Lee Croft
Croft training with Derby County in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Lee David Croft | ||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Billinge Higher End, Wigan, Greater Manchester | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Oldham Athletic | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2004 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Manchester City | 28 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Norwich City | 118 | (9) |
| 2009–2013 | Derby County | 27 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | → St Johnstone (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2013 | Oldham Athletic | 16 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | St Johnstone | 46 | (0) |
| 2015– | Oldham Athletic | 14 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2005 | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:33, 17 February 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 August 2010 (GMT) |
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Lee David Croft (born 21 June 1985) is an English footballer who plays as a right winger for Oldham Athletic.
He has previously played for Manchester City, Norwich City, Derby County, Huddersfield Town and Oldham Athletic. He also appears on Soccer AM as "Lee Croft, Story Teller", telling stories that end with the catch phrase "You can't handle the truth!"
Born in Billinge Higher End in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, Croft began his career at Manchester City, who he joined as a 12-year-old after scout Eric Mullenden spotted him playing for junior team Garswood United. He was a talented youth player, representing England at every level up to under-20, including captaining England under-18s. Accumulating more than 40 caps in total, he is the most capped England youth player of all-time. At club level, he was part of the Manchester City youth team which reached the semi-finals of the 2003 FA Youth Cup.
He made his first team debut for City on 7 March 2005 against Bolton Wanderers, coming on as a substitute in Kevin Keegan's final game as City manager, and made a further six substitute appearances that season. In April 2005 he signed a one-year contract extension. Croft was a regular substitute at the start of the 2005–06 season. His first English Premier League start came on 31 October 2005 against Aston Villa, and his first Manchester City goal came a week later in a match against Fulham. He also started the next two matches, but this run of four matches was to be the only period Croft formed part of the Manchester City starting eleven. He was a frequent substitute in the remainder of the season, finishing with campaign with 25 appearances, 21 of these as a substitute.
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