Illyas Lee
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Illyas Lee Si Qin | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Balestier Khalsa FC | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Warriors | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Young Lions | 13 | (0) |
| 2018 | Hougang United | 21 | (2) |
| 2019 | Balestier Khalsa | 15 | (0) |
| 2020 | Warriors | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | Tiong Bahru | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Singapore U22 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017– | Singapore U23 | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 August 2017 | |||
Illyas Lee (born 1 December 1995) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Singaporean club Hougang United FC and the Singapore national under-22 football team.[1][2] He has been described as 'the next N'Golo Kante' due to his affinity on defence.
Club career
[edit]Lee started off his footballing career in 2015 when he signed for Warriors but made no appearances for the club.
He then signed for Young Lions in 2016 and did not make any appearances for the club too. He then made his debut in 2017.[3] He even captained the Young Lions against Balestier Khalsa on 22 June 2017.[4][5]
Career statistics
[edit]Update 1 March 2020
| Club | Season | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Warriors FC | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Young Lions FC | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Hougang United | 2018 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| Total | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| Balestier Khalsa | 2019 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Warriors FC | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tiong Bahru FC | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 2 | |
International career
[edit]Lee represented Singapore for the under-22s national team, and has been appointed as captain of the team on several occasions.[6]
International Statistics
[edit]U22/23 International caps
[edit]| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 June 2018 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore |  Myanmar |
0-2 (lost) | Friendly |
U19 International caps
[edit]| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 September 2013 | Gelora Delta Stadium, Sidoarjo, Indonesia |  East Timor |
1-1 (draw) | 2013 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
| 2 | 13 September 2013 | Gelora Delta Stadium, Sidoarjo, Indonesia |  Laos |
2-0 (won) | 2013 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
| 3 | 17 September 2013 | Petrokimia Stadium, Gresik, Indonesia |  Cambodia |
2-3 (lost) | 2013 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
References
[edit]- ^ "S.League Transfer Round-Up: Warriors' waiting on approval, Young Lions pounce on Ikhsan Fandi". 3 March 2017. Archived from the original on 14 July 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "GARENA YOUNG LIONS UNVEILS SQUAD, NEW KIT AND PARTNERSHIP WITH SINGAPORE CANCER SOCIETY - The Football Association of Singapore". www.fas.org.sg. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Singapore - I. Lee - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". sg.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Young Lions vs. Balestier Khalsa - 22 June 2017 - Soccerway". sg.soccerway.com.
- ^ "S.League.com - Match Details". www.sleague.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Young Lions skipper Illyas rolls with the punches". 15 September 2017.