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31 Facts About Lee Wallace

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Lee Wallace was born on 1 August 1987 and is a Scottish former professional footballer.

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Lee Wallace represented the Scotland national team with 10 caps.

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Lee Wallace remained with the club upon its liquidation in 2012 and was awarded the club captaincy by the then-manager Mark Warburton in 2015.

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Lee Wallace re-joined Warburton at Queens Park Rangers in June 2019.

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Lee Wallace has represented Scotland at both youth and full international level.

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Lee Wallace signed professional terms with Heart of Midlothian in July 2004, having progressed from the club's youth team.

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Lee Wallace scored his first goal in the replay of the cup tie against Kilmarnock in which he had made his debut.

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Lee Wallace was not selected in the match squad for the 2006 Scottish Cup Final.

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Wolverhampton Wanderers, then a Premier League side, had expressed an interest in Lee Wallace but did not make any offers.

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Lee Wallace signed a five-year deal with the club, becoming Ally McCoist's second signing of the summer.

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On 14 September 2012, Lee Wallace signed a new five-year contract with Rangers.

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Lee Wallace was sent off during a game against Annan on 18 December 2012, conceding a penalty which was saved by Rangers goalkeeper Neil Alexander.

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Lee Wallace was the subject of much transfer speculation and both Nottingham Forest and West Ham United have been credited with interest in him.

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Lee Wallace led out the team in the 2016 Scottish Cup Final, the first major final in five years for Rangers.

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On 20 June 2016, Lee Wallace signed a contract extension with Rangers until 2019.

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In September 2017, Lee Wallace sustained a double hernia injury during a match against Partick Thistle.

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Lee Wallace returned to the Rangers squad for pre-season activities in June 2018.

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On 14 June 2019, Lee Wallace joined English Championship team Queens Park Rangers on a two-year deal upon the expiry of his Rangers contract.

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Lee Wallace scored his first goal for QPR on 5 January 2020 in the FA Cup against Swansea City.

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On 15 May 2021, Lee Wallace agreed a new one-year contract keeping him at QPR until 2022.

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Lee Wallace made his full international debut for Scotland in October 2009, playing in a friendly against Japan in Yokohama.

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Lee Wallace continued to feature for Scotland under manager Craig Levein.

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However, on 31 January 2013, Lee Wallace was named in the first squad of newly appointed Scotland manager Gordon Strachan.

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Lee Wallace was named in the Scotland squad to face Croatia but late pulled out due to injury.

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Lee Wallace was recalled to the Scotland squad for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers with Belgium and Macedonia.

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Lee Wallace was left out of the squad in March 2014, as Strachan gave Andrew Robertson a first selection.

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Lee Wallace subsequently pulled out of the squad, along with teammates Chris Martin and Alan Hutton, for unknown reasons.

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Lee Wallace played in a 2018 World Cup qualifier against England at Wembley in November 2016, due to injuries to Robertson and Kieran Tierney.

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On 27 March 2015, Lee Wallace joined the coaching team at East of Scotland Football League side Tynecastle.

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Lee Wallace was in the away dugout as Rangers Under-20s played Tynecastle at Rangers Training Centre in July 2015.

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Lee Wallace is an assistant coach for the under-18 team at Heart of Midlothian.