Duran Lee

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Duran Lee
Duran Lee HFX Wanderers FC.jpg
Lee (right) in 2019 with HFX Wanderers FC
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-05-09) May 9, 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Left-back, Centre-back
Youth career
0000–2011 Brampton Youth SC
2011–2013 Toronto FC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013 Western Texas Westerners
2015 Dodge City Conquistadors 15 (3)
2016 UConn Huskies 5 (0)
2017 UMass Lowell River Hawks 15 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012 TFC Academy
2014 Lane United FC 6 (0)
2015–2018 Sigma FC 21+ (1+)
2019 Vaughan Azzurri 9 (1)
2019 HFX Wanderers 8 (0)
2020 FC Edmonton 2 (0)
2021 Pacific FC 0 (0)
2023 Des Moines Menace 0 (0)
2023 North Mississauga SC 1 (0)
2023– Des Moines Menace 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 7, 2023

Duran Lee (born May 9, 1995) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for the Des Moines Menace in USL League Two.

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Early life

Lee played basketball and soccer as a child, before deciding to pursue soccer as his main sport. [1] He began playing youth soccer with Brampton YSC. [2] When he was 12 or 13, he had a brief trial with Chelsea academy. [2] Lee later joined the Toronto FC Academy. [3] [4]

College career

In 2013, Lee attended Western Texas College and was named to the All-Region team. [5]

In 2015, Lee began attending Dodge City Community College, where he played for the men's soccer team. [6] On September 30, 2015, he scored his first goal against the Neosho County Panthers. [7] On October 17, 2015, he scored a brace against the Kansas City Kansas Blue Devils. [8] In his single season with Dodge City, he scored three goals and led the team with six assists. [9]

In 2016, Lee transferred to the University of Connecticut, where he joined the men's soccer team. [10]

In 2017, Lee transferred to the University of Massachusetts Lowell, joining their men's soccer team. [11] On September 4, 2017, he picked up his first point, earning an assist against the Harvard Crimson. [12]

Club career

In 2012, he played with the TFC Academy in the Canadian Soccer League. [13]

In 2014, he played with Lane United FC in the Premier Development League.

In 2015, Lee began playing with Sigma FC in League1 Ontario. [14] In 2018, he trialed with Portuguese club Sertanense, but was unable to sign as the team was experiencing financial issues. [2] [15]

In 2019, he joined Vaughan Azzurri, shifting to the centre-back position. [15]

In August 2019, he signed his first professional contract with the HFX Wanderers of the Canadian Premier League, [16] [17] against whom he had played against in the 2019 Canadian Championship with Vaughan. [18] He made his debut on August 28 against Valour FC. [19]

In January 2020, he signed with FC Edmonton. [20] In an interview, Lee stated that hoped to be utilized as a left-back for Edmonton, rather than a centre-back, which is where he played in Halifax. [15]

In March 2021, he joined Pacific FC. [21] [22] [23] However, during pre-season, he ruptured his Achilles tendon, ruling him out for the entire season. [24] [25] After the season, he departed the club. [26]

In February 2023, he signed with the Des Moines Menace in USL League Two. [27] In April, he played the first match of the season in League1 Ontario with North Mississauga SC. [28]

Personal life

Lee was named after the English band Duran Duran. [29] [30]

Career statistics

As of April 10, 2023 [31]
ClubLeagueSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational CupContinentalTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lane United FC Premier Development League 2014 [32] 6060
Sigma FC League1 Ontario 2015 ????
2016 [33] 5050
2017 [34] 5151
2018 [35] 11030190
Total211300000241
Vaughan Azzurri League1 Ontario 2019 [36] 910020111
HFX Wanderers FC Canadian Premier League 2019 800080
FC Edmonton Canadian Premier League 2020 2020
Pacific FC Canadian Premier League 2021 00000000
Des Moines Menace USL League Two 2023 00002020
North Mississauga SC League1 Ontario 2023 1010
Career total472304000542

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