Duran Lee

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

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

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

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

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

Career statistics

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

1. Williams, Peter (May 14, 2020). "Get To Know Thursdays: Duran Lee". FC Edmonton.
2. 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. 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.

External links

• Duran Lee at Soccerway