Lee Peltier

Lee Peltier
Peltier playing for Cardiff City in 2016
Personal information
Full name Lee Anthony Peltier
Date of birth (1986-12-11) 11 December 1986
Place of birth Toxteth, Liverpool, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Right-back / Centre-back
Youth career
1997–2004 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Liverpool 0 (0)
2007Hull City (loan) 7 (0)
2007Yeovil Town (loan) 19 (0)
2008–2009 Yeovil Town 50 (1)
2009–2011 Huddersfield Town 80 (1)
2011–2012 Leicester City 40 (2)
2012–2014 Leeds United 66 (1)
2014Nottingham Forest (loan) 7 (0)
2014–2015 Huddersfield Town 11 (0)
2015–2020 Cardiff City 159 (0)
2020–2021 West Bromwich Albion 4 (0)
2021–2022 Middlesbrough 21 (0)
2022–2024 Rotherham United 61 (3)
Total 525 (8)
International career
2004 England U18 3 (0)
Managerial career
2022 Rotherham United (co-caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lee Anthony Peltier (born 11 December 1986) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. While he played in positions in both defence and midfield, he was primarily deployed as a right-back or centre-back.

He started his career with his hometown club Liverpool, making his professional debut as a teenager in 2006. After loan spells with Hull City and Yeovil Town he signed for the latter on a permanent basis in 2008. In 2009, he joined Huddersfield Town, where he made over 100 appearances and reached the 2011 Football League One play-off final, before signing for Leicester City. A year later, he moved to Leeds United, where he was appointed club captain on arrival. He fell out of favour in his second season at the club and, after a brief loan spell with Nottingham Forest, he rejoined Huddersfield Town. In 2015, he signed for Cardiff City, where he made 163 appearances and helped the club win promotion to the Premier League after finishing as Championship runners-up during the 2017–18 season.

He is also a former England under-18 international, winning three caps in 2004.