Beevers playing for Mansfield Town in 2013
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lee Jonathan Beevers | ||
Date of birth | 4 December 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Doncaster, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Playing position | Defender/Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Lincoln City | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2001 | Ipswich Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2003 | Ipswich Town | 0 | (0) |
2003 | → Boston United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2003–2005 | Boston United | 71 | (3) |
2004–2009 | Lincoln City | 166 | (9) |
2009–2011 | Colchester United | 23 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Walsall | 35 | (0) |
2012–2015 | Mansfield Town | 97 | (3) |
2015– | Lincoln City | 47 | (0) |
National team | |||
2005 | Wales U21 | 7 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:01, 6 June 2015 (UTC). |
Lee Jonathan Beevers (born 4 December 1983) is a footballer who plays for Lincoln City as a full-back, wing-back, or midfielder. He previously had spells with Walsall, Ipswich Town, Boston United, Lincoln City and Colchester United.
Beevers was spotted by Ipswich Town scout Sonny Sweeney while playing in his hometown of Doncaster and began commuting to Ipswich at weekends to represent the club's School of Excellence, joining the club on a full-time basis as a scholar in July 2000 and signing his first professional contract in March 2001. On 22 January 2003, Beevers and fellow young professional Steve Burton were told by Ipswich's manager Joe Royle that their contracts would not be renewed at the end of the season and that they were free to seek new clubs. The following week, Beevers joined Boston United on trial appearing for the club's reserve team in a 3–0 victory over Lincoln City's reserve team on 29 January 2003. In February 2003 he joined Colchester United on trial but he did not earn a contract from the club and returned to Portman Road. On 26 March 2003 Beevers and fellow Ipswich Town youngster Robert Dickinson joined Boston United on loan until the end of the season. Having been an unused substitute for the 2–1 home victory over Macclesfield Town on 26 April 2003, he made his Football League debut as an 82nd-minute substitute for Peter Costello in the 2–1 victory at Cambridge United on 3 May 2003.