Lee Bonis

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Lee Bonis
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-08-03) 3 August 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Craigavon, Northern Ireland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
ADO Den Haag
Youth career
Portadown
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Portadown BBOB
0000–2019 Seagoe
2019–2021 Portadown 81 (32)
2022–2024 Larne 85 (39)
2024– ADO Den Haag 10 (5)
International career
2024– Northern Ireland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:15, 1 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:58, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

Lee Bonis (born 3 August 1999) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Eerste Divisie club ADO Den Haag and the Northern Ireland national team.

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Club career

Bonis started his adult career in the non league game in Northern Ireland, with spells at Portadown BBOB and Seagoe, helping the latter to win the Alan Wilson Cup, having came through the youth system at Portadown, the club he has supported from a young age. [1] In 2019, he signed for Irish League side Portadown. [2] Before the second half of 2021–22, he signed for Irish Premiership side Larne. [3]

On 12 August 2024, Bonis signed for Dutch Eerste Divisie club ADO Den Haag on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee. [4]

International career

In 2023, Bonis was called up to the Northern Ireland national football team for the first time. [5]

Honours

Larne

Individual

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References

  1. "Lee Bonis' roots with Portadown BBOB and Seagoe that helped shape £100k striker". newsletter.co.uk.
  2. "Lee Bonis aiming to be one of the final pieces in title jigsaw at Inver Park". belfastlive.co.uk.
  3. "Northern Ireland call-up another uplifting Bonis for Larne's Lee". irishnews.com.
  4. "ADO Den Haag versterkt zich met Noord-Ierse spits Lee Bonis" [ADO Den Haag strengthens itself with Northern Irish striker Lee Bonis]. adodenhaag.nl (in Dutch). 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  5. "Social media criticism will drive me on to greater heights, says Larne's NI ace Lee Bonis". belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
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