Joe Lea
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph William Lea | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1997[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Portsmouth, England[2] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Dorchester Town (on loan from Yeovil Town) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | Portsmouth | ||
| 2007–2016 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Yeovil Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2016– | → Dorchester Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:22, 25 October 2016 (UTC). | |||
Joseph William Lea (born 16 December 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for Dorchester Town on loan from Yeovil Town, as a midfielder.
Career
Southampton
Born in Portsmouth, Lea signed for his local side Portsmouth as a youngster before moving to south-coast rivals Southampton at the age of 9.[3] Lea spent nine years in the Southampton youth academy before being released upon the completion of his two-year scholarship.[2]
Yeovil Town
Upon his release from Southampton, Lea joined Yeovil Town on 2 July 2016, alongside Josh Ezewele from West Bromwich Albion.[4] He made his professional debut on 23 August 2016 as a substitute in a League Cup match at Everton.[5]
On 15 October 2016, Lea joined Southern Premier League side Dorchester Town on an initial one-month loan deal,[6] and Lea made his debut for Dorchester that afternoon as a second-half substitute against Dunstable Town.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 1 December 2016.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Yeovil Town | 2016–17[5] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dorchester Town (loan) | 2016–17[8][9] | Southern Premier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
- ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Dorset Senior Cup
References
- ↑ Joe Lea profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- 1 2 "Joe Lea becomes the latest Glover". ytfc.net. Yeovil Town F.C. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ↑ "Academy profiles". Southampton F.C. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ↑ "Yeovil Town: Joe Lea and Josh Ezewele join League Two side". BBC Sport. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- 1 2 "Games played by Joe Lea in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ↑ "Lea joins Magpies on loan". Yeovil Town F.C. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ↑ "Magpies: Dorchester defeated by Dunstable in tight affair". Dorset Echo. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ↑ "Shoot-out drama as Portland United advance against Dorchester Town". Dorset Echo. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ↑ "Clinical Basingstoke send wasteful Dorchester out of FA Trophy". Dorset Echo. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.