Lee Wallace
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Lee Wallace | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back/Left winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Rangers | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2011 | Heart of Midlothian | 139 | (3) |
| 2011– | Rangers | 19 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Scotland U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Scotland U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2009– | Scotland | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 February 2012. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Lee Wallace (born 1 August 1987 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Rangers in the Scottish Premier League. He is a left-sided fullback who can also operate on the left side of midfield.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Heart of Midlothian
Wallace signed professional terms in July 2004 from the Hearts youth team.[1] Wallace made his debut in the 2004–05 season[1] against Kilmarnock in the Scottish Cup and became a regular member of the first team squad although he found it hard to dislodge Takis Fyssas from the left back position.
Arguably, Wallace's finest moment so far in the maroon jersey of Hearts was his wonder strike against Kilmarnock in the Scottish Cup at Rugby Park where he ran a full seventy yards to score his first competitive goal for the club.[2]
In the summer of 2006 fellow Scottish Premier League club Dundee United had a loan bid for Wallace rejected.[3] A month later, Wallace signed a five year contract with Hearts.[4] Wallace was made vice captain at Hearts by during season 2010-2011. However his season was blighted by Injury and he made only ten appearances for the club.
Wallace made 158 appearances in all competitions scoring four goals.
[edit] Rangers
On 22 June, Hearts rejected a bid of £300,000 from Rangers, deeming it as derisory.[5] A week later Rangers made an improved offer of £1m, which was also rejected.[6] Hearts then placed a £3m price tag on Wallace.[7] Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers had also expressed an interest in Wallace, but did not make any offers.[8][9] On 21 July 2011 a bid of £1.5m from Rangers was accepted by Hearts. Wallace signed a five-year deal with the club, becoming Ally McCoist's second signing of the summer.[10]
Wallace made his Rangers debut in the Champions League on the 26 July 2011, in a 1-0 defeat, at the hands of Swedish side Malmo.[11]
[edit] International career
Alongside team-mate Calum Elliot, Wallace was an integral part of the Scotland U-19 team that reached the final of the 2006 UEFA U-19 Championships before narrowly losing to Spain. He started every match at left back.
Wallace made his full international debut for Scotland in October 2009 playing in a friendly against Japan in Yokohama.[12]
He has continued to feature for Scotland under manager Craig Levein, and in the Euro 2012 Qualifying match against Liechtenstein, Wallace suffered a serious injury to his posterior cruciate knee ligament.[13]
[edit] Career Statistics
- As of 18 February 2012
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hearts | |||||||||||
| 2004–05 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| 2005–06 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | |
| 2009–10 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 139 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 160 | 4 | |
| Rangers | 2011–12 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Total | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| Career Total | 158 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 184 | 5 | |
[edit] Personal life
In August 2006, Wallace was charged with a firearms offence.[14] Three months later he admitted being in possession of an airgun and was fined £1,500.[15] In May 2009, he was arrested and charged with breach of the peace outside Edinburgh nightclub "Lava & Ignite" after allegedly threatening to shoot the doormen.[16] However, this charge was later dropped and he was fined £1,100 for shouting abuse at the bouncers.[17]
[edit] Honours
[edit] Personal awards
- Scottish Premier League Young Player of the Month: February 2009[18]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Heartsfc.co.uk Player Profile; Undated
- ^ Kilmarnock 1–3 Hearts BBC Sport, 16 February 2005
- ^ "Wilson fails to impress Brewster". BBC Sport. 17 July 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/5172430.stm.
- ^ "Wallace signs new Hearts contract". BBC Sport. 1 August 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/4087772.stm.
- ^ "Rangers bid for Hearts full-back Lee Wallace". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13875645.stm. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
- ^ "Hearts to offer new contract to Lee Wallace". Telegraph sport (London: www.telegraph.co.uk). July 1, 2011. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/hearts/8611056/Hearts-to-offer-new-contract-to-Lee-Wallace.html. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ "Rangers ditch plan to sign Lee Wallace as Hearts reject £1m bid and demand £3m for Scotland defender". Daily Record Sport. The Daily Record. June 30, 2011. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/rangers/2011/06/30/rangers-ditch-plan-to-sign-lee-wallace-as-hearts-reject-s1m-bid-and-demand-s3m-for-scotland-defender-86908-23236893/. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
- ^ "Speculation won't affect Wallace". Sky Sports. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11699_7034594,00.html. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
- ^ "Wolves wait on Lee Wallace move". http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2011/07/14/wolves-wait-on-lee-wallace-move/. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
- ^ "Rangers seal deals for Lee Wallace & Alejandro Bedoya". BBC Sport. July 21, 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13875645.stm. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
- ^ "Rangers 0-1 Malmo". BBC Sport. July 26, 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14283932.stm.
- ^ Hearts Boss hails Wallace Performance in Japan; Edinburgh Evening News 12 October 2009
- ^ Wallace Out for Season; Daily Mail.co.uk 10 September 2010
- ^ Footballer appears on gun charge BBC News website, 31 August 2006
- ^ Footballer fined over gun charge BBC News website, 3 November 2006
- ^ http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/article2448094.ece
- ^ [1] Daily Record, 17 October 2009
- ^ "Player award". http://www.cbfootball.co.uk/monthlyarchive.aspx?MonthID=15&SeasonID=2. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Lee Wallace career stats at Soccerbase
- Transfermarkt Profile
- Appearances at londonhearts.com
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Edinburgh
- Association football defenders
- Scottish footballers
- Scottish Premier League players
- Scottish Premier League young player of the month awards
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
- Rangers F.C. players
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. captains
- Scotland international footballers
- Scotland under-21 international footballers
