ELLIOT LEE has emerged as a top player and a regular goalscorer for Wrexham this season.
The attacker has football in his blood with his dad, Rob, being a Premier League cult hero.
Rob Lee, 57, starred for Newcastle, making 381 appearances for the club between 1992 and 2002.
The midfielder endeared himself to the Magpies’ supporters with his 56 goals and 51 assists.
Lee started his career at Charlton Athletic, racking up 298 league appearances for the Addicks between 1983 and 1992.
In a playing career that spanned 24 years, he also featured for Derby County, West Ham, Oldham and Wycombe.
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It was at West Ham where he found a new home as sons Elliot and Olly were entered into the club’s academy.
Elliot, 28, did break through into the senior team and made seven appearances for the club in all competitions.
He scored one goal, which came in an away Europa League qualifier against Andorran outfit Lusitanos in. .
After multiple loan spells, Lee left the East London club in 2016 for Barnsley.
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However, after only six appearances, he left them by mutual consent in 2017 and signed for Luton Town.
This allowed him to spend a year playing alongside brother Olly.
The forward enjoyed a fruitful spell with the Hatters as he netted 30 goals in 123 appearances in all competitions.
After falling out of favour, he left the club on loan twice, first to Oxford United and then to Charlton.
In 2022, he left Luton and signed a three-year contract with Wrexham while they were still in the National League.
Lee has gone on to find success at the club and has excelled since promotion to League Two.
He was part of the squad that was sent to Las Vegas by Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.
So far this season, the attacker has bagged ten goals in 16 appearances, helping the club to third in the division.
Brother Olly, 32, like Elliot, started his career at the Hammers but never made a senior appearance for the club.
He spent the majority of his career battling in the EFL for the likes of Barnet, Birmingham City, Luton Town and Gillingham.
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He did have one spell outside of England as he enjoyed a three-year spell at Hearts in Scotland.
The midfielder retired in February of this year as he struggled with psoriatic arthritis.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
