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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Robert Molyneux[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Huyton, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Free agent | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2008 | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2009 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Southampton | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Port Vale (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003–2005 | England U16 | 10 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | England U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:49, 17 October 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Lee Robert Molyneux (born 24 February 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a defender. He is currently a free agent after being released by Plymouth Argyle on 1 January 2011.[3]
Specifically a full back, he began his career with Everton in 2000. Having progressed through the clubs youth academy, Molyneux made his debut for the reserve team at the age of 16 and developed a reputation as a set piece specialist.[4] He joined Southampton in 2009, where he made his first team debut and spent time on loan with Port Vale before being released from his contract in the summer of 2010.
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[edit] Club career
Molyneux was born in Huyton, Merseyside and joined the Everton academy at the age of 11. He made his debut for the reserve team at 16. He has also been capped by England at under 16, under 17 and under 18 level gaining 26 caps altogether. He had a good start to the 2007–2008 season featuring in 5 games for Everton's first team but suffered from a back injury which kept him out for the majority of the 2007–08 season.[5] He had the option to sign a further year at Everton but decided to sign for Southampton after other interest.
He signed for Southampton on a two-and-a-half-year contract on 2 January 2009.[6] He made his Saints debut against Barnsley on 10 January.[7] He was sent off for two bookings against Swansea City on 31 January 2009,[8] four games into his professional career. On 25 March 2010, he joined Port Vale on loan until the end of the season,[9][10] having not settled in well at Southampton.[11] However he never made an appearance for Vale, except in the Staffordshire Senior Cup final – a tournament for the club's reserve players – and returned to the south coast in the summer.
On 21 June 2010 it was announced that Southampton had agreed to end Molyneux's contract a year early, by mutual consent, with one year left on his contract.[12][13] He signed a five-month contract with Plymouth Argyle on 3 August 2010, having been on trial with the club.[14] Ironically, his first appearance for Argyle was against Southampton four days later, and he was on the winning side at St Mary's.[15] "The whole team grafted, from the front right through to the back. It was organised," he said. "We came with a plan to keep our shape, be solid, and do the simple things right, and everything else looks after itself."[16]
On 1 January 2011, Plymouth Argyle announced his contract would not be renewed. Making a total of 12 appearances for the Devon club, he had not featured in the first team since mid-October.[3]
[edit] International career
He won 26 caps for England at youth level,[17] including ten for the U16 side.
[edit] Personal life
His father, also called Lee, was a professional boxer at welterweight.[citation needed]
[edit] Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Everton | 2007–08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Southampton | 2008–09 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Port Vale | 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2010–11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Career total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
- As of 6 November 2010.
[edit] Honours
- with Port Vale
- Staffordshire Senior Cup runners-up: 2010
[edit] References
- ^ "Player Registrations". thefa.com. March 2010. http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/RulesandRegulations/~/media/Files/PDF/TheFA/PlayerRegistrations/March2010PlayerRegs.ashx/March2010PlayerRegs.pdf. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ "Huyton-born players who made the grade". Liverpool Echo. 24 February 2011. http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2011/02/24/huyton-born-players-who-made-the-grade-100252-28225498/. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Oliver gets more". Plymouth Argyle FC. 1 January 2011. http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~2255618,00.html. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ^ "Lee Molyneux". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- ^ "Lee Molyneux". Everton F.C.. http://www.evertonfc.com/player-profile/lee-molyneux. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
- ^ "Southampton complete double swoop". BBC Sport. 2 January 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/7808323.stm. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
- ^ "Barnsley v Southampton". BBC Sport. 8 January 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7808268.stm. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
- ^ "Referee suffers Martinez's wrath". BBC Sport. 31 January 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swansea_city/7863249.stm. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
- ^ "Lee's Port Of Call". Southampton F.C.. 25 March 2010. http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2005288,00.html. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ "New signing". Port Vale F.C.. 25 March 2010. http://www.port-vale.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10381~2005152,00.html. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ "Southampton loan defender Lee Molyneux to Port Vale". BBC Sport. 26 March 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/8587414.stm. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
- ^ "Southampton release Lee Molyneux". This is Hampshire. 21 June 2010. http://www.thisishampshire.net/sport/8230281.Molyneux_released_by_Saints/. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
- ^ "Lee Molyneux Released". Southampton FC. 21 June 2010. http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2075091,00.html. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
- ^ "Molyneux move". Plymouth Argyle F.C. Official Website. 3 August 2010. http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~2109812,00.html. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
- ^ "Southampton 0–1 Plymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ "Love-Lee". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ "Port Vale: Molyneux looks to get back on track". The Sentinel. 30 March 2010. http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/portvale/Port-Vale-Molyneux-looks-track/article-1954700-detail/article.html. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
