Lee David Collins (born 10 September 1977) is an English former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played for

Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...

Career

Collins was born in

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West ...

started his football career back in 1995 with

Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...

as a trainee. He moved to

in the summer of 1998. At Stoke, Collins made four appearances in 1998–99 but struggled to become a regular and spent the 1999–2000 season on loan at Cambridge United. He failed to make an appearance for Cambridge and after one

FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi ...

match in 2000–01 he was released by the club. He has spent the bulk of his career at

Moor Green Moor Green is a historic home located near Brentsville, Prince William County, Virginia. It dates to the early-19th century, and is a two-story, five-bay, Federal style brick residence, with a one-room, two-story ell. It has a standing seam met ...

and stayed with them when the merged to form

Solihull Moors Solihull Moors Football Club is a professional football club based in Solihull, England. The club currently competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system, after achieving promotion from the National Leag ...

where he was club captain. Collins moved to Hinckley United in July 2009.

Personal life

He graduated from the University of Salford in 2007 with a degree in physiotherapy.

Career statistics

Source: :A. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Collins, Lee 1977 births Living people English men's footballers Aston Villa F.C. players Hinckley United F.C. players Solihull Moors F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Moor Green F.C. players Alumni of the University of Salford English Football League players Men's association football defenders Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands