Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph Lee [1] | ||
Date of birth | 12 July 2002 | ||
Place of birth | New Zealand | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [1] | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Auckland City | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
East Coast Bays | |||
–2020 | Wellington Phoenix | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018 | Wellington United | 2 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 3 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Lower Hutt City (loan) | 18 | (4) |
2021 | North Shore United | 19 | (10) |
2022– | Auckland City | 89 | (18) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | New Zealand U17 | 4 | (1) |
2023 | New Zealand U23 | 5 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 2023 |
Joseph Lee (born 12 July 2002) [2] is a New Zealand footballer, who plays as a forward for Auckland City. [3] [4]
Lee played youth football for East Coast Bays [5] and the Wellington Phoenix Academy, [6] before returning to Auckland and joining North Shore United. [7] [8]
In February 2022, Lee signed for Auckland City for the 2022 Northern League. [8] [9] In June 2025, Lee was named in Auckland City's squad for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, the club's tenth appearance in the tournament. [1] He played the final group game, a 1–1 draw against Boca Juniors. [10] This was their first non-defeated result since the 2014 edition. [11] [12] [13]
On 3 September 2018, Lee was selected for the New Zealand U17's for the 2018 OFC U-16 Championship. [14] Lee made his debut in the opening group game against Vanuatu, scoring the final goal in an 8–0 win. [15] Lee played four games including the final as New Zealand went on to win the title. [16] On 2 March 2023, Lee was called up to the New Zealand U23 squad for a two-game friendly series against China. [17] He made his debut in the opening game. [18] Lee was called up again on 16 August 2023, for the 2023 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. [19] He played in all three of New Zealand's games as they qualified for the 2024 Olympics. [20] [21]
Lee is of Korean descent. [4] [8] A semi-professional footballer, Lee has also worked for Samsung in their customer service department. [11] [12]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Wellington United | 2018 | Central League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 2019–20 | Premiership | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Lower Hutt City (loan) | 2019 | Central League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
2020 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | 13 | 4 | |||||
Total | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | ||
North Shore United | 2021 | National League | 19 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 11 | ||
Auckland City | 2022 | National League | 29 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 [a] | 1 | — | 39 | 10 | |
2023 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 [a] | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | 34 | 8 | ||
2024 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 [a] | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 37 | 4 | ||
2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [d] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
Total | 89 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 121 | 22 | ||
Career total | 131 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 166 | 37 |
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