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Duran Lee
Lee (right) in 2019 with HFX Wanderers FC
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-05-09) May 9, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Left-back, Centre-back
Youth career
0000–2011 Brampton Youth SC
2011–2013 Toronto FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Western Texas Westerners
2015 Dodge City Conquistadors 15 (3)
2016 UConn Huskies 5 (0)
2017 UMass Lowell River Hawks 15 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 TFC Academy
2014 Lane United FC 6 (0)
2015–2018 Sigma FC 21+ (1+)
2019 Vaughan Azzurri 9 (1)
2019 HFX Wanderers 8 (0)
2020 FC Edmonton 2 (0)
2021 Pacific FC 0 (0)
2023 Des Moines Menace 0 (0)
2023 North Mississauga SC 1 (0)
2023 Des Moines Menace 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 7, 2023

Duran Lee (born May 9, 1995) is a Canadian former soccer player.

Early life

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Lee played basketball and soccer as a child, before deciding to pursue soccer as his main sport.[1] He began playing youth soccer with Brampton YSC.[2] When he was 12 or 13, he had a brief trial with Chelsea academy.[2] Lee later joined the Toronto FC Academy.[3][4]

College career

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In 2013, Lee attended Western Texas College and was named to the All-Region team.[5]

In 2015, Lee began attending Dodge City Community College, where he played for the men's soccer team.[6] On September 30, 2015, he scored his first goal against the Neosho County Panthers.[7] On October 17, 2015, he scored a brace against the Kansas City Kansas Blue Devils.[8] In his single season with Dodge City, he scored three goals and led the team with six assists.[9]

In 2016, Lee transferred to the University of Connecticut, where he joined the men's soccer team.[10]

In 2017, Lee transferred to the University of Massachusetts Lowell, joining their men's soccer team.[11] On September 4, 2017, he picked up his first point, earning an assist against the Harvard Crimson.[12]

Club career

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In 2012, he played with the TFC Academy in the Canadian Soccer League.[13]

In 2014, he played with Lane United FC in the Premier Development League.

In 2015, Lee began playing with Sigma FC in League1 Ontario.[14] In 2018, he trialed with Portuguese club Sertanense, but was unable to sign as the team was experiencing financial issues.[2][15]

In 2019, he joined Vaughan Azzurri, shifting to the centre-back position.[15]

In August 2019, he signed his first professional contract with the HFX Wanderers of the Canadian Premier League,[16][17] against whom he had played against in the 2019 Canadian Championship with Vaughan.[18] He made his debut on August 28 against Valour FC.[19]

In January 2020, he signed with FC Edmonton.[20] In an interview, Lee stated that hoped to be utilized as a left-back for Edmonton, rather than a centre-back, which is where he played in Halifax.[15]

In March 2021, he joined Pacific FC.[21][22][23] However, during pre-season, he ruptured his Achilles tendon, ruling him out for the entire season.[24][25] After the season, he departed the club.[26]

In February 2023, he signed with the Des Moines Menace in USL League Two.[27] In April, he played the first match of the season in League1 Ontario with North Mississauga SC.[28]

Personal life

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Lee was named after the English band Duran Duran.[29][30]

Career statistics

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As of April 10, 2023[31]
Club League Season League Playoffs National Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lane United FC Premier Development League 2014[32] 6 0 — — — 6 0
Sigma FC League1 Ontario 2015 ? ? — — — ? ?
2016[33] 5 0 — — — 5 0
2017[34] 5 1 — — — 5 1
2018[35] 11 0 3 0 — — 19 0
Total 21 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 24 1
Vaughan Azzurri League1 Ontario 2019[36] 9 1 0 0 2 0 — 11 1
HFX Wanderers FC Canadian Premier League 2019 8 0 — 0 0 — 8 0
FC Edmonton Canadian Premier League 2020 2 0 — — — 2 0
Pacific FC Canadian Premier League 2021 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Des Moines Menace USL League Two 2023 0 0 0 0 2 0 — 2 0
North Mississauga SC League1 Ontario 2023 1 0 — — — 1 0
Career total 47 2 3 0 4 0 0 0 54 2

