Mark Lee (footballer, born 1979)

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Mark Lee
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-05-31) 31 May 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Consett, England
Position(s) Full back
Team information
Current team
 ECU Joondalup
Number 21
Youth career
Middlesbrough
Scarborough
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Hibernian
2003 Swan I.C.
2004–2008 Western Knights (3)
2005–2006 Bayswater City (4)
2006–2007 ECU Joondalup
2006–2007 Perth Glory 8 (0)
2007–2008 ECU Joondalup
2008–2009 Perth Glory 2 (0)
2009– ECU Joondalup
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mark Lee (born 31 May 1979 in Consett) is an English-Australian footballer.

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Club career

As a junior, he was on the books at Middlesbrough, but failed to make the grade. In 1996, he signed as an apprentice at Scarborough, before moving to Scottish club Hibernian. In 1999, he has a trial with Perth Glory in Australia, but was not taken on. [1] He then went to Lynn University in the United States and completed a degree in Sports Management. He subsequently played for several teams in the Western Australia State League, including Western Knights and ECU Joondalup, while working as a youth development coach. In 2005, he was named the Western Australia State League player of the year. [2] He also played for Blyth Spartans, Gateshead, Easington and Consett before heading back to Australia.

Perth Glory

In 2006, he joined Perth Glory, where he was originally signed as a replacement for the injured Bobby Despotovski, though Perth Glory since decided to extend his contract. He made his A-League debut on 10 December 2006 against Central Coast Mariners. He was released by Perth Glory at the end of 2009 for a second time and now owns his coaching company Mark Lee Football Coaching as well as Pro Football Training.

A-League career statistics

(Correct as of 30 November 2008)

ClubSeasonLeagueFinalsAsiaTotal
AppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssists
Perth Glory 2006–07 80------800
2008–09 300------300
Total1100------1100

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References

  1. ↑ "National League comes calling for Lee". Footballwa.net. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2007..
  2. ↑ "Whirlwind ride!". Perth Glory. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2007..
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