Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lee Paul Lucas [1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 June 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Aberdare, Wales | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Barry Town United | ||
Number | 31 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2010 | Swansea City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2010–2016 | Swansea City | 1 | (0) |
2012 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2014 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Motherwell | 10 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Merthyr Town | ||
2020–2023 | Taunton Town | 57 | (3) |
2024– | Barry Town United | 8 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2008–2009 | Wales U17 | 12 | (1) |
2009–2010 | Wales U19 | 11 | (1) |
2010–2014 | Wales U21 [3] | 19 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:21, 19 May 2014 (UTC) |
Lee Paul Lucas (born 10 June 1992) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Barry Town United. [4]
Born in Aberdare, Lucas began his football career when he joined Cwmaman [5] and joined Swansea City at the age of 8. [6] Having making progress turned professional for the 2010–11 season. [7] [8] Between 2010 and 2011, Lucas signed a contract, keeping him until 2013 and was awarded the club's youth development player of the season award at the end of the 2009–10 season. [9] He made his senior debut for Swansea on 7 May 2011, in a 4–0 victory over Sheffield United. [6] [10]
After being told he will be loaned out to gain first team experience, [5] Lucas joined Burton Albion on loan on 26 January 2012, until the end of the season. [6] [11] Lucas made his Burton Albion debut three days later, making his first start, in a 1–1 draw against Oxford United. [12] However, this turns out to be his only Burton Albion appearance, as he struggled with a hamstring injury that saw him miss seven matches. [13] [14] Lucas regained his fitness, only to sustained a fractured back that ruled him out for the entire season. [15] Following his loan spell at Burton Albion came to an end, Lucas signed a new three-year contract with Swansea in June 2012. [16]
On 30 January 2014, Lucas signed for Cheltenham Town on an initial one-month loan deal. [17] Lucas made his Cheltenham debut two days later, in a 1–1 draw against Northampton Town. [18] Lucas made his second and last appearance seven days later on 8 February 2014, in a 0–0 draw against York City. [19] After making two appearances for the club, Lucas returned to his parent club on 28 February 2014. [20]
Lucas missed the first seven months of the 2014–15 season through injury. Lucas then suffered a further injury on his playing return for Swansea City Under-21s. [21] In July 2015 Lucas signed a one-year contract extension with Swansea. [22] After nineteen on the sideline, Lucas made his return in the club's reserve, where he played the second half of Swansea Under-21s 2–0 defeat to Aston Villa on 22 February 2016. [23] After the match, Lucas stated the win over Aston Villa was his personal victory. [24]
Lucas was released in May 2016, ending his fifteen years association with the club. [25]
Lucas signed a short-term contract with Scottish club Motherwell in July 2016. [26] He played in a Scottish League Cup tie against Annan Athletic, but was forced off due to injury. [27] On 31 August 2016, Lucas was released from his contract, [28] but then on 14 September 2016, he signed a contract with the club until January 2017. [29] On 10 January 2017, he extended his contract until the end of the 2016–17 season. [30] He was released by Motherwell at the end of the 2016–17 season. [31]
In August 2018 he signed for Merthyr Town. [32] [33]
On 30 May 2020 he signed for Taunton Town. [34] [35] He left the club by mutual consent in December 2023. [36]
In January 2024 he signed for Barry Town United. [37]
Lucas has represented Wales at various levels from under-17 to under-21 level. [38] [39]
On 16 November 2010, Lucas was first called up by Wales under-21 [40] and made his debut the next day in 1–0 win over Austria under-21. [41] In January 2013, Lucas was selected in the Wales under-21 squad for the friendly match and captained for the first time against Iceland under-21 on 6 February 2013. [42]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Swansea City | 2010–11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Burton Albion (loan) | 2011–12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2013–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Motherwell | 2016–17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Career total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |