a two-year contract with Kilmarnock in July 2017.[32] He scored on his debut against Dumbarton on 21 July 2017, in the Scottish League Cup.[33]

Tractor

Erwin moved to Iranian football in August 2018, signing with Tractor.[34] On 9 November 2018, in Tractor's game against Zob Ahan, Erwin came on after 53 minutes and got the fastest hat-trick in Iran Pro League history in seven minutes.[35]

Ross County

On 23 July 2019, Erwin signed for Scottish Premiership side Ross County on a two-year deal.[36] He made his debut against Partick Thistle in the Scottish League Cup in a 3–2 defeat. His first goal for the club would come against Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership, scoring the late winner in a 1–0 victory.

International career

Erwin has been capped by Scotland at under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels.[37]

Personal life

His father, Harry, made 351 appearances in the Scottish Football League, playing for Airdrie, Stenhousemuir, Alloa and East Stirlingshire between 1978 and 1991.[38]

Career statistics
As of match played 15 August 2020[39][40]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Motherwell 2013–14[41] Scottish Premiership 00000000–00
2014–15[42] Scottish Premiership 34510001[lower-alpha 1]02[lower-alpha 2]1386
Total 34510001021376
Arbroath (loan) 2013–14[41] Scottish League One 1180000—00118
Leeds United 2015–16[43] Championship 1101000—00120
2016–17[44] Championship 000000—0000
Total 1101000—00120
Bury (loan) 2015–16[43] League One 300000—0030
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2016–17[44] League One 3482020—2[lower-alpha 3]24010
Kilmarnock 2017–18[45] Scottish Premiership 3454121––407
2018–19[46] Scottish Premiership 000041––41
Total 34541620000448
Tractor 2018–19 Persian Gulf Pro League 640000––64
Ross County 2019–20 Scottish Premiership 1711010––191
2020–21 400000––40
Total 21110100000231
Career total 154319192104317737
  1. Appearance in the Europa League
  2. Appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
  3. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
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