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Raymond Lee (soccer)

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Raymond Lee
Lee with Pittsburgh Riverhounds in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-04-26) April 26, 1993 (age 31)
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
0000–2011 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)
2015Harrisburg 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

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Amateur

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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

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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

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Individual
  • MASL All-Rookie First Team: 2019-20[10]
  • All-MASL Second Team: 2021

References

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  1. ^ "Raymond Lee Biography".
  2. ^ "Philadelphia Union add defensive depth in Tuesday's rounds 3-4 of 2015 MLS SuperDraft". Philadelphia Union. 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  3. ^ Philadelphia Union Communications (2015-03-03). "Philadelphia Union Sign Raymond Lee and Eric Ayuk Mbu". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  4. ^ "Steel Make Seven Additions to Squad - United Soccer League". Archived from the original on 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  5. ^ Villella, Evan (March 24, 2016). "Raymond Lee and Bethlehem Steel FC part ways". BrotherlyGame.com. SB Nation. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  6. ^ USLSoccer.com Staff (25 March 2016). "Roughnecks Make Pair of Defensive Signings".
  7. ^ "Rochester Rhinos Roster - uslsoccer.com". www.uslsoccer.com.
  8. ^ Staff, Riverhounds (15 December 2017). "Hounds sign new additions in François, Lee".
  9. ^ "Four Players Join Hartford Athletic". HartfordAthletic.com. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  10. ^ "2019-20 ALL-MASL ROOKIE TEAM ANNOUNCED". MASL. Soccer Shift. 11 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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