Lee Grace
{{Short description|Republic of Ireland footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Lee Grace
|image = Lee Grace, 2024 (cropped).jpg
|caption = Grace in 2024.
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|12|1|df=y}}
|birth_place = Tipperary, Ireland
|position = Defender
|currentclub = Shamrock Rovers
|clubnumber = 5
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 =
|years1 = 2015–2016
|clubs1 = Wexford
|caps1 = 45
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2017
|clubs2 = Galway United
|caps2 = 24
|goals2 = 1
|years3 = 2017–
|clubs3 = Shamrock Rovers
|caps3 = 200
|goals3 = 8
|club-update = 13:35, 27 March 2025
}}
Lee Grace (born 1 December 1992) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shamrock Rovers.
Career
Grace played for Wexford during the 2015 League of Ireland First Division season, where he made 24 appearances, and the 2016 League of Ireland Premier Division season, where he made 21 appearances.{{cite web |title=L. GRACE |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/lee-grace/399169/ |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=23 September 2023}}
In August 2017 Grace signed for Shamrock Rovers.2022
Grace scored against Apollon Limassol in a 2019–20 UEFA Europa League clash but was sent off in the away leg.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 28 February 2025}}{{cite web |last1=Newberry |first1=Niall |title=Ten-man Dundalk FC have dumped Shamrock Rovers out of the Sports Direct FAI Cup |url=https://www.dundalkdemocrat.ie/news/dundalk-sport/1255544/ten-man-dundalk-fc-have-dumped-shamrock-rovers-out-of-the-sports-direct-fai-cup.html |website=Dundalk Democrat |publisher=Iconic Media |access-date=23 September 2023 |location=Oriel Park |date=23 July 2023}}
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other | colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Wexford
|2015 |24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2016
|21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|Appearances in the Premier Division relegation playoff}} | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 0 | |
| Galway United
|2017 |LOI Premier Division |24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="10"|Shamrock Rovers
|2017 |LOI Premier Division |8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2018
|LOI Premier Division |35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in the UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2019
|LOI Premier Division |34 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=UEL}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 42 | 3 | ||
| 2020
|LOI Premier Division |17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2021
|LOI Premier Division |29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4{{efn|2 appearances in the UEFA Champions League and 2 appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2022
|LOI Premier Division |30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 13{{efn|4 appearances in the UEFA Champions League, 4 appearances in the UEFA Europa League and 5 appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 0 | 1{{efn|name=President's Cup|Appearance in the President of Ireland's Cup}} | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| 2023
|LOI Premier Division |27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|1 appearance in the UEFA Champions League and 1 appearance in the UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 0 | 1{{efn|name=President's Cup}} | 0 | 31 | 4 | ||
| 2024
|LOI Premier Division |18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 12{{efn|3 appearances in the UEFA Champions League, 3 appearances in the UEFA Europa League & 6 appearances in the UEFA Conference League}} | 0 | 1{{efn|name=President's Cup}} | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2025
|LOI Premier Division |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|Appearances in the UEFA Conference League|name=Conf}} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 4 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!200 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 257 | 10 | |
| colspan="3"|Career Total
!269 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 332 | 11 |
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Honours
Shamrock Rovers
References
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{{Shamrock Rovers F.C. squad}}
{{FAI League Player of the Year}}
{{2020 PFAI League of Ireland Premier Division Team of the Year}}
{{2019 PFAI League of Ireland Premier Division Team of the Year}}
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Category:Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
Category:Association footballers from County Tipperary
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:League of Ireland players
Category:Shamrock Rovers F.C. players