Lee Tuck

Lee Tuck

Personal information
Full name	Lee Andrew Tuck
Date of birth	(1988-06-30) 30 June 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth	Halifax, England
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007	Halifax Town
2008–2010	Farsley Celtic
2009	→ Guiseley (loan)
2010	Nakhon Pathom	12	(1)
2011	Customs United	14	(6)
2011–2013	Bangkok	77	(51)
2014	Air Force Central	11	(0)
2014	→ Nakhon Ratchasima (loan)	9	(3)
2015	Nakhon Ratchasima	29	(5)
2016	Abahani Limited Dhaka	17	(10)
2017	Negeri Sembilan	20	(5)
2018–2020	Terengganu	48	(15)
2021–2022	Sri Pahang	11	(2)
2022	→ Terengganu (loan)	3	(1)
2023	Kedah Darul Aman	15	(5)
Total		266	(104)
International career
2022–2023	Malaysia	9	(3)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Malaysia AFF Championship 2022
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lee Andrew Tuck (born 30 June 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Born in England, he represented the Malaysia national team.

Club career

England

Tuck started his career with boyhood club Halifax Town in 2008. He also had spells with Bradford (Park Avenue) and Guiseley.

Thailand and Bangladesh

Tuck arrived in Thailand in 2010 after leaving Farsley Celtic, after spells also with taking up a friend's invitation to play for Nakhon Pathom FC. After his contract with Nakhon Pathom ended on 31 October 2010, Tuck signed a contract with Thai second division club Customs United in 2011.[3]

Tuck played for Bangkok FC between 2011 and 2013 when he scored 51 goals in 77 league games and they narrowly missed out on promotion, finishing fourth in Tuck's last season with the club.[4][5]

Tuck joined Air Force Central from Bangkok FC in 2014 and was loaned to Nakhon Ratchasima. He later moved to Nakhon Ratchasima on a permanent deal in 2015. After spending six years in Thai football, he joined Bangladeshi side Abahani Limited Dhaka, where he won the 2016 Bangladesh Football Premier League.[6][7][8]

Negeri Sembilan

In January 2017, Tuck signed a one-year deal with Malaysia Premier League side Negeri Sembilan FC. On 20 January 2017, Tuck made his league debut in a 3–0 win over Sabah FC as first starter.[9] His first league goal came in from a 2–1 home win against MISC-MIFA on 28 February 2017.[10] On 11 March 2017, Tuck scored a hat-trick in 2017 Malaysia FA Cup third round match against Penang FC helping his side advance to the next round.[11][12][13][14] Due his leadership qualities, he was appointed as the vice-captain of Negeri Sembilan.[15]

Terengganu

On 16 November 2017, he signed for Terengganu FC after the club had been promoted to the tier 1 Malaysian league.[16] He scored a total of 23 league goals throughout his career with the club.

Sri Pahang

On 26 November 2020, he signed with Sri Pahang FC.[17]

Loan to Terengganu

In May 2021, he made a comeback to Terengganu FC on a six-month loan deal until the end of the 2021 season. He only featured in three league matches, scoring just one goal and an assist for the club, before returning to his parent club.

Kedah Darul Aman

In December 2022, he signed a contract with Kedah on a free transfer. However, he played until July 2023. Tuck made a statement that he is leaving the club for personal reasons.

International career

Being more than 5 years in Malaysia league side as professional footballer, Tuck obtained Malaysian citizenship through naturalisation.[18]

In November 2022, Tuck earned his first call-up to the Malaysian squad for their training camp ahead of the 2022 AFF Championship. On 9 December 2022, he made his first appearance in a friendly match against Cambodia and scored his first goal in the same match.[19] Lee's first goal in his debut wasn't enough for him as he scored the third goal against Maldives on 14 December 2022. The tally was finally added when he scored his next goal against Solomon Islands.

