35 Facts About Lee Hendrie

Lee Andrew Hendrie was born on 18 May 1977 and is an English former professional footballer and pundit for Sky Sports.

Lee Hendrie played for the England U21 and England B sides, and earned one full cap for England in 1998.

Lee Hendrie played 28 times for Stoke scoring three goals which came against Leeds United, Sunderland and Norwich City.

Lee Hendrie was sent off for Blackpool versus Reading on 9 December 2008 and returned to Sheffield United on 31 December 2008 having made six appearances.

Lee Hendrie made a number of further substitute appearances for The Blades up to the end of the season.

On 1 September 2009, Lee Hendrie joined Derby County in a swap deal that involved Jordan Stewart moving in the opposite direction.

Lee Hendrie was set to join Scottish-side Aberdeen but the deal fell through at the last minute.

Lee Hendrie has been a superb professional during his time at the football club.

Lee Hendrie had played 14 times for The Bantams and had scored twice.

Lee Hendrie was offered a deal by Conference National side Mansfield Town but turned it down because of a better offer from Bandung, a club from Indonesian breakaway league, Liga Primer Indonesia.

Lee Hendrie signed a two-year contract with the Indonesian outfit and was assigned the number 10 jersey.

Lee Hendrie was both the first Englishman and the first player with Premier League experience to sign for a Liga Primer Indonesia club.

Lee Hendrie was linked with a move to Wrexham but any hopes of that materialising broke down with manager Dean Saunders' departure to Doncaster Rovers.

Lee Hendrie was signed by Daventry Town manager Mark Kinsella who was one of his former teammates at Aston Villa.

Lee Hendrie made his debut for the club on 15 October 2011 in an FA Cup Third qualifying round match against Nuneaton Town.

On 9 November 2011 Lee Hendrie was unveiled by Kidderminster Harriers as having signed on non-contract terms.

Immediately upon his release by Kidderminster, Lee Hendrie signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division side Chasetown, returning to the lower levels of English non-league football after a 5-month absence.

On 29 March 2012, Lee Hendrie joined Southern League Premier club Redditch United, the club his father managed from 1991 to 1995, on a non-contract basis until the end of the season.

Lee Hendrie joined his brother Stuart at Redditch, the latter on loan from parent club Hinckley United.

Lee Hendrie announced his retirement from the game in May 2013 to focus on his work as a director at FootieBugs, a football activity programme company for young children.

Lee Hendrie resumed his playing career in September 2013, joining Corby Town.

Lee Hendrie remained dual-registered for Highgate, allowing him to potentially play for the club again.

Lee Hendrie made a second appearance for the club two weeks later, on a night when Basford United did not have a fixture.

Lee Hendrie scored on his debut for Basford against Armthorpe Welfare.

Lee Hendrie subsequently played for Montpellier, and all-conquering Sunday league club Digby Rangers from Birmingham before returning to Redditch United.

Lee Hendrie then signed for Nuneaton Griff, before returning to Highgate United.

Lee Hendrie appeared twelve times for the England under-21 team, scoring five goals.

Lee Hendrie won his only full international cap for England at the age of 21 as a late substitute on 18 November 1998 against the Czech Republic.

In 2019 and 2020, Lee Hendrie featured in both seasons of ITV show Harry's Heroes, which featured former football manager Harry Redknapp attempting get a squad of former England international footballers back fit and healthy for a game against Germany legends.

Lee Hendrie gained extra praise for opening up on his struggles with mental health.

Lee Hendrie is the son of Scottish former professional footballer Paul Hendrie.

Paul Lee Hendrie moved to England in March 1972 to join Birmingham City.

Lee Hendrie's younger brother, Stuart Hendrie, is a footballer, who played alongside him at Daventry Town.

Lee Hendrie is the cousin of another Scottish professional footballer, John Lee Hendrie.

On 27 January 2012, Lee Hendrie was declared bankrupt by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs at the High Court.