Mark Lee (born 31 May 1979 in Consett) is an English-Australian football (soccer) player.
As a junior he was on the books at Middlesbrough and Chelsea, but failed to make the grade. In 1996 he signed as an apprentice at Scarborough, before moving to Scottish club Hibernian. In 1999 he has a trial with Perth Glory in Australia, but was not taken on. He then went to Lynn University in the U.S. and completed a degree in Sports Management. He subsequ...
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Mark Lee (born 31 May 1979 in Consett) is an English-Australian football (soccer) player.
As a junior he was on the books at Middlesbrough and Chelsea, but failed to make the grade. In 1996 he signed as an apprentice at Scarborough, before moving to Scottish club Hibernian. In 1999 he has a trial with Perth Glory in Australia, but was not taken on. He then went to Lynn University in the U.S. and completed a degree in Sports Management. He subsequently played for several teams in the Western Australia state league, including Western Knights and ECU Joondalup, while working as a youth development coach. In 2005 he was named the Western Australia State League player of the year.
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 A-League debut on 10 December 2006 against Central Coast Mariners. He was released by Perth Glory at the end of 2009 for a second...
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