Brody Lee

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Brody Lee
Personal information
Full name Brody Lee [1]
Date of birth (2008-07-31) 31 July 2008 (age 17)
Place of birth Roscrea, County Tipperary, Ireland
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [2]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Cork City
Number 38
Youth career
Roscrea United
–2020 Killavilla United
2020–2022 Belvedere
2022–2025 Shamrock Rovers
2025– Cork City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024–2025 Shamrock Rovers 0 (0)
2025– Cork City 6 (0)
International career‡
2022–2023 Republic of Ireland U15 12 (3)
2023–2024 Republic of Ireland U16 6 (0)
2024–2025 Republic of Ireland U17 17 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:05, 5 November 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:47, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

Brody Lee (born 31 July 2008) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for League of Ireland First Division club Cork City.

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Club career

Youth career

A native of Roscrea, County Tipperary, [3] [4] he played for local sides Roscrea United and Killavilla United before moving to Dublin side Belvedere in 2020. [5] [6] In February 2022, he signed for the academy of League of Ireland club Shamrock Rovers. [7]

Shamrock Rovers

Lee's first involvement at senior level with Shamrock Rovers was on 5 February 2024, when he was an unused substitute in a 0–0 draw with Athlone Town in the Leinster Senior Cup. [8] On 7 February 2025, he made his debut in senior football, playing 69 minutes of his side's 4–0 defeat to Dundalk in the Leinster Senior Cup. [9]

Cork City

Lee made the move to the academy of fellow League of Ireland Premier Division club Cork City on 4 July 2025. [10] 4 days later he played his first game for the club at senior level, coming off the bench in the second half of a 2–1 defeat to Scottish Premiership Champions Celtic in a friendly at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in front of a crowd of 26,580. [11] [12] On 25 July 2025, he made his League of Ireland Premier Division debut, coming off the bench in a 3–2 defeat to Sligo Rovers at Turners Cross. [13] On 14 August 2025, it was announced that Lee had signed his first professional contract with the club. [14] [15] On 3 October 2025, he replaced Sean Maguire from the bench in his side's win over St Patrick's Athletic in the Semi Final of the FAI Cup, [16] but would miss the Final due to being on international duty at the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup. [17]

International career

Lee made his debut in international for the Republic of Ireland U15 side on 19 October 2022, scoring the winner in a 2–1 victory over Cyprus U15. [18] [19] He made 6 appearances for the under-16s before making his Republic of Ireland U17 debut on 5 September 2024, in a 2–1 defeat to Denmark U17. [20] Lee was named in the squad for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar in November 2025. [21] [22] [23]

Career statistics

As of match played on 30 January 2026 [24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubDivisionSeasonLeagueNational Cup Europe OtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shamrock Rovers 2024 LOI Premier Division 00000 [a] 00 [b] 000
2025 00–0 [a] 01 [b] 010
Total0000001010
Cork City 2025 LOI Premier Division 6010––70
2026 LOI First Division 0000–2 [c] 020
Total6010–2090
Career total60100030100
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the UEFA Conference League
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the Leinster Senior Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in the Munster Senior Cup

References

  1. ↑ "LISTE D'ÉQUIPE" (PDF). FIFA. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "LISTE D'ÉQUIPE" (PDF). FIFA. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  3. ↑ Reporter, Midland Tribune (24 October 2025). "Roscrea rejoices as Brody Lee selected to play for Ireland". www.ireland-live.ie.
  4. ↑ FM, Tipp (5 November 2025). "Roscrea teen hoping for winning start to U17 World Cup".
  5. ↑ "World Cup is a step on a journey for Brody Lee". Nenagh Guardian. 5 November 2025.
  6. ↑ Connaughton, Gary (4 November 2025). "The Contrasting Journeys Of Three Ireland U17 World Cup Stars That Led To Qatar". Balls.ie.
  7. ↑ "Son of Roscrea Councillor signs professional contract at Shamrock Rovers". www.tipperarylive.ie. 3 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Athlone Town 0 - 0 Shamrock Rovers - LINEUPS | 2023/24 Leinster Senior Cup Group B | extratime.com - The Home of Irish Football - extratime.com". www.extratime.com.
  9. ↑ Agency, ZOMA Brand (7 February 2025). "MATCH REPORT: SHAMROCK ROVERS 0-4 DUNDALK FC". Dundalk FC.
  10. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16jRVPLhAo/?mibextid=wwXIfr
  11. ↑ Barry, Stephen (8 July 2025). "Celtic hit late winner against Cork City to earn Super Cup honours in Páirc Uí Chaoimh". The 42.
  12. ↑ FM, Tipp (9 July 2025). "Tipp teenager in action against Glasgow Celtic".
  13. ↑ "Sligo Rovers come from behind to beat Cork City, moving 11 points clear of the bottom". Irish Independent. 25 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "Six Academy Players Sign Professional Contracts". Cork City FC Shop.
  15. ↑ "Lee Signs Professional Contract At Cork City – Killavilla United AFC". killavillaunited.com.
  16. ↑ "Cork City stun favourites St Pat's with sensational win to book FAI Cup final". echo live. 3 October 2025.
  17. ↑ "Ireland U-17 boss Colin O'Brien backs World Cup squad as key players to miss FAI Cup final". www.independent.ie. 21 October 2025.
  18. ↑ "Roscrea's Lee scores on Ireland debut". Nenagh Guardian. 27 October 2022.
  19. ↑ "Tipp players for Ireland squads". Nenagh Guardian. 22 March 2023.
  20. ↑ https://www.fai.ie/latest/report-mu17-denmark-2-1-ireland/
  21. ↑ "Ireland squad named for FIFA Under-17 World Cup". www.fai.ie.
  22. ↑ "Record-breakers and history-makers: A player-by-player guide to the Ireland U-17s World Cup squad". www.independent.ie. 4 November 2025.
  23. ↑ "Talented Tipperary players selected to go to the U17 soccer World Cup with Ireland next month". www.ireland-live.ie. 28 October 2025.
  24. ↑ "Republic of Ireland - B. Lee - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.