Lee Hills (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Mark Hills | ||
| Date of birth | 13 April 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Croydon, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2004 | Wimbledon | ||
| 2004–2005 | Arsenal | ||
| 2005–2007 | Crystal Palace | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | Crystal Palace | 45 | (1) |
| 2008 | → Colchester United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Southend United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Stevenage | 15 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Whitehawk | 60 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2008 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | England U19 | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:58, 25 March 2017 (UTC). |
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Lee Mark Hills (born 13 April 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a defender. He is currently unattached after being released by Whitehawk.
Hills started his career at Wimbledon at the age of nine, spending five years at the club's academy before briefly joining Arsenal. In 2005, he joined Crystal Palace, progressing through the youth ranks before making his first-team debut at the age of 17. Following his breakthrough season during the 2007–08 campaign, Hills was loaned out to Colchester United in November 2008, although only made two appearances. He also had a brief loan spell at Oldham Athletic in 2009. Towards the latter stages of the 2009–10 season, Hills suffered a knee injury that would ultimately keep him sidelined for the best part of two years. In March 2012, he joined Southend United on loan for the remainder of the 2011–12 campaign. On returning to Palace, he was told he would be released when his contract expired. In July 2012, Hills signed for League One club Stevenage on a free transfer, but would move to Whitehawk just over a year later. He has also represented England at both U18 and U19 level.
Hills began his career at Wimbledon's youth academy, joining the club at the age of nine and progressing through the youth ranks for several years. He left Wimbledon in 2004 following the club's relocation to Milton Keynes. and shortly afterwards joined Arsenal, spending less than a year at the club's academy. In the summer of 2005, Hills was invited to train at Crystal Palace's academy, and subsequently signed a two-year scholarship deal at the club. After spending two years playing frequently for Palace's U18 side, Hills was drafted into the first-team in October 2007. He made his debut at the age of 17, starting in Crystal Palace's 2–0 home defeat to Watford on 28 October 2007. Two months later, Hills appeared in the club's 2–1 away victory at Queens Park Rangers, and would go on to feature regularly throughout December 2007 and January 2008 during a spell that witnessed Palace rise up the Championship table. Hills scored his first professional goal in Palace's 1–1 draw with Bristol City on 18 February 2008, netting with a left-footed volley to give Palace the lead on the hour mark. He made 13 appearances during the 2007–08 campaign, scoring once.
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