Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 16 December 1997||
Place of birth | Portsmouth, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Gosport Borough (joint manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
–2007 | Portsmouth | ||
2007–2016 | Southampton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2016–2017 | Yeovil Town | 0 | (0) |
2016 | → Dorchester Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2017 | → Gosport Borough (loan) | 16 | (2) |
2017–2018 | Bognor Regis Town | 11 | (0) |
2018–2022 | Gosport Borough | ||
2022–2023 | Petersfield Town | ||
Managerial career | |||
2022–2023 | Petersfield Town | ||
2023– | Gosport Borough | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Joe Lea (born 16 December 1997) is an English football coach and former player who played for Gosport Borough, as a midfielder. [2] He is currently employed as the club's joint first-team manager, working alongside former teammate Pat Suraci. [3]
Born in Portsmouth, [4] Lea signed for his local side Portsmouth as a youngster before moving to south-coast rivals Southampton at the age of 9. [5] Lea spent nine years in the Southampton youth academy before being released upon the completion of his two-year scholarship. [4]
Upon his release from Southampton, Lea joined Yeovil Town on 2 July 2016, alongside Josh Ezewele from West Bromwich Albion. [4] [6] He made his professional debut on 23 August 2016 as a substitute in a League Cup match at Everton. [7]
On 15 October 2016, Lea joined Southern Premier League side Dorchester Town on an initial one-month loan deal, [8] and Lea made his debut for Dorchester that afternoon as a second-half substitute against Dunstable Town. [9]
In January 2017, Lea joined National League South side Gosport Borough on loan until the end of the season. [10]
At the end of the 2016–17 season, Lea was released by Yeovil having only made two appearances for the club. [11]
After a successful trial, Lea signed for newly promoted National League South club Bognor Regis Town in July 2017. [12]
Lea signed for Gosport Borough on 18 January 2018. [13]
In April 2022, Lea and his former teammate at Gosport Borough, Pat Suraci, were appointed co-managers at Petersfield Town. [14] In January 2023, having retained his registration as a player at Petersfield, Lea announced his retirement in order to focus on his coaching career. [15]
In May 2023, Lea and Suraci returned to Gosport as co-managers. [3]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Yeovil Town | 2016–17 [7] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Dorchester Town (loan) | 2016–17 [16] | Southern Premier | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 [b] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
Gosport Borough (loan) | 2016–17 [1] | National League South | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
Bognor Regis Town | 2017–18 [1] | National League South | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 [c] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
Gosport Borough | 2017–18 [2] | Southern Premier | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
Career total | 47 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 3 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | [1] | 16 December 1997||
Place of birth | Portsmouth, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Gosport Borough (joint manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
–2007 | Portsmouth | ||
2007–2016 | Southampton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2016–2017 | Yeovil Town | 0 | (0) |
2016 | → Dorchester Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2017 | → Gosport Borough (loan) | 16 | (2) |
2017–2018 | Bognor Regis Town | 11 | (0) |
2018–2022 | Gosport Borough | ||
2022–2023 | Petersfield Town | ||
Managerial career | |||
2022–2023 | Petersfield Town | ||
2023– | Gosport Borough | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Joe Lea (born 16 December 1997) is an English football coach and former player who played for Gosport Borough, as a midfielder. [2] He is currently employed as the club's joint first-team manager, working alongside former teammate Pat Suraci. [3]
Born in Portsmouth, [4] Lea signed for his local side Portsmouth as a youngster before moving to south-coast rivals Southampton at the age of 9. [5] Lea spent nine years in the Southampton youth academy before being released upon the completion of his two-year scholarship. [4]
Upon his release from Southampton, Lea joined Yeovil Town on 2 July 2016, alongside Josh Ezewele from West Bromwich Albion. [4] [6] He made his professional debut on 23 August 2016 as a substitute in a League Cup match at Everton. [7]
On 15 October 2016, Lea joined Southern Premier League side Dorchester Town on an initial one-month loan deal, [8] and Lea made his debut for Dorchester that afternoon as a second-half substitute against Dunstable Town. [9]
In January 2017, Lea joined National League South side Gosport Borough on loan until the end of the season. [10]
At the end of the 2016–17 season, Lea was released by Yeovil having only made two appearances for the club. [11]
After a successful trial, Lea signed for newly promoted National League South club Bognor Regis Town in July 2017. [12]
Lea signed for Gosport Borough on 18 January 2018. [13]
In April 2022, Lea and his former teammate at Gosport Borough, Pat Suraci, were appointed co-managers at Petersfield Town. [14] In January 2023, having retained his registration as a player at Petersfield, Lea announced his retirement in order to focus on his coaching career. [15]
In May 2023, Lea and Suraci returned to Gosport as co-managers. [3]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Yeovil Town | 2016–17 [7] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Dorchester Town (loan) | 2016–17 [16] | Southern Premier | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 [b] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
Gosport Borough (loan) | 2016–17 [1] | National League South | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
Bognor Regis Town | 2017–18 [1] | National League South | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 [c] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
Gosport Borough | 2017–18 [2] | Southern Premier | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
Career total | 47 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 3 |