Christian Lee (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 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 | 69 | (10) |
| 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 | |
| 2001–2002 | Eastwood Town | 0 | |
| 2002–2003 | Farnborough Town | 35 | (7) |
| 2003–2005 | Halifax Town | 25 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:08, 8 March 2008 (UTC) | |||
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.
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]
