David Lee (Singaporean footballer)

David Lee (born 10 April 1958) is a Singaporean former footballer who played for the Singapore national football team and Geylang United FC as a goalkeeper.[2]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lee.
David Lee
Personal information
Full name David Lee Soon Chye
Date of birth (1958-04-10) 10 April 1958
Place of birth Singapore
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1994 Singapore FA 161 (0)
1982– Niac Mitra
1987–1998 Tyrwhitt Soccerites
1989– Jurong Town FC
1996–1997 Geylang United 34
International career
1979–1991 Singapore 105[1] (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

Club career

In 1982, Lee, with Fandi Ahmad, joined Indonesian club Niac Mitra.[3] In 1983, Lee left Niac Mitra due to a sudden Galatama League ban on foreign players.

In 1987, Lee joined the Tyrwhitt Soccerites, playing in Division Two in Singapore football.[4]

At the end of 1988, Lee joined Jurong Town FC, despite Tyrwhitt Soccerites promoted from Division Two to Division One in 1988 and then promoted to the FAS Premier League at the end of the 1988 season.[4]

He was part of the Singapore M-League side that won the 1994 Malaysia Cup and M-League title. He had also won the first ever S-league title and Singapore Cup "double", with Geylang Utd in 1996. He had since retired from professional football in 1997.

Coaching career

He is the goalkeeping coach of Singapore Armed Forces Football Club currently and trains budding youth goalkeepers at the Singapore Sports School.

Honours

Singapore FA

Geylang United

References
  1. "FAS launches FAS Captains' Advisory Panel". FAS. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  2. Three last hurrahs Archived 4 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Lee's a shuttler-turned-footballer who became adept at golf". www.businesstimes.com.sg. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. "David the most expensive player". The New Paper. 3 December 1988. p. 36. Retrieved 6 February 2023.


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