Brody Lee

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*
Years	Team	Apps	(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.

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 25 October 2025 ^[24]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Division	Season	League		National Cup		Europe		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shamrock Rovers	2024	LOI Premier Division	0	0	0	0	0 [a]	0	0 [b]	0	0	0
	2025		0	0	–		0 [a]	0	1 [b]	0	1	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Cork City	2025	LOI Premier Division	6	0	1	0	–		–		7	0
Career total			6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	8	0

1. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Conference League
2. Appearance(s) in the Leinster 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.