Tom Lees

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Tom Lees
Personal information
Full name Thomas James Lees[1]
Date of birth (1990-11-28) 28 November 1990 (age 33)[2]
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back[4]
Team information
Current team
 Huddersfield Town
Number 32
Youth career
1999–2009 Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Leeds United 123 (3)
2009–2010 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 39 (0)
2010–2011 → Bury (loan) 45 (4)
2014–2021 Sheffield Wednesday 249 (10)
2021– Huddersfield Town 113 (5)
International career
2012–2013 England U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:50, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

Thomas James Lees (born 28 November 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL League One club Huddersfield Town.

Lees began his career in the youth teams at Leeds before turning professional with the Yorkshire club in early 2009.[5] He made his professional debut whilst on a season-long loan at Accrington Stanley in their Football League Trophy first round victory over Oldham Athletic in September of the same year.[6] He joined Bury on a similar deal the following season and was voted the Players' Player of the Year in the Shakers' promotion-winning campaign before returning to Leeds in the summer of 2012 where he established himself as a first-team regular.[7] In September 2012, Lees was called up to the England U21 squad by manager Stuart Pearce.[8]

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Sheffield Wednesday" (PDF). English Football League. p. 35. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Tom Lees". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Tom Lees". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Tom Lees". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  5. ^ "YOUNGSTER SIGNS DEAL". Leeds United F.C. 22 January 2009. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Oldham 1–2 Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  7. ^ "Lees has come on great shakes – Barker". Yorkshire Evening Post. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  8. ^ "Leeds United: Lees called up to England Under-21 squad". Yorkshire Evening Post. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.