Kieran Lee
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kieran Christopher Lee | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Stalybridge, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Manchester United | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2008–2012 | Oldham Athletic | 117 | (5) |
| 2012– | Sheffield Wednesday | 151 | (17) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:55, 10 May 2017 (UTC). |
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Kieran Christopher Lee (born 22 June 1988) is an English footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Sheffield Wednesday, having signed on a free transfer from Oldham Athletic in May 2012. He began his career with Manchester United, but left for Oldham on a free in May 2008. He played on loan at Queens Park Rangers during the 2007–08 season.
A central midfielder earlier in his career, he was deployed more often by Manchester United as a full back, either on the left or on the right. He signed for the club on a youth contract in July 2004, after impressing in the club's Under-17 team for the past two years. He continued to progress up the youth system, playing 25 times for the Under-18s in 2004–05, and making another 23 appearances in 2005–06. He also played in 16 matches for the Reserves that season, in various competitions.
His performances that season earned him a two-year professional contract with the club and, just three days after signing it, he was given his first taste of first team football, coming on as a second-half substitute for Wes Brown in Roy Keane's testimonial against Celtic at Old Trafford. In addition to this, he also made appearances in first team friendlies prior to the 2006–07 season, first coming on as a substitute for Phil Bardsley away to Preston North End, and then playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–1 victory over Macclesfield Town.
Lee's Reserve team performances were rewarded in the 2006–07 season by him being given the captain's armband. In between his 25 appearances for the Reserves that season, Lee also made his first team debut. He was named as a substitute in the League Cup Third Round tie against Crewe Alexandra and, with the score at 1–1, he came on for David Gray in the 77th minute. The match went to extra time and, with less than two minutes remaining, Lee made a charging run up from right back to latch onto an Alan Smith through-ball. He composed himself, and slid the ball coolly past Crewe's former Manchester United goalkeeper, Ben Williams.
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