Mark Lee (born 31 May 1979 in

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) is an English-Australian

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Club career

As a junior, he was on the books at

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, but failed to make the grade. In 1996, he signed as an apprentice at

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, before moving to Scottish club Hibernian. In 1999, he has a trial with

Perth Glory Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues. Founded in 19 ...

in Australia, but was not taken on. He then went to Lynn University in the United States and completed a degree in Sports Management. He subsequently played for several teams in the

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, including

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and

ECU Joondalup Perth RedStar Football Club is an Australian soccer club from Joondalup, Western Australia currently playing in the National Premier Leagues Western Australia and National Premier Leagues WA Women. Their home ground is the RedStar Arena at the J ...

, while working as a youth development coach. In 2005, he was named the Western Australia State League player of the year.. He also played for Blyth Spartans, Gateshead, Easington and Consett before heading back to Australia.

Perth Glory

In 2006, he joined Perth Glory, where he was originally signed as a replacement for the injured Bobby Despotovski, though Perth Glory since decided to extend his contract. He made his

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debut on 10 December 2006 against

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. He was released by Perth Glory at the end of 2009 for a second time and now owns his coaching company Mark Lee Football Coaching as well as Pro Football Training.

A-League career statistics

(''Correct as of 30 November 2008'')

References

External links

Perth Glory profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Mark 1979 births A-League Men players English footballers Hibernian F.C. players Living people Perth Glory FC players Scarborough F.C. players Footballers from Consett Lynn Fighting Knights men's soccer players Men's association football defenders Western Knights SC players Perth RedStar FC players