Roger Lee (footballer)

Roger Colville Lee (born 1 July 1991) is a Bermudian football player who plays for Southern League Premier Division Central side Barwell, where he plays as a defender.

Roger Lee
Personal information
Full name Roger Colville Lee[1]
Date of birth (1991-07-01) 1 July 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Southampton, Bermuda
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfield
Team information
Current team
Barwell
Youth career
2009–2013 Indianapolis Greyhounds
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Somerset Eagles
2010–2012 Bermuda Hogges 35 (0)
2012–2014 Robin Hood
2014 Weston-super-Mare 1 (0)
2014–2015 Clevedon Town 7 (0)
2015 Rugby Town 3 (0)
2015 Stamford 7 (0)
2015–2016 Basford United 7 (0)
2016 Corby Town 4 (0)
2016–2017 Stafford Rangers 2 (0)
2017–2018 Loughborough Dynamo 17 (0)
2017–2018 FK Jurnieks 6 (0)
2018–2019 JK Tallinna Kalev 24 (0)
2021–2022 Mickleover 12
2022 Loughborough Dynamo 13
2022– Barwell 1 (0)
International career
2008– Bermuda 33 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:00, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

Club career

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Lee played for local side Somerset Eagles and the Bermuda Hogges[2] in the USL Second Division. He also played for Indianapolis Greyhounds while studying at the University of Indianapolis.[3]

In February 2014, Lee moved to England to play for Ilkeston joining compatriots Antwan Russell, Lejuan Simmons and Rai Simons at the club,[4] but he only played a reserve game for them. He later joined Clevedon Town from Weston-Super-Mare,[5] where he had moved in October 2014.[6]

Lee returned to Ilkeston for training in summer 2015 after his previous spell was marred by injuries and he trained at Weston-Super-Mare and Gloucester City.[7] After playing three matches for Rugby Town in September 2015,[8] he joined Stamford in October 2015.[9]

He joined Estonian Meistriliiga club Tallinna Kalev in December 2018.[10]

On 19 August 2021, Lee signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division side Mickleover.[11] Roger re-signed for Northern Premier League Division One Midlands side Loughborough Dynamo on 22 January 2022.[12]

Lee signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side Barwell on 3 August 2022.[13] He made his debut for the club on 6 August 2022 in a Southern League Premier Division Central fixture at home to Hitchin Town; the match finished 2–1 to the visitors.[14]

International career

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He made his debut for Bermuda in an August 2008 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification match against Antigua and Barbuda and has, as of June 2019, earned a total of 22 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in two FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[15]

Personal life

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He was born in Southampton, Bermuda to Roger and Antoinett Lee.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Roger Lee". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  2. ^ Hogges face overseas test with four games in seven days - Bermuda Sun
  3. ^ a b Roger Lee - 2013 Men's Soccer - UIndy
  4. ^ ‘Good lad’ Lee joins Bermuda exodus to Ilkeston - Royal Gazette
  5. ^ Departed players 14-15 - Weston-Super-Mare Unofficial
  6. ^ Lee makes move to Weston-super-Mare - Royal Gazette
  7. ^ Lee gets second chance to make good impression - Royal Gazette
  8. ^ Ex-players Roger Lee - Rugby Town
  9. ^ Stamford sign Bermuda international Roger Lee - Peterborough Today
  10. ^ "Kalev täiendas ridu: uueks hooajaks toodi Bermuda koondislane". Soccernet.ee (in Estonian). 14 December 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Roger Lee Signs With Mickleover Football Club". Bernews.com. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Roger Lee makes welcome return to Loughborough Dynamo". RoyalGazette.com. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Roger Lee: 2022/2023 Biog & Stats". Southern-Football-League.co.uk. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  14. ^ "BARWELL 1 HITCHIN TOWN 2". Pitchero.com. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  15. ^ Roger LeeFIFA competition record (archived)
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