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Full nameElliot Robert Lee
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityEngland
Age31
Date of birth16 Dec 1994
BirthplaceDurham
Height180 cm
Shirt number#18
ClubDoncaster
Centre-forwardalso played FWD
18
Appearances
3
Goals
2
Assists
1085
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Doncaster.

Injury-affected season

Missed 19 of Doncaster's ~46 games this season through 19 injury absences (knee, inactive). He still appeared 18 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Also this season

On loan at WrexhamLeague Cup: 3 apps, 1g 1a, 276 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Doncaster; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League One183210856.74
League Cupat Wrexham3112767.3

Scout report

Experienced headCentre-forward

E. Lee is a 31-year-old centre-forward at Doncaster, rated 21.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 406th of 481 on scout potential in the League One. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (44.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.42 goal contributions per 90 (0.25 goals, 0.17 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lee.

Judged on this season alone, Lee graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 35th of 60 of the 60 centre-forwards in the League One, on 3 goals and 2 assists in 18 appearances (0.415 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 27 → 20). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, 44th of 60 of the 60 centre-forwards in the League One. At 31 Lee is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.4 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Lee missed 19 games through injury (knee, inactive) out of roughly 46 this season. The 18 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs
Current potential44th of 60 centre-forwards · League OneCurrent season35th of 60 centre-forwards · League One35th-best centre-forward in the League One406th in the League One · potential44th-highest potential centre-forward in the League One
21.7
Ratingi
44th of 60 centre-forwards
20.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
44.7%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.42
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Doncaster finished 14th of 24 · a mid-table side

3
Goals
2
Assists
5
G+A
0.17
Goals / app

3 goals in 18 appearances (0.17 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 5 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.42 goal contributions per 90 (0.25 goals, 0.17 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 44.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 21.7, Lee carries the 44th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the League One of 60. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.42 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.