Lee Bonis

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Lee Bonis
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-08-03) 3 August 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Craigavon, Northern Ireland
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Larne
Number 10
Youth career
Portadown
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Portadown BBOB
0000–2019 Seagoe
2019–2021 Portadown 81 (32)
2022– Larne 77 (32)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2024

Lee Bonis (born 3 August 1999) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Larne.

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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]

International career

In 2023, Bonis was called up to the Northern Ireland national football team for the first time. [4]

Honours

Larne

Individual

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