Wallace Lee

Heart of Midlothian

Wallace is a graduate of the Scottish club Hart of Midlothian .

On July 1, 2004, Lee signed with his “hearts” his first professional contract ^[2] .

Wallace's debut in the first Hearts team took place on February 5, 2005 - on that day, as part of the Scottish Cup, the Edinburghs met with Kilmarnock ^[3] . Three days later, in a replay of the fight against the Killie, Lee opened the scoring for his goals for the Heart of Midlotian. The ball turned out to be very beautiful - noting that the Kilmarnock goalkeeper, Alan Combi , went far out of the goal, Wallace hit with an “parachute” from about 70 meters, throwing the ball over the goalkeeper ^[4] .

In the summer of 2006, press reports appeared that the young defender would soon leave Edinburgh and join the ranks of Dundee United . However, the leadership of the "hearts" stopped these gossips, saying that it was not going to sell Wallace "for no money" ^[5] . A month later, Lee signed a new 5-year cooperation agreement with the Heart of Midlothian. ^[6]

According to the results of the 2008/09 season, Edinburgh club fans recognized the young defender as “Player of the Year”. Earlier, in the month of February, Wallace won the Scottish Premier League Young Player of the Month Award ^[7] .

On September 7, 2010, defending the colors of the Scottish national team in the qualifying match for the 2012 European Championship against Liechtenstein , Lee received a severe injury - a rupture of the cruciate ligaments of the knee ^[8] . In an official statement from the Hart of Midlotian press service, it was said that treatment would take from six to nine months ^[9] . For the first time after this damage, Wallace appeared on the field on January 18, 2011, when the “hearts” met with the “Kilmarnock” ^[10] .

In just seven years spent in the Heart of Midlothian, Wallace played 160 matches and scored four goals ^[11] .

Rangers

On June 22, 2011, the Hearts turned down an offer of £ 300,000 for their vice captain made by the Scottish football grandee of the Glasgow Rangers club ^[12] . A week later, the Jersey returned with an increased transfer rate of one million pounds, but they were again waiting for the Edinburgh refusal ^[13] . On June 30, at a special press conference, representatives of the "hearts" announced that they were ready to part with Wallace, but only for an amount not less than three million pounds ^[14] . At the same time, the English Wolverhampton Wanderers expressed their interest in Lee, but the wolves never reached concrete suggestions ^{[15] [16]} .

On July 21, Hart of Midlothian agreed to sell Wallace to the Rangers for a half million pounds. On the same day, Lee arrived at Ibroks and, after successfully undergoing a medical examination, signed a five-year contract with the Glasgowers ^{[12] [17]} . On July 26, having completed a full match against the Swedish Malmö as part of the Champions League third qualifying round, Wallace made his debut in the first roster of the Jersey ^[18] . On December 24 of that year, the defender scored his first goal for the Rangers, hitting the gate of St. Mirren . Nevertheless, his team lost in this fight with a score of 1: 2 ^[19] .

Club statistics

(updated as of March 30, 2013)

Wallace as part of the Scottish national team (under 19 years old) took part in the 2006 European Championship among youth teams , held in Poland . At this tournament, the young “highlanders” reached the final, where they lost to their peers from Spain with a score of 0: 1. Lee played all five Tartan Army matches in this tournament.

In 2007, Wallace defended the colors of the national team of Scotland for players under 20 at the world championship among youth teams , where he played three fights - against Japan ^[20] , Nigeria ^[21] and Costa Rica ^[22] .

In the same year, Lee made his debut in the youth team of Scotland . In total, for the team for players under 21, Wallace played nine matches.

Lee's debut in the first Scottish team took place on October 10, 2009, when the “tartan army” in a friendly match competed with Japan ^[23] .

To date, Wallace has played six matches with the Highlanders.

Scotland Matches and Goals

Total: 6 matches / 0 goals; 2 wins, 0 draws, 4 losses.

(updated as of May 27, 2012)

Summary statistics of games / goals for the national team

(updated as of May 27, 2012)

Team Achievements

  Rangers

• Scottish Football League Third Division Winner : 2012/13

  National team of Scotland (U19)

• European Vice- Champion : 2006

Personal Achievements

• The best player of the year “Heart of Midlotian” according to the fans of the club: 2009
• Scottish Premier League Young Player of the Month : February 2009

In August 2006, Wallace was detained by Edinburgh police on charges of possession of a firearm. After a detailed search of the football player’s house, he was released for lack of evidence ^[24] . Three months later, Lee admitted that he actually stores weapons at home, but not a gun, but pneumatic. The Edinburgh court ruled that Wallace must pay a fine of one and a half thousand pounds ^[25] .

In May 2009, the player was again taken to one of the police stations in the Scottish capital. This time, he was charged with disturbing public order at the Lava & Ignite nightclub. In particular, Wallace threatened the doorman with a gun with a gun ^[26] . Subsequently, this charge was dropped from Lee, and he was fined 1,100 pounds for a fight with the club's guards. ^[27]

• Wallace's profile on the Rangers official website
• National Team Profile at londonhearts.com
• Lee Wallace on the Scottish Football Association website