[11] He made his debut on 21 February in a goalless draw at home to Rotherham United,[12] and played eight matches in all during his loan spell, which was extended for a second month. "Loic's got a wee issue with his ankle,” said Neilson on the former Cardiff City midfielder, who was an unused substitute against Falkirk and is close to returning to action. On his goalscoring aspirations, he added: “Double figures is what I’m looking for. [23] He scored his first league goal for Birmingham, with a volleyed finish after Nikola Žigić headed the ball down, on 15 February 2014 in a 2–1 defeat at home to Huddersfield Town,[24] and finished the season with 20 appearances, of which 16 were in Championship matches. [30], Birmingham confirmed he would be released when his contract expired at the end of the season. [20], He took part in pre-season friendlies with the first team, scoring against Alfreton Town,[19] and made his competitive debut as a late substitute in the League Cup on 6 August, just seconds before Plymouth Argyle's equaliser took the match into extra time. Olly Lee is the brother of Elliot Lee . The English midfielder had been farmed out on loan to Gillingham by then manager Craig Levein. [21] With Tom Adeyemi unavailable and Callum Reilly unfit to start, both because of illness, Lee made his first appearance in the Championship at Leeds United on 20 October and played the full 90 minutes as Birmingham lost 4–0. Lee started his career as a youth player with West Ham United, with whom he turned professional in 2009. He has started the past two friendlies against Falkirk and East Fife, playing in one of the two deeper midfield roles in 4-2-3-1. The gaffer wants us to play good football and that’s the way I want to play. One of the first things Neilson did upon returning to Tynecastle in June was call the player and reassure him he had a future in Edinburgh. Profile page for Gillingham football player Olly Lee (Midfielder). [34] He scored in the 11th minute of his debut in a 2–1 away victory over Cove Rangers in the Scottish League Cup on 18 July 2018. He played 20 matches in 2013–14 but none the following season, and after a spell on loan at League Two Plymouth Argyle in 2015, he was released. Transfer history. “I want to get the ball down and I want to pass it. Lee's 85th-minute free kick led to Løvenkrands pulling a goal back, and after the same player's equaliser took the match into extra time, Lee himself scored his first competitive goal for Birmingham, from outside the penalty area in the 118th minute to make the score 4–4, and converted his penalty in the shootout, which Birmingham lost. Olly Lee feared his Hearts career was finished just a few months ago. At the same time, he was concerned his period at Hearts was over after only one full season in the team. [7] He made sixteen appearances in League Two and one in the Football League Trophy, and scored three goals, all in the league. [8] The loan was later extended for a further two months. [3], West Ham released Lee when his contract expired at the end of 2011–12. [42] Lee attended Brentwood School in Brentwood, Essex, and played for the Independent Schools Football Association (ISFA) under-16 representative team. [43], "Lancaster and Lee extend Dagenham loan deals", "Dagenham & Redbridge extend Oliver Lee's loan deal", "Dagenham & Redbridge beaten after scaring leaders Morecambe", "West Ham midfielder Lee joins Gills on loan", "Barnet sign midfielder Oliver Lee on a free transfer", "Edgar Davids joins Barnet as joint-head coach", "Edgar Davids in charge at Barnet after Mark Robson departs", "Teenager called up to Blues squad to face Owls", "Birmingham secure deal to bring in Barnet youngster Olly Lee", "Lee Clark: Performance was not acceptable", "Birmingham City 4–4 Stoke City (2–4 pens)", "Plymouth Argyle extend loan deal for Olly Lee until end of season", "Olly Lee not expected to finish loan spell at Argyle because of injury", "Olly Lee: Luton Town sign ex-Birmingham City midfielder", "Gillingham sign Southampton's Thomas O'Connor and Hearts' Olly Lee on loan", "Hearts midfielder Olly Lee staying with Gillingham for the rest of the season amid interest from Portsmouth, Ipswich Town and Luton Town", "Scottish side Hearts have taken midfielder Olly Lee back after a loan deal at Gillingham", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Olly_Lee&oldid=972118076, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:09, 20 May 2020 (UTC), This page was last edited on 10 August 2020, at 07:39.