![]() Peltier playing for Cardiff City in 2015
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lee Anthony Peltier | ||
Date of birth | 11 December 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Playing position | Defender/Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Cardiff City | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–2004 | Liverpool | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2008 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
2007 | → Hull City (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2007 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 19 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Yeovil Town | 50 | (1) |
2009–2011 | Huddersfield Town | 80 | (1) |
2011–2012 | Leicester City | 40 | (2) |
2012–2014 | Leeds United | 66 | (1) |
2014 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | (0) |
2015– | Cardiff City | 82 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2004 | England U18 | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:55, 1 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:37, 24 August 2014 (UTC) |
Lee Anthony Peltier (born 11 December 1986) is a footballer who plays for Cardiff City as a defender. While capable of playing anywhere across the defensive line and in midfield, he primarily features at right back or centre back. He started his career with Liverpool before moving on to spells with Yeovil Town, Huddersfield Town, Leicester City and Leeds United, before returning to Huddersfield. He is also a former England under-18 international.
Born in Liverpool, Peltier was a regular member of Liverpool's reserve team squad and was highly rated by the Melwood staff, he joined Liverpool in 1997 and signed his first professional contract with the club in 2004. In August 2006 he was named in the first-team squad for the first time, as an unused substitute for a UEFA Champions League qualifier against Maccabi Haifa. Two months later he made his debut in a League Cup tie against Reading on 25 October 2006.
He made his Champions League debut for Liverpool against Galatasaray on 5 December 2006. He played the full ninety minutes at right back, Liverpool lost 3–2.
On 16 March 2007, Peltier was subject to an emergency loan cover agreement, and transferred to Championship side Hull City until the end of the season.