Jake Alexander Lee (born 18 September 1991) is an English

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who is currently with

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side

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. He was formerly with

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side Cheltenham Town.

Career

Lee is a striker from

Cirencester Cirencester (, ; see below for more variations) is a market town in Gloucestershire, England, west of London. Cirencester lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames, and is the largest town in the Cotswolds. It is the home of ...

who signed for Cheltenham Town as a scholarship player at the start of the 2008–09 season. Lee joined Cheltenham Town initially as a 16-year-old having previously played for Beeches FC in Cirencester. He scored 24 goals for the under-16 team and broke into the under-18s towards the end of that season. Lee's progress continued during the 2008–09 campaign as he broke into the reserve team for a handful of appearances and was named as a substitute for the first team for the first time in March 2009 for the visit of Tranmere Rovers to Whaddon Road. Lee made his first team debut for Cheltenham Town after starting in a 1–0 victory over Yeovil Town in a League One match on 13 April 2009. Whilst at Cheltenham, Lee signed for three non-league clubs on loan in 2010–11. Firstly

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in September 2010. Then in November 2010 Lee signed for Southern Football League side

Bishop's Cleeve Bishop's Cleeve is a large village and civil parish in the Borough of Tewkesbury in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham. The village lies at the foot of Cleeve Hill, the highest point in the Cotswolds. Bishop's Cleev ...

. In March 2011 Lee signed for

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side

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on a one-month loan deal. On 9 May 2011, he was released from Cheltenham after his contract expired. In the summer of 2011 he joined

permanently. He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 home draw with Tiverton Town on 5 October 2011 from the penalty spot. In February 2014, he was the subject of an approach from league rivals

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. A month later, in March 2014, he was the subject of another approach from

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but he declined the opportunity to join them. In June 2014, he signed for Shortwood United, a move which saw him link back up with his former Bishop's Cleeve manager

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. On 14 January 2017, he signed for

References

External links

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Jake Lee profile
at the Cheltenham Town website {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Jake 1991 births Living people People from Cirencester English footballers Men's association football forwards Cheltenham Town F.C. players Cirencester Town F.C. players Bishop's Cleeve F.C. players Thurrock F.C. players Shortwood United F.C. players English Football League players Southern Football League players Footballers from Gloucestershire