References

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  1. ^ Williams, Peter (May 14, 2020). "Get To Know Thursdays: Duran Lee". FC Edmonton.
  2. ^ a b c Murray, Jack. "Soccer Stories – Our Interview with FC Edmonton's Duran Lee". CPL Fever.
  3. ^ Longo, Jack (March 22, 2021). "Meet New PFC Signing Duran Lee". Pacific FC.
  4. ^ "Eddies add ex-Wanderers defender Duran Lee for 2020 campaign". Canadian Premier League. January 28, 2020.
  5. ^ "Awards and Recognition". Western Texas College.
  6. ^ "Duran Lee Dodge City profile". Dodge City Conquistadors.
  7. ^ "DC3 men's soccer gets back on track, edges Neosho". Dodge City Conquistadors. September 30, 2015.
  8. ^ "DC3 men's soccer edged in OT by KCKCC". Dodge City Conquistadors. October 17, 2015.
  9. ^ "Four DC3 soccer players sign with four-year schools". Dodge City Conquistadors. February 3, 2016.
  10. ^ "Duran Lee UConn profile". UConn Huskies.
  11. ^ "Duran Lee UMass Lowell profile". UMass Lowell River Hawks.
  12. ^ "River Hawks Outlast Harvard, 3-0, In Front of Record Crowd". UMass Lowell River Hawks. September 4, 2017.
  13. ^ "2012 TFC Academy II roster". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Sigma FC 6 - Kingston Clippers 2". League1 Ontario. July 24, 2015.
  15. ^ a b c O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (May 7, 2020). "Duran Lee hoping to be FCE's left-footed solution: 'Left back is my position'". Canadian Premier League.
  16. ^ "Wanderers sign centreback Duran Lee from CanChamp foe Vaughan". Canadian Premier League. August 13, 2019.
  17. ^ MacDonald, Glenn (August 13, 2019). "HFX Wanderers sign defender Duran Lee". SaltWire Network.
  18. ^ Hampshire, Gareth (August 13, 2019). "Wanderers sign centreback Duran Lee from CanChamp foe Vaughan". Canadian Premier League.
  19. ^ MacDonald, Glenn (August 31, 2019). "Duran Lee to make Wanderers home debut". SaltWire Network.
  20. ^ Khimji, Kassim (January 29, 2020). "FC Edmonton signs Duran Lee for 2020 CPL Season". FC Edmonton. Archived from the original on January 29, 2020.
  21. ^ "Pacific FC Sign Canadian Defender Duran Lee". Pacific FC. March 18, 2021.
  22. ^ "Pacific FC signs former FCE & Wanderers defender Duran Lee". Canadian Premier League. March 18, 2021.
  23. ^ Jacques, John (March 18, 2021). "Pacific FC Brings In Defender Duran Lee". Northern Tribune.
  24. ^ "Pacific FC defender Duran Lee out for season with Achilles injury". Canadian Premier League. April 29, 2021.
  25. ^ Jacques, John (April 29, 2021). "Duran Lee Sidelined For 2021 CPL Season". Northern Tribune.
  26. ^ Longo, Jack (January 13, 2022). "Thank you, Ollie Bassett, Isaac Boehmer, Robert Boskovic and Duran Lee!". Pacific FC.
  27. ^ @MenaceSoccer94 (February 15, 2023). "New Signing: Join us in welcoming Duran Lee, a CB with Canadian Premier League experience" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  28. ^ "Duran Lee 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023.
  29. ^ Jacques, John (January 29, 2020). "FC Edmonton Signs Duran Lee". Northern Tribune.
  30. ^ Jacques, John (August 13, 2019). "Halifax Wanderers Sign Duran Lee As Schaale Replacement". Northern Tribune.
  31. ^ Duran Lee at Soccerway
  32. ^ "2014 PDL Stats". USL League Two.
  33. ^ "Duran Lee 2016 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  34. ^ "Duran Lee 2017 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  35. ^ "Duran Lee 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  36. ^ "Duran Lee 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
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