Lee Wilkie
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Wilkie | ||
| Date of birth | 20 April 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2006 | Dundee | 111 | (4) |
| 2001 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Notts County (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Falkirk (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2006–2010 | Dundee United | 81 | (8) |
| 2006–2007 | → Ross County (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 209 | (14) | |
| National team | |||
| 1999–2000 | Scotland under-21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Scotland | 11 | (1) |
| 2003 | Scotland B | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Lee Wilkie (born 20 April 1980) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a central defender. Wilkie spent the majority of his career in Dundee, playing for both Dundee and Dundee United. Wilkie started his career with Dundee, making over 100 appearances in the Scottish Premier League. He won 11 Scotland international caps between 2002 and 2003, during the tenure of Berti Vogts. Soon after this he suffered from a series of knee injuries, which led to Wilkie being released by Dundee in August 2006. Wilkie then signed for Dundee United and he again played regularly for a while, but ongoing knee problems forced his retirement from professional football in April 2010.
Wilkie had been with city rivals Dundee for his entire professional career, having ended his contract with them in August 2006. During his time at Dens Park, he had short loan spells in England with Plymouth Argyle and Notts County, plus nine games with Falkirk.
Wilkie suffered serious anterior cruciate ligament injuries in January 2004 (ironically, against United) and in April 2005, which left him without the ligament. Unable to receive an operation, he hoped to continue playing professional football by strengthening the knee muscles to compensate for the lack of ligament.
Despite interest from other clubs, Wilkie announced his intention to give first option on a contract to the team he has supported all his life, Dundee United. In October 2006, it was announced that Dundee United would offer Wilkie a 'pay as you play' contract, with Wilkie's signing confirmed on 10 October 2006.
In early-November 2006, new manager Craig Levein stated his intention to send Wilkie out on loan for "about a month", feeling he was "not ready to play first-team matches at this [SPL] level." Subsequently, in December 2006, Lee joined Scottish First Division side Ross County on a one-month loan deal.
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