Christian Lee

Christian Lee (born 8 October 1976 in Aylesbury, England) is an English professional footballer. He made over 140 appearances in Football League and Football Conference between 1995 and 2005.

Not to be confused with Christian Lee (martial artist), a Canadian-American mixed martial artist.
Christian Lee
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-10-08) 8 October 1976
Place of birth Aylesbury, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker / Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Doncaster Rovers 0 (0)
1995–1999 Northampton Town 57 (8)
1999–2001 Gillingham 3 (0)
2000 → Rochdale (loan) 5 (1)
2001 → Leyton Orient (loan) 3 (0)
2001 Bristol Rovers 9 (2)
2001 Farnborough Town 5 (1)
2001 → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) 1 (0)
2001–2002 Eastwood Town 0 (0)
2002–2003 Farnborough Town 35 (7)
2003–2005 Halifax Town 25 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:08, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Career

Lee started his career as a junior at Doncaster Rovers but made no appearances before joining Northampton Town in July 1995, for whom he made 69 league and cup appearances, scoring ten goals, in four seasons.[1] He joined Gillingham in 1999 for £35,000 but a serious knee operation meant that he missed most of the 1999–2000 season and he joined Rochdale on a one-month loan in October 2000 with a view to a permanent move.[2] However, he did not make an impact and Rochdale decided not to pursue the loan deal.[3] He joined Leyton Orient on loan in March 2001 before signing for Bristol Rovers on a free transfer.[1][4] Two months later in May 2001, he was released by manager Garry Thompson.[5]

Lee moved into non-league football with Farnborough Town in September 2001.[1] Later in the same month, he joined Rushden & Diamonds on loan for two months and then joined Eastwood Town on a free transfer in November 2001.[1][6] He re-joined Farnborough Town in January 2002, for whom he scored seven goals in 36 appearances.[1]

Lee joined Halifax Town in May 2003.[7] Manager Chris Wilder said, "He is desperate to get back into League football, where he has spent the majority of his career. He is a very good technical player and one that possibly hasn't reached his potential."[8] He scored six goals in 27 league and cup appearances but was released in April 2005 after missing the whole of the 2004–2005 season due to a recurrence of a chronic back problem in pre-season.[1][9]

In 2006, Lee was signed up by the sports division of Chinese fashion label Giordano to model their new range of cycling shorts and other lycra sportswear.[10]

Honours

Northampton Town

References
  1. "Christian Lee". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  2. "Rochdale look to sign Lee". BBC Sport. 19 October 2000. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  3. "Rochdale send Lee back to Gills". BBC Sport. 15 November 2000. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  4. "Transfer deadline moves". BBC Sport. 22 March 2001. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  5. "Rovers tell five to go". BBC Sport. 17 May 2001. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  6. "Two new badgers – but for how long?". Non League Daily. 19 November 2001. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  7. "Christian ready to front up". Evening Courier (Halifax). 14 May 2003. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  8. "Town in double swoop". BBC Sport. 14 May 2003. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  9. "Popular Paul quits Shay after a decade's service". Evening Courier (Halifax). 29 April 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 August 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) "Wembley...Ten Years On...Part 9...Christian Lee" – Northampton Town Rivals Page, 23 May 2007.
  11. Fox, Norman (25 May 1997). "Football: Swansea run over by Frain". The Independent. Independent Digital News & Media. Archived from the original on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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