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Elliot Lee

This article is about the footballer. For the singer, seeElliot Lee (musician).

Elliot Robert Lee(born 16 December 1994) is an English professionalfootballerwho plays as a midfielder forEFL League OneclubWrexham.

Elliot Lee
Lee in 2024.
Personal information
Full name Elliot Robert Lee[1]
Date of birth (1994-12-16)16 December 1994(age 29)[2]
Place of birth Durham,England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)[3]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Wrexham
Number 38
Youth career
0000–2012 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 West Ham United 2 (0)
2013 →Colchester United(loan) 4 (1)
2014 →Southend United(loan) 0 (0)
2015 →Luton Town(loan) 11 (3)
2015–2016 →Blackpool(loan) 4 (0)
2016 →Colchester United(loan) 15 (2)
2016–2017 Barnsley 6 (0)
2017–2022 Luton Town 93 (24)
2021 →Oxford United(loan) 18 (6)
2021–2022 →Charlton Athletic(loan) 34 (3)
2022– Wrexham 106 (32)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

Lee started his career atWest Ham United,where he wasloanedtoColchester United,Southend United,Blackpooland Luton Town, before joiningBarnsleyin 2016 for an undisclosed fee. Lee left Barnsley after a year to sign for Luton and after five years with the club, signed for current club,Wrexham.He is the son of former footballerRob Leeand the younger brother of former footballerOlly Lee.

Career

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West Ham United

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Lee warming up forWest Ham Unitedin 2014.

Born inDurham,[2]Lee was a youth team player withWest Ham United,making his debut for thereserve teamin 2011 before signing his first professional contract in August 2012.[4][5][6]His first appearance in a first-team squad was on 1 January 2013 when he was an unusedsubstitutein aPremier Leaguematch againstNorwich City.[7]Lee then made his professional debut for West Ham, as a 78th-minute substitute forRicardo Vaz Tê,on 16 January 2013 in a 1–0 defeat in theFA Cupthird round replay atOld TraffordagainstManchester United.[8]

On 12 August 2013, Lee scored two first half goals for theWest Ham development squadagainstAston Villa Under-21s.On 31 August he made his Premier League debut for West Ham, coming on as an 88th-minute substitute forMohammed Diaméin a 1–0 home defeat byStoke City.[9]Three weeks later, Lee scored a hat-trick againstNewcastle Reservesin a 5–4 away win.[10]He went on to score 11 matches that season for the development squad.

Loan to Colchester United

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On 22 October 2013 he signed forColchester Unitedon a one-month youthloan.[11]His only Colchester goal was scored on 2 November in an away draw againstRotherham United:instoppage timein the second half, with Rotherham winning 2–1, Lee scored with a header which hit the bar and bounced over the line to make the final score 2–2.[12]He returned to West Ham on 21 November after four appearances and one goal for Colchester United.[13]

Loan to Southend United

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On 31 October 2014 Lee joinedSouthend Unitedon a three-month loan.[14]Within hours of signing for Southend, Lee suffered ahamstringinjury and returned to West Ham for treatment.[15]On 5 November Lee was ruled out of playing for at least two months.[16]His loan was cancelled on 6 November and he returned to West Ham United, his parent club.[17]

Loan to Luton Town

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On 19 February 2015, Lee joinedLuton Townon loan for one month.[18]Lee chose to wear the number 38 shirt in memory of his former teammate at West Ham,Dylan Tombideswho also wore number 38.[19]He scored on his debut for Luton two days later, four minutes after coming on as a substitute forAndy Druryin a 3–2 defeat away toAFC Wimbledon.[20]On 24 March 2015, Lee scored twice in a 2–3 home defeat byWycombe Wanderers.On scoring he revealed a T-shirt showing a picture of Tombides, to whom he dedicated his goals.[21]The following day his loan contract with Luton was extended until the end of the 2014–15 season.[22]Luton managerJohn Stillsaid of Lee "Elliot's been fantastic for us and we're thrilled to have him for the rest of this season."[22]

Return to West Ham

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Lee scored another hat-trick for the development squad when they facedConference PremierclubWokingin a pre-season friendly on 5 August 2014.[23]Lee was an unused substitute in theLeague Cuppenalty shoot-outdefeat bySheffield Unitedin the second round on 26 August 2014. He was given the number 36 for the first team the same day.[24]On his first start for West Ham, on 9 July 2015, Lee scored his first goal for the club. In aEuropa Leaguefirst qualifying round match away againstFC Lusitanosof Andorra, he scored the only goal from a cross fromMatt Jarvis.[25]

