Lee Erwin (footballer)

Lee Erwin
Personal information
Full name Lee Erwin
Date of birth (1994-11-07) 7 November 1994
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Leeds United
Number 19
Youth career
2006–2012 Motherwell
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2012–2015 Motherwell 34 (5)
2013 → Arbroath (loan) 11 (8)
2015– Leeds United 8 (0)
2015 → Bury (loan) 3 (0)
National team‡
2010–2011 Scotland U17 5 (1)
2012 Scotland U18 2 (0)
2012 Scotland U19 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:12, 15 February 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:16, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

Lee Erwin (born 19 March 1994) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for English club Leeds United. He is also a Scotland under-19 international and has represented Scotland at under-18 and under-17 level.

Erwin previously played for Scottish Premiership club Motherwell and in 2013 he also played for Arbroath during a prolific loan spell.

Career

Motherwell

Erwin is a product of the Motherwell Academy.[2] In the summer of 2012, he signed a three-year contract with the club.[3]

On 30 August 2013, Erwin joined Scottish League One club Arbroath on an initial one-month loan deal[4] The following day, he scored twice on his debut as Arbroath beat Brechin City 2–1.[5] which was twice extended for a further month.[6][7] He left the Gayfield Park club having scored eight goals in 11 appearances.

Shortly after returning to Motherwell, Erwin suffered a serious knee injury in a Scottish Youth Cup match against Kilmarnock that looked like it could end his involvement that season,[8] although he returned to feature for the under-20s before the end of the season.

On 17 July 2014, Erwin made his debut for Motherwell as a substitute in a 2–2 draw against Stjarnan in the UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round first leg after being promoted to the first team by Manager Stuart McCall.[9] He scored his first goal for the club on his league debut, a 1–0 win against St Mirren on 9 August 2014.[10]

On 29 April 2015, with Erwin's contract set to expire at the end of the 2014–15 season, Motherwell offered Erwin a new three-year deal, however Erwin advised he would be concentrating on helping keep Motherwell in the Scottish Premier League before looking into his own future.[11]

After becoming a regular starter under new Manager Ian Baraclough, who dropped top scorer John Sutton and played Erwin as a central striker,[12] he ended the 2014–15 season in fine form, scoring five goals in his last nine games of the season.[13] Erwin scored on the 28 May for Motherwell in a 3–1 victory over Rangers at Ibrox in the first leg of the Scottish Premier League Playoff.[14]

On 31 May, during the second leg against Rangers, Erwin won a penalty which was converted by John Sutton to help Motherwell record a 3–0 win and a 6–1 on aggregate victory to stay in the Scottish Premier League.[15] However, after the match, Erwin was involved in an incident when he went to shake Rangers defender Bilel Mohsni's hand, Mohsni refused, which resulted in Erwin pushing Mohsni who reacted by kicking then punching Erwin causing a mass brawl between the players.[16] On 1 June, Police Scotland announced an investigation into the incident at Fir Park.[17] He ended the season with six goals in 36 appearances (including Motherwell's two playoff legs) with 22 of the 36 games coming as a starter, and 14 of those coming off the bench.

After initial reports that Erwin had been sent off after the game,[18] the Scottish Football Association revealed that Erwin had only received a yellow card from referee Craig Thomson after the game for his part in the incident.[19] On 2 June, Motherwell confirmed that they had offered Erwin a new three-year contract,[20] It was also revealed that Erwin was also offered a contract by Football League Championship club Leeds United, with compensation due to Mothwerwell should Erwin accept Leeds' offer instead.[21][22] On 3 June, Motherwell manager Ian Baraclough revealed he felt Erwin would become a future star for the Scotland national side and hoped Erwin would turn down the offer from Leeds United to stay at Motherwell.[23]

Leeds United

After much speculation, on 10 June 2015 he signed a three-year deal with Championship club Leeds United.[24] On 31 July 2015, Erwin was given the number 19 shirt for the upcoming 2015–16 season.[25] After being an unused substitute under Uwe Rosler, in October 2015 Erwin was loaned at to Bury on a 28-day loan, after playing three games, he returned to Leeds in November 2015 upon expiry of his loan, New Leeds Head Coach Steve Evans revealed he wanted to give Erwin a bigger opportunity to play.

He made his debut on the 21st of November against Rotherham United in a controversial 1–0 defeat.[26]

International career

Erwin has been capped by Scotland at under-17, Scotland under-18 and under-19 levels.[27]

Personal life

His father, Harry, made 351 appearances in the Scottish Football League, playing for Airdrie, Stenhousemuir, Alloa and East Stirlingshire between 1978 and 1991.[28]

Honours

Motherwell

References

  1. ↑ "Lee Erwin profile" Check |url= value (help). Motherwell F.C. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Stewart, Craig (28 February 2014). "Erwin dreaming of debut". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Erwin gets Scotland U19s call". Motherwell F.C. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Erwin joins Arbroath on loan". Motherwell F.C. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Arbroath 2–1 Brechin: Loan striker Lee Erwin at the double in dream debut". The Courier. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  6. ↑ Newton, Jennifer (5 October 2013). "Sheerin wants consistency". Arbroath Herald. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "Erwin extends Gayfield stay". Scottish Professional Football League. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "Erwin facing lengthy injury layoff". Motherwell F.C. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  9. ↑ "Motherwell 2–2 UMF Stjarnan". BBC Sport. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "Motherwell 1–0 St Mirren". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Motherwell want Lee Erwin to stay". Express. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "Motherwell boss Ian Baraclough begs Lee Erwin to stay and become Scotland star". Daily Mail. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  13. ↑ "Motherwell 5 St Mirren 0". BBC Sport. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  14. ↑ "Rangers 1 Motherwell 3". BBC Sport. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  15. ↑ "Mayhem in Motherwell: Police probe disgraceful scenes as Rangers defender sparks wild brawl after lashing out at opponent as his team crash in Scottish play-offs". Daily Mail. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  16. ↑ "Bilel Mohsni defends bust-up in Rangers clash as defender labels Motherwell striker Lee Erwin 'a coward'". Daily Mail. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  17. ↑ "Motherwell v Rangers: Police investigating ugly scenes involving fans and player Bilel Mohsni". The Independent. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  18. ↑ BBC Sport - Rangers co-operate over 'disgraceful' Fir Park brawl
  19. ↑ "Motherwell's Lee Erwin was NOT SENT OFF for his part in the 'Battle of Fir Park' with Bilel Mohsni". Daily Record. 2 June 2015. Retrieved June 2015.
  20. ↑ "Motherwell offer Rangers rammy kid Lee Erwin a new deal as FIFTEEN players leave Fir Park". Daily Record. 2 June 2015. Retrieved June 2015.
  21. ↑ "Leeds United quietly confident of landing Lee Erwin". Yorkshire Evening Post. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  22. ↑ "Leeds United: Whites line up alternatives in case Bamba deal falls through". Yorkshire Evening Post. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  23. ↑ "Motherwell boss Ian Baraclough begs Lee Erwin to stay and become Scotland star". Daily Mail. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  24. ↑ "STRIKER ERWIN JOINS FROM MOTHERWELL". Leeds United. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  25. ↑ "2015/16 SQUAD NUMBERS ANNOUNCED". Leeds United Official site. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  26. ↑ "Leeds defender Gaetano Berardi has ban reduced to two games after appealing Rotherham red card". Talk Sport. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  27. ↑ "Lee Erwin player profile". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  28. ↑ Harry Erwin career at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database

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