Lee Bonis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Craigavon, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | ADO Den Haag | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Portadown | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Portadown BBOB | |||
| –2019 | Seagoe | ||
| 2019–2021 | Portadown | 81 | (32) |
| 2022–2024 | Larne | 85 | (39) |
| 2024– | ADO Den Haag | 10 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Northern Ireland | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:15, 1 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:58, 12 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Lee Bonis (born 3 August 1999) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Eerste Divisie club ADO Den Haag and the Northern Ireland national team.
Club career
[edit]Bonis started his adult career in the non league game in Northern Ireland, with spells at Portadown BBOB and Seagoe, helping the latter to win the Alan Wilson Cup, having came through the youth system at Portadown, the club he has supported from a young age.[1] In 2019, he signed for Irish League side Portadown.[2] Before the second half of 2021–22, he signed for Irish Premiership side Larne.[3]
On 12 August 2024, Bonis signed for Dutch Eerste Divisie club ADO Den Haag on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[4]
International career
[edit]In 2023, Bonis was called up to the Northern Ireland national football team for the first time.[5]
Honours
[edit]Larne
- NIFL Premiership (2): 2022-23,[6] 2023-24[7]
- County Antrim Shield (3): 2021-22,[8] 2022-23,[9] 2023-24 [10]
- NIFL Charity Shield: 2024 [11]
Individual
- NIFL Premiership Team of the Season: 2023-24 [12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lee Bonis' roots with Portadown BBOB and Seagoe that helped shape £100k striker". newsletter.co.uk.
- ^ "Lee Bonis aiming to be one of the final pieces in title jigsaw at Inver Park". belfastlive.co.uk.
- ^ "Northern Ireland call-up another uplifting Bonis for Larne's Lee". irishnews.com.
- ^ "ADO Den Haag versterkt zich met Noord-Ierse spits Lee Bonis" [ADO Den Haag strengthens itself with Northern Irish striker Lee Bonis]. adodenhaag.nl (in Dutch). 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Social media criticism will drive me on to greater heights, says Larne's NI ace Lee Bonis". belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Larne secure historic first Irish League title". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Larne lift title as Carrick secure Euro play-off". BBC.
- ^ "Co Antrim Shield: Impressive Larne see off Linfield in gripping final to retain trophy". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "County Antrim Shield final: Larne complete hat-trick with shootout win after lengthy injury delay". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "County Antrim Shield: Larne beat Glentoran 2-1 to win silverware for fourth consecutive season". BBC Sport. BBC. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cl4y355lgv5o
- ^ https://www.nifootballleague.com/news/2024/april/uhlsport-team-of-the-year-202324/
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- People from Craigavon, County Armagh
- Association footballers from County Armagh
- Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Men's association football forwards
- Portadown F.C. players
- Larne F.C. players
- ADO Den Haag players
- NIFL Premiership players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Northern Ireland men's international footballers
- Expatriate men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate sportspeople from Northern Ireland in the Netherlands
- Northern Ireland association football biography stubs