Raymond Lee (soccer)
![]() Lee with Pittsburgh Riverhounds in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | April 26, 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Kansas City Comets | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2011 | Sporting Kansas City | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | Saint Louis Billikens | 75 | (12) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015 | Philadelphia Union | 1 | (0) |
2015 | → Harrisburg City Islanders (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2016 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 19 | (0) |
2017 | Rochester Rhinos | 14 | (0) |
2018 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 28 | (0) |
2018– | Kansas City Comets (indoor) | 46 | (27) |
2019 | Hartford Athletic | 30 | (1) |
2020 | Chattanooga FC | 1 | (0) |
2020 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 9 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 16, 2022 |
Raymond Lee (born April 26, 1993) is an American professional soccer who plays as a defender for the Kansas City Comets in the Major Arena Soccer League.
Raymond Lee graduated Park Hill High School in 2011, as an All American. He went on to play left midfielder at St. Louis University, before being drafted to the MLS his junior year of college.
Raymond Lee went back to complete his bachelor's degree at Fort Hays University and graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science in May 2024.
Career
[edit]Amateur
[edit]Lee played four years of college soccer at the Saint Louis University between 2011 and 2014.[1] Prior to college, Lee played for the academy of Sporting Kansas City.
Professional
[edit]On January 20, 2015, Lee was picked 71st overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by Philadelphia Union.[2] Lee signed with Philadelphia on March 3, 2015.[3]
Lee signed with United Soccer League side Bethlehem Steel on January 29, 2016,[4] but was released by the club before the start of the season after falling down the depth chart at left back.[5] He instead joined Tulsa Roughnecks on March 25.[6]
Lee joined USL side Rochester Rhinos in March 2017.[7]
Lee signed with USL side Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC on December 15, 2017.[8]
On January 17, 2019, Lee joined USL Championship club Hartford Athletic.[9]
Honors
[edit]- Individual
- MASL All-Rookie First Team: 2019-20[10]
- All-MASL Second Team: 2021
References
[edit]- ^ "Raymond Lee Biography".
- ^ "Philadelphia Union add defensive depth in Tuesday's rounds 3-4 of 2015 MLS SuperDraft". Philadelphia Union. 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
- ^ Philadelphia Union Communications (2015-03-03). "Philadelphia Union Sign Raymond Lee and Eric Ayuk Mbu". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
- ^ "Steel Make Seven Additions to Squad - United Soccer League". Archived from the original on 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
- ^ Villella, Evan (March 24, 2016). "Raymond Lee and Bethlehem Steel FC part ways". BrotherlyGame.com. SB Nation. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ USLSoccer.com Staff (25 March 2016). "Roughnecks Make Pair of Defensive Signings".
- ^ "Rochester Rhinos Roster - uslsoccer.com". www.uslsoccer.com.
- ^ Staff, Riverhounds (15 December 2017). "Hounds sign new additions in François, Lee".
- ^ "Four Players Join Hartford Athletic". HartfordAthletic.com. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "2019-20 ALL-MASL ROOKIE TEAM ANNOUNCED". MASL. Soccer Shift. 11 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
External links
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- Raymond Lee at Major League Soccer
- Raymond Lee at USL Championship
- Raymond Lee at Soccerway
- 1993 births
- Living people
- American men's soccer players
- Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer players
- Philadelphia Union players
- Penn FC players
- Philadelphia Union II players
- FC Tulsa players
- Rochester New York FC players
- Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players
- Hartford Athletic players
- Chattanooga FC players
- Men's association football defenders
- Soccer players from Kansas City, Missouri
- Philadelphia Union draft picks
- Major League Soccer players
- USL Championship players
- National Independent Soccer Association players
- Kansas City Comets (2010–) players
- Major Arena Soccer League players
- 21st-century American sportsmen