Charlie Lee

For other people of the same name, see Charles Lee (disambiguation).

Charlie Lee

Personal information
Full name	Charlie Lee[1]
Date of birth	5 January 1987 (1987-01-05) (age 24)
Place of birth	Whitechapel, London, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Defender, Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Gillingham
Number	4
Youth career
2004–2006	Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2007	Tottenham Hotspur	0	(0)
2006–2007	→ Millwall (loan)	5	(0)
2007–2011	Peterborough United	153	(14)
2010	→ Gillingham (loan)	4	(1)
2011–	Gillingham	17	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 November 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Charlie Lee (born 5 January 1987 in Whitechapel) is an English footballer for Gillingham, who can play either as a defender or as a holding midfield player.

Career

Early career

Lee started his career with Tottenham Hotspur in 2004–05 and captained the reserve team several times. He appeared on the first team substitute bench for the first time in the UEFA Cup tie against Slavia Prague on 28 September 2006 and also appeared as an unused substitute against Sporting Braga, a match which Tottenham won 3–2. Lee was also an unused sub for a handful of top flight fixtures.

On 18 November, Lee played his first game for Millwall in their 2–2 draw with Doncaster Rovers, filling in for the injured Richard Shaw.

He was released from his contract by Tottenham on 19 May 2007.^[2]

Peterborough United

Lee completed a move to Peterborough United on 23 May, signing a three-year contract.^[3] He has played the majority of his games for them in centre midfield, scoring eight goals in the 2007–08 season and was named the club's player of the year.

In the 2008–09 season, Lee played the majority of the time anywhere along the back four. On 25 April, he scored the only goal in the 1–0 win against Colchester United which paired with the 1–0 defeat of Milton Keynes Dons by Walsall at the stadium:mk promoted the club to The Championship. He won the clubs player of the year award for the second successive year.

Gillingham

He re-joined Gillingham, on a three year contract, in July 2011.^[4]

Honours

• 2010–11: League One Play Off Winner (promotion to The Championship) – Peterborough United
• 2008–09: League One Runner Up (promotion to The Championship) – Peterborough United
• 2007–08: League Two Runner Up (promotion to League One) – Peterborough United

References

1. ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.co.uk/birth-indexes-search-start.action. Retrieved 2010-08-12. 
2. ^ tottenhamhotspur.com – Player Update
3. ^ 23/manual_164907.html&TEAMHD=nationwide3 "POSH SNAP UP SPURS ACE LEE". Sporting Life. http://www.sportinglife.com/football/cc_league2/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer_league_1_and_2/07/05 23/manual_164907.html&TEAMHD=nationwide3. Retrieved 2007-05-24. 
4. ^ "SEVEN UP AS GILLS SIGN CHARLIE LEE". Gillingham F.C.. http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10416~2386012,00.html. Retrieved 4 July 2011. 

External links

• Charlie Lee career stats at Soccerbase
• Charlie Lee at Tottenhamhotspur.com
• Charlie Lee at theposh.com

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Name	Lee, Charlie
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Date of birth	5 January 1987
Place of birth	Whitechapel, London, England
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