Lee Lucas

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Lee Lucas
Lee Lucas 08-02-2014 1.jpg
Lucas playing for Cheltenham Town in 2014
Personal information
Full name Lee Paul Lucas [1]
Date of birth (1992-06-10) 10 June 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Aberdare, Wales
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Merthyr Town
Youth career
2001–2010 Swansea City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2016 Swansea City 1 (0)
2012 → Burton Albion (loan) 1 (0)
2014 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 2 (0)
2016–2017 Motherwell 10 (0)
2018–2020 Merthyr Town
2020–2023 Taunton Town 57 (3)
2024 Barry Town United 8 (1)
2024– Merthyr Town 0 (0)
International career‡
2008–2009 Wales U17 12 (1)
2009–2010 Wales U19 11 (1)
2010–2014 Wales U21 [3] 19 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:21, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

Lee Paul Lucas (born 10 June 1992) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Merthyr Town. [4]

Contents

Club career

Swansea City

Born in Aberdare, Lucas began his football career when he joined Cwmaman [5] and joined Swansea City at the age of 8. [6] Having making progress turned professional for the 2010–11 season. [7] [8] Between 2010 and 2011, Lucas signed a contract, keeping him until 2013 and was awarded the club's youth development player of the season award at the end of the 2009–10 season. [9] He made his senior debut for Swansea on 7 May 2011, in a 4–0 victory over Sheffield United. [6] [10]

After being told he will be loaned out to gain first team experience, [5] Lucas joined Burton Albion on loan on 26 January 2012, until the end of the season. [6] [11] Lucas made his Burton Albion debut three days later, making his first start, in a 1–1 draw against Oxford United. [12] However, this turns out to be his only Burton Albion appearance, as he struggled with a hamstring injury that saw him miss seven matches. [13] [14] Lucas regained his fitness, only to sustained a fractured back that ruled him out for the entire season. [15] Following his loan spell at Burton Albion came to an end, Lucas signed a new three-year contract with Swansea in June 2012. [16]

On 30 January 2014, Lucas signed for Cheltenham Town on an initial one-month loan deal. [17] Lucas made his Cheltenham debut two days later, in a 1–1 draw against Northampton Town. [18] Lucas made his second and last appearance seven days later on 8 February 2014, in a 0–0 draw against York City. [19] After making two appearances for the club, Lucas returned to his parent club on 28 February 2014. [20]

Lucas missed the first seven months of the 2014–15 season through injury. Lucas then suffered a further injury on his playing return for Swansea City Under-21s. [21] In July 2015 Lucas signed a one-year contract extension with Swansea. [22] After nineteen on the sideline, Lucas made his return in the club's reserve, where he played the second half of Swansea Under-21s 2–0 defeat to Aston Villa on 22 February 2016. [23] After the match, Lucas stated the win over Aston Villa was his personal victory. [24]

Lucas was released in May 2016, ending his fifteen years association with the club. [25]

Motherwell

Lucas signed a short-term contract with Scottish club Motherwell in July 2016. [26] He played in a Scottish League Cup tie against Annan Athletic, but was forced off due to injury. [27] On 31 August 2016, Lucas was released from his contract, [28] but then on 14 September 2016, he signed a contract with the club until January 2017. [29] On 10 January 2017, he extended his contract until the end of the 2016–17 season. [30] He was released by Motherwell at the end of the 2016–17 season. [31]

Later career

In August 2018 he signed for Merthyr Town. [32] [33]

On 30 May 2020 he signed for Taunton Town. [34] [35] [36] He left the club by mutual consent in December 2023. [37] [38]

In January 2024 he signed for Barry Town United. [39] [40]

In June 2024 he returned to Merthyr Town. [41]

International career

Lucas has represented Wales at various levels from under-17 to under-21 level. [42] [43]

On 16 November 2010, Lucas was first called up by Wales under-21 [44] and made his debut the next day in 1–0 win over Austria under-21. [45] In January 2013, Lucas was selected in the Wales under-21 squad for the friendly match and captained for the first time against Iceland under-21 on 6 February 2013. [46]

Career statistics

As of 23 May 2017 [47]
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swansea City 2010–11 1000000010
2011–12 0000000000
2012–13 0000000000
2013–14 0000000000
2014–15 0000000000
2015–16 0000000000
Total1000000010
Burton Albion (loan) 2011–12 1000000010
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2013–14 2000000020
Motherwell 2016–17 100001000110
Career total140001000150

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  34. ↑ "Midfield Man Becomes Third Signing". Taunton Town F.C. 30 May 2020.
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