Harry Lee (born 22 December 2004) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for club

Exeter City Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third tier of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...

Early and personal life

Lee is a

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...

fan and season ticket holder; he attended Torquay Academy.

Playing career

Lee joined

when Torquay United closed their academy in 2015. He was named on the Exeter City substitute bench in EFL League Two fixtures during the

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season at the age of just 15. He turned professional at the club in summer 2021. He made his first-team debut in the EFL Trophy, in a 1–1 draw with Chelsea U21 at

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. He saved two penalties in a shoot-out victory over

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in the next EFL Trophy game. Manager Matt Taylor said he would look to let Lee go out on loan into non-League as it was a "big ask" to expect a 16-year old to play in the

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. He joined Southern League Premier Division South side

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on a one-month loan deal starting on 22 October, after regular custodian Gerard Benfield dislocated his fingers., however Lee was recalled soon after to become Exeter’s back-up goalkeeper after the departure of

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Rotherham United Rotherham United Football Club, nicknamed The Millers, is a professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The club's colours were initially yellow and black, but changed to red and white around 1 ...

. Lee made his EFL league debut on the 25 October 2022 as an 88th minute substitute against

Derby County Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Derby, Derbyshire, England. In 2022, it was announced that DCFC was acquired by Clowes Developments (UK) Ltd, a Derbyshire-based property group. Founded in 188 ...

due to an injury picked up by Exeter’s regular goalkeeper

Jamal Blackman Jamal Clint-Ross Blackman (born 27 October 1993) is an English professional association football, footballer, who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for club Exeter City F.C., Exeter City. A product of the Chelsea F.C., C ...

Statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Harry 2004 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Torquay United F.C. players Exeter City F.C. players Dorchester Town F.C. players English Football League players Southern Football League players Place of birth missing (living people)