Lee Desmond
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lee Desmond | ||
Date of birth | 22 January 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Donaghmede, Dublin, Ireland | ||
Position(s) |
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Team information | |||
Current team | Sacramento Republic | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
Malahide United | |||
Cherry Orchard | |||
2011–2013 | Newcastle United | ||
2013 | Shelbourne | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014 | Shelbourne | 24 | (1) |
2015–2021 | St Patrick's Athletic | 188 | (2) |
2022– | Sacramento Republic | 48 | (0) |
International career | |||
2014 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 1 | (0) |
2015 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:23, 10 April 2024 (UTC) |
Lee Desmond (born 22 January 1995) is an Irish professional
Career
Early career
Desmond played youth football with Malahide United, Crumlin United and Cherry Orchard before being picked up by English Premier League side Newcastle United, where he played in their youth and reserve teams. He was released by Newcastle at the end of their 2012–2013 season despite playing regularly for their development squad. Desmond joined Shelbourne in July 2013 after playing against them in a friendly while on trial with Ipswich Town and impressed Shels manager Johnny McDonnell enough for him to offer the youngster the chance to join the club. He played for the Shelbourne under 19 team for the 2013–2014 season before signing for the Shels first team in November 2013.
Shelbourne
After standing out for the club's under 19 side, he was called up to the first team for the 2014 season as they aimed to win promotion to the League of Ireland Premier Division. Desmond became a mainstay in the first team, playing at both left-back and centre-back throughout the season. He scored his first goal in senior football on 23 May 2014 in a 1–1 draw away to Finn Harps.[1] The season ended in disappointment however as Shels failed to earn promotion as they lost out to Galway in the Semi-final of the Promotion Playoffs, although Desmond did win the Shelbourne Players' Player of the Year award after a very impressive first season in senior football.
St Patrick's Athletic
Desmond's impressive season with
Desmond's second season at Pat's proved to be a more difficult one for him, as he lost his place in the centre of defence following some errors resulting in goals for the opposition. Midway through the season, he was deployed by
The 2017 season saw Pat's involved in a relegation battle, with the team bottom of the table and struggling mid-season. Having played many games as a holding midfielder in the first half of the season, Desmond was returned to centre back and formed an excellent defensive partnership with mid-season signing Jordi Balk. The team's form also picked up in the second half of the season as they managed to finish in 8th position with Desmond contributing heavily, playing in all but one of the club's 33 league games.
The 2018 season saw Desmond voted Player of the Year by the club's supporters.
Desmond made his 200th appearance for the club on 23 April 2021 in a 2–0 win over
Sacramento Republic
On 23 December 2021, Desmond signed for
International career
Desmond was called up to the
Career statistics
- As of match played on 7 April 2024[18]
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup
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Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Shelbourne | 2014 | LOI First Division | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
St Patrick's Athletic | 2015 | LOI Premier Division | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 35 | 0 |
2016 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0[c] | 0 | 0[e] | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
2017 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0[e] | 0 | 37 | 0 | |||
2018 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[e] | 0 | 42 | 0 | |||
2019 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 0[e] | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
2020 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||||
2021 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||||
Total | 188 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 226 | 2 | ||
Sacramento Republic | 2022 | USL Championship | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 0[f] | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
2023 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1[g] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||||
2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
Total | 48 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 56 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 260 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 312 | 3 |
- ^ Includes FAI Cup & U.S. Open Cup
- ^ 2 appearances in the League of Ireland promotion/relegation playoffs & 1 appearance in the Leinster Senior Cup
- ^ a b c Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ 1 appearance in the President's Cup & 3 appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup
- ^ a b c d Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup
- ^ Appearances in the 2022 USL Championship Playoffs
- ^ Appearances in the 2023 USL Championship Playoffs
Honours
St Patrick's Athletic
- FAI Cup (1): 2021
- League of Ireland Cup (2): 2015, 2016
Individual
- St Patrick's Athletic Player of the Year: 2018
- St Patrick's Athletic Young Player of the Year: 2015
- Shelbourne Players' Player of the Year: 2014
References
- ^ "Extratime.com - Extratime.ie - Live Updates - 2014 League of Ireland First Division - Finn Harps -v- Shelbourne". www.extratime.com.
- ^ "Saints Sign Trio!". www.stpatsfc.com.
- ^ "Extratime.com - Extratime.ie - Live Updates - 2015/16 Europa League First Qualifying Round - Skonto Riga -v- St. Patrick's Athletic". www.extratime.com.
- ^ "Europa League report: St. Patrick's Athletic 0-2 Skonto Riga". ExtraTime.com.
- ^ "EA Sports Cup Final Report: Galway United 0 - 0 St Patrick's Athletic (St Pats win 4 - 3 on penalties)". ExtraTime.com.
- ^ "2015 Awards Night Winners". www.stpatsfc.com.
- ^ "Saints surge late on to lift EA Sports Cup". 17 September 2016 – via www.rte.ie.
- ^ Leahy, Ed (28 November 2021). "Benson spot on as Saints beat Bohs to lift the FAI Cup" – via www.rte.ie.
- ^ "IRISH INTERNATIONAL LEE DESMOND ADDED TO REPUBLIC FC ROSTER FOR 2022 SEASON". 23 December 2021 – via www.sacrepublicfc.com.
- ^ Cooney, Gavin (24 December 2021). "Long-serving defender Lee Desmond leaves St Pat's". The42.
- ^ Diallo, Raf (26 March 2022). "Desmond's California dreamin' after Sacramento start" – via www.rte.ie.
- ^ "Lee Desmond aiming to add US Open Cup final glory to last year's FAI Cup success with St Pat's". 7 September 2022.
- ^ Cooney, Gavin (28 July 2022). "Ex-LOI defenders help Sacramento to unlikely place in US Open Cup final". The42.
- ^ "Orlando City Crowned 2022 U.S. Open Cup Champions".
- ^ "Medical Update: Lee Desmond".
- ^ "RECAP: Sacramento Republic FC 0 – 2 Orange County SC".
- ^ "Saints Trio Train With Ireland Squad". www.stpatsfc.com.
- ^ "Republic of Ireland - L. Desmond - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ie.soccerway.com.
External links
- "Player profile - Lee Desmond. Airtricity League Stats Centre". Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- "Republic of Ireland – L. Desmond – Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- "Player Profiles". stpatsfc.com. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- "Player Profiles". extratime.ie. Retrieved 6 December 2015.