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	9 December 2022	Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Cambodia	2–0	4–0	Friendly
2.	14 December 2022	Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Maldives	3–0	3–0
3.	14 June 2023	Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium, Terengganu, Malaysia	Solomon Islands	4–1	4–1

Career statistics

As of 14 July 2023[20]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League		National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nakhon Ratchasima	2015	29	5	0	0	0	0	–		29	5
Negeri Sembilan	2017	20	5	5	3	4	1	–		29	9
Terengganu	2018	20	6	2	1	10	7	–		32	14
	2019	17	3	3	1	3	0	–		23	4
	2020	11	6	0	0	0	0	–		11	6
	2021 (loan)	3	1	0	0	0	0	–		3	1
	Total	51	16	5	2	13	7	0	0	69	25
Sri Pahang	2021	11	2	0	0	0	0	–		11	2
	2022	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	Total	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	2
Kedah	2023	15	5	0	0	0	0	–		15	5
	Total	15	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	5
Career Total		126	33	10	5	17	8	0	0	153	46

1. Includes Malaysia FA Cup.
2. Includes Malaysia Cup.

International

As of matches played 14 June 2023.[21]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Malaysia	2022	8	2
	2023	1	1
Total		9	3

Honours

Abahani Limited Dhaka

• Bangladesh Football Premier League: 2015–16[22]
• Bangladesh Federation Cup: 2016

Terengganu

• Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup: 2019

Individual

• Thai League 2 top scorer : 2012
• Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup Top Scorer: 2019
• Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup Best Player: 2019

References

1. Lee Tuck – Player Profile; Eurosport, Retrieved 24 September 2017
2. "Lee Tuck — Goal.com". Goal.com. 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
3. Lee Tuck aims promotion to the Thai Premier League with Customs United Archived 29 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine; thai-fussball.com, 17 March 2011
4. Interview: Lee Tuck Nakhon Ratchasima Striker; TPL English, 11 November 2015
5. Huddersfield man Lee Tuck's on target in Far East football mission playing for Bangkok FC; The Huddersfield Examiner, 18 July 2013
6. Lee Tuck hopes to return one day; thedailystar.net, 8 January 2017
7. LEE TUCK peeps his CV in East Bengal Club Archived 24 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine; eastbengaltherealpower.com, 30 May 2016
8. Lee Tuck: The Star In Thailand; Vavel, 20 August 2013
9. Negeri Sembilan vs Sabah Match report Archived 13 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine; Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Bolasepak, 20 January 2017
10. Negeri Sembilan vs MISC-MIFA Match report Archived 2 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine; Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Bolasepak, 28 February 2017
11. Neg 4–1 Pen; FlashScore.in, Retrieved 11 March 2017
12. Abahani midfielder Lee Tuck joins Malaysian club; New Age Sport, 7 January 2017
13. Four new imports can make an impact in Premier League, says Negri MB; Malay Mail Online, 4 January 2017
14. N.Sembilan can mount a serious challenge for Premier League title – Coach; Astro Awani, 16 January 2017
15. Semangat juang jentera Jang hampakan Tok Gajah; Sinar Harian, 31 July 2017
16. Terengganu ikat Andrew Tuck; BH Online, 16 November 2017
17. Musa, Muzaffar (26 November 2020). "Lee Tuck sah sertai Pahang, kedudukan Dollah masih dalam perbincangan". Stadium Astro. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
18. Lee Tuck – From Halifax to Terengganu, the Englishman who outlasted Tony Cottee goal.com
19. "SIARAN MEDIA: SENARAI 29 PEMAIN KE KEM LATIHAN PUSAT HARIMAU MALAYA BERMULA 29 NOVEMBER 2022". fam.org.my. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
20. "Lee Tuck". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
21. Lee Tuck at National-Football-Teams.com
22. "Dhaka Abahani emerge first unbeaten champions of BPL".

External links

• Lee Tuck at Soccerway
• Lee Tuck at Goal.com