Joe Lea
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 December 1997[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Portsmouth, England | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Poole Town (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | Portsmouth | ||
| 2007–2016 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Yeovil Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Dorchester Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Gosport Borough (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Bognor Regis Town | 11 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Gosport Borough | ||
| 2022–2023 | Petersfield Town | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022–2023 | Petersfield Town | ||
| 2023–2025 | Gosport Borough | ||
| 2025– | Poole Town | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Joe Lea (born 16 December 1997) is an English football coach and former player who played as a midfielder.[2] He is joint manager of Poole Town with Pat Suraci.
Southampton
Born in Portsmouth,[3] Lea signed for his local side Portsmouth as a youngster before moving to south-coast rivals Southampton at the age of 9.[4] Lea spent nine years in the Southampton youth academy before being released upon the completion of his two-year scholarship.[3]
Yeovil Town
Upon his release from Southampton, Lea joined Yeovil Town on 2 July 2016, alongside Josh Ezewele from West Bromwich Albion.[3][5] He made his professional debut on 23 August 2016 as a substitute in a League Cup match at Everton.[6]
On 15 October 2016, Lea joined Southern Premier League side Dorchester Town on an initial one-month loan deal,[7] and Lea made his debut for Dorchester that afternoon as a second-half substitute against Dunstable Town.[8]
In January 2017, Lea joined National League South side Gosport Borough on loan until the end of the season.[9]
At the end of the 2016–17 season, Lea was released by Yeovil having only made two appearances for the club.[10]
Bognor Regis Town
After a successful trial, Lea signed for newly promoted National League South club Bognor Regis Town in July 2017.[11]
Gosport Borough
Lea signed for Gosport Borough on 18 January 2018.[12]