Loan to Blackpool

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On 26 November 2015, Lee was loaned toLeague OneclubBlackpooluntil 3 January 2016.[26]He made his debut two days later, as a half-time substitute forBright Osayi-Samuelin a 1–0 win over local rivalsFleetwood TownatBloomfield Road.[27]In January 2016, having picked up an injury, Lee refused the offer of an extension to his loan and returned to West Ham. His refusal angered Blackpool manager,Neil McDonald,who was quoted as saying that Lee "would rather be at home with his mum and dad" than playing for Blackpool.[28]

Second loan to Colchester United

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On 18 January 2016, Lee signed on loan for Colchester United until the end of the 2015–16 season.[29]He scored his first goal of his second spell on 12 March in a 3–3 draw withWigan Athletic.[30]He scored once more, making 15 appearances in total.

Barnsley

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On 24 June 2016, Lee signed forChampionshipclubBarnsleyfor an undisclosed fee.[31]He made six appearances during the2016–17season, all as a substitute, but left the club by mutual consent on 4 July 2017.[32]

Luton Town

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Following his release from Barnsley on 4 July 2017, Lee signed for his former loan club Luton Town on a two-year contract.[33]He scored in an 8–2 win overYeovil Townon the opening day of the2017–18season on 5 August 2017.[34]

His contract was extended by a further year at the end of the 2017–18 season after a promotion clause was triggered as a result of Luton'spromotionto League One.[35]

On 20 May 2022, it was announced that Lee would leave the club following the end of the 2021–22 season.[36]

Loan to Oxford United

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He joinedOxford Unitedon loan until the end of the season on 1 February 2021.[37]He scored six goals in eighteen appearances, all in League One.[38]

Loan to Charlton Athletic

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On 26 August 2021, Lee joinedCharlton Athleticon a season-long loan for the 2021–22 campaign.[39]He scored his first goal for Charlton in anEFL Trophytie againstCrawley Townon 31 August 2021.[40]

Wrexham

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On 8 July 2022, Lee signed a three-year deal withWrexham.[41]On 6 August 2022, Lee scored twice on his debut to help Wrexham come from behind to beatEastleigh2–1[42]He was named in theNational LeagueTeam of the Year at the end of the2022–23season as Wrexham won the division.[43][44]On 1 January 2024, Lee signed a contract extension with Wrexham, signing until the end of the 2026–27 season.[45]Wrexham earned promotion as runners-up at the end of the 2023–24 season.[46]Lee was nominated for the PFA League Two Player of the Year.[46]He was also included in thePFAandEFL League Two Team of the Year.[46][47]

Personal life

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He is the son of former Charlton Athletic,Newcastle UnitedandEnglandmidfielderRob Lee.His older brother,Olly,is also a former professional footballer.

He attendedBrentwood Schoolin Essex.[48]

Career statistics

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As of match played 16 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Ham United 2012–13[49] Premier League 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2013–14[50] Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2014–15[51] Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2015–16[52] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 4[a] 1 4 1
Total 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 7 1
Colchester United(loan) 2013–14[50] League One 4 1 0 0 — — 4 1
Southend United(loan) 2014–15[51] League Two 0 0 — — — 0 0
Luton Town(loan) 2014–15[51] League Two 11 3 — — — 11 3
Blackpool(loan) 2015–16[52] League One 4 0 — — — 4 0
Colchester United (loan) 2015–16[52] League One 15 2 0 0 — — 15 2
Barnsley 2016–17[53] Championship 6 0 0 0 0 0 — 6 0
Luton Town 2017–18[54] League Two 32 10 2 1 1 0 3[b] 1 38 12
2018–19[55] League One 38 12 4 0 1 0 0 0 43 12
2019–20[56] Championship 11 1 1 0 3 1 — 15 2
2020–21[38] Championship 12 1 1 0 3 0 — 16 1
2021–22[57] Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Total 93 24 8 1 9 1 3 1 113 27
Oxford United(loan) 2020–21[38] League One 18 6 — — 2[c] 0 20 6
Charlton Athletic(loan) 2021–22[57] League One 34 3 3 0 — 2[b] 1 39 4
Wrexham 2022–23[58] National League 45 12 5 2 — 1[d] 1 51 15
2023–24[59] League Two 46 16 4 0 2 0 1[b] 0 53 16
2024–25[60] League One 15 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 17 4
Total 106 32 10 2 3 0 2 1 121 35
Career total 293 71 22 3 12 1 13 4 340 79
  1. ^Appearances inUEFA Europa League
  2. ^abcAppearance(s) inEFL Trophy
  3. ^Appearances inLeague One play-offs
  4. ^Appearance inFA Trophy

Honours

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Luton Town

Wrexham

Individual

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