Born 10/9/89 in Leytonstone, London.

A competitive, attacking midfielder who has been with Chelsea since the age of nine and is now in his third year full-time, Lee overcame both a stress fracture in his back and a cruciate ligament injury in his last season as a schoolboy.

The year that followed was one of steady progress with a regular place in the reserves, a call onto the first team bench for the final league game of the 2006/07 season and progression through the England ranks to Under 19s. He signed his first professional contract in July 2007.

Unfortunately injury has again reared its head too often, denying an intended place on the first team trip to the United States that summer and then a dislocated shoulder in December, at the start of the FA Youth Cup run, meant more weeks out.

He played 6+1 games in the reserves last season and 10+4 in the reserves but a red card in the semi-final at Villa Park ruled Lee out of both legs of the Youth Cup Final.