Lee Hendrie

Football player infobox
playername = Lee Hendrie


fullname = Lee Andrew Hendrie
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1977|5|18
cityofbirth = Birmingham
countryofbirth = England
height = height|ft=5|in=10
currentclub = Sheffield United
clubnumber = 11
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1993–2007
2006–2007
2007
2007–
2008
clubs = Aston Villa
→ Stoke City (loan)
→ Stoke City (loan)
Sheffield United
→ Leicester City (loan)
caps(goals) = 251 (27)
017 0(3)
011 0(0)
013 0(1)
009 0(1)
nationalyears =
1998
nationalteam = England U21
England
nationalcaps(goals) = 014 0(5)
001 0(0)
pcupdate = 14:16, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 10:13, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Lee Andrew Hendrie (born May 18 1977 in Birmingham) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for Sheffield United in the Football League Championship.

Playing career

Born to former Scottish professional footballer Paul Hendrie, his father played for Birmingham City and later for Bristol Rovers alongside Tony Pulis. [ [http://www.4thegame.com/club/avfc/news/27053/HENDRIE+HAILS+DAD&apos%3BS+HELPING+HAND.html Hendrie hails dad's helping hand] ] [ [http://qprreport.blogspot.com/2006/11/lee-hendrie-on-why-he-chose-stoke-over.html QPR REPORT: Lee Hendrie on why he chose Stoke over QPR ] ]

Aston Villa

Hendrie made his Aston Villa debut as a substitute in a 1-0 defeat at QPR on December 23, 1995 and achieved the accolade of the team's "Young Player of the Season" award for season 1997-98. However, his progress started to slow, and a number of red cards from 2000 halted his impressive form, until 2003 when the arrival of David O'Leary gave him a second chance.

After losing his place in the Villa team during the 2005-06 season it seemed Hendrie's long spell at Villa Park was coming to an end, with Portsmouth F.C. reportedly showing an interest in his services. Despite not making any moves in the 2006 summer transfer window, Hendrie joined Stoke City on the recommendation of his father on 29 September, 2006 in a loan deal. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/5391308.stm |title=Stoke complete Hendrie loan deal|date=2006-09-29|publisher=BBC|accessdate=2007-01-02] Hendrie made an immediate impression with Stoke supporters who became instantly attached to him and he is said to have turned down offers from Premiership clubs including Blackburn Rovers. He extended his loan spell with the Potters until the end of the 2006-07 season on 30 January. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/6302681.stm|accessdate=2007-06-07|date=2007-01-30|title=Stoke snap up Hendrie and Zakuani|publisher=BBC Sport|]

heffield United

On 19 July, 2007, he signed a 3 year contract with Sheffield United after arriving on a free transfer.Cite web
url = http://www.sufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10418~1075620,00.html
title = Blades capture Hendrie
accessdate = 2008-05-11
publisher = sufc.co.uk
date = 2007-07-19] [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/6268474.stm |title=Sheff Utd sign midfielder Hendrie |date=2007-07-19 |publisher=BBC|accessdate=2007-07-19] He made his first team debut on the opening day of the season, a 2-2 home draw with ColchesterCite web
url = http://www.sufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10418~37442,00.html
title = Sheffield United v Colchester
accessdate = 2008-05-11
publisher = sufc.co.uk
date = 2007-08-11] but was dogged by injuries for the first half of the season.Cite web
url = http://www.sufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10418~1093444,00.html
title = Hendrie shocker
accessdate = 2008-05-11
publisher = sufc.co.uk
date = 2007-08-16] Cite web
url = http://www.thestar.co.uk/blades/Blades-concentrate-on-getting-Hendrie.3442594.jp
title = Blades concentrate on getting Hendrie fit
accessdate = 2008-05-11
publisher = thestar.co.uk
date = 2007-11-03]

Hendrie scored his first goal for the Blades in a 5-0 demolition of Morecambe in the League Cup in SeptemberCite web
url = http://www.sufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10418~43053,00.html
title = Sheffield Utd v Morecambe - Match Report
accessdate = 2008-05-11
publisher = sufc.co.uk
date = 2007-09-25] but was unable to hold down a regular first team place as the side struggled in the bottom half of the table.

With the departure of Bryan Robson in February 2008, new manager Kevin Blackwell quickly allowed Hendrie to join fc|Leicester City on an emergency loan deal,cite news| title=Hendrie to Leicester| url=http://www.sheffieldunited-mad.co.uk/news/loadnews.asp?cid=TMNW&id=379589| publisher= Blades-Mad| date=2008-02-27| accessdate=2008-02-27] with a view on a permanent move, having enjoyed himself at the club. [Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/7307747.stm|title=Hendrie happy to stay with Foxes|work=BBC Sport|date=2008-21-03|accessdate=24 March|accessyear=2008] He scored the winning goal for Leicester in a 1-0 win over Scunthorpe on 29 March, 2008Cite web
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7309405.stm
title = Leicester 1-0 Scunthorpe
accessdate = 2008-05-11
publisher = "BBC Sport"
date = 2008-03-29] , but could not prevent the club's relegation to League One and subsequently returned to Bramall Lane.

International

Hendrie won his first and only international cap on November 18, 1998 against the Czech Republic, almost scoring a goal on his debut.

Honours

;Aston Villa
*Winner
**Intertoto Cup: 2001

*Runner-up
**FA Cup: 2000

ee also

*Paul Hendrie
*John Hendrie

References

External links

* [http://www.sufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10418~5521,00.html Lee Hendrie player profile] at sufc.co.uk
* [http://www.lcfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10274~5521,00.html Lee Hendrie player profile] at lcfc.co.uk
* [http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/PlayerProfiles/0,,10265~5469,00.html Lee Hendrie player profile] at avfc.co.uk
*soccerbase|id=3422|name=Lee Hendrie
* [http://www.astonvillayears.com/years/1998-2002starplayers.htm Information on player]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/bsp/hi/football/statistics/players/h/hendrie_16359.stm BBC Sport profile]