Lee Stephen Burge (born 9 January 1993) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Coventry City

On 30 January 2013, Burge joined

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side Nuneaton Town on loan for a month, with a view of gaining more experience, He made his Nuneaton Town debut on 2 February 2013 in a 3–2 loss to

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. Burge was joined at Nuneaton by fellow Sky Blue Aaron Phillips, both Burge and Phillips had their loan spells extended until the end of the season and were influential in saving Nuneaton from relegation. At the beginning of the 2014–15 season following Joe Murphy's transfer, Burge was handed the number one shirt. Burge made his professional debut starting on 13 August 2014 in a 2-1 League Cup loss to

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. After some poor displays from first-choice keeper Ryan Allsop in the opening few months of the 2014–15 season, Burge was handed his first league start for Coventry City against

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on 25 October 2014 resulting in a 3–2 win after trailing 2–0 at half-time. The following home game was

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round one, Burge was sent-off after 39 minutes for kicking a

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player, conceding a

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that was scored. Reduced to 10 men, the Sky Blues lost the game 2-1 and suffered their first ever FA Cup first round exit and their first loss to a

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side since 1989. On 2 April 2017 at

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, Burge was in the

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side which won the EFL Trophy by beating

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2-1. On 30 September 2018, Burge was struck by a puck while watching local

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team

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play against the

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at the SkyDome Arena. On 30 June 2019 Burge was released by Coventry on the expiry of his contract.

Sunderland

On 3 July 2019, he joined Sunderland on a two-year deal. Following an impressive

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season, Burge was named in the 2020–21 EFL League One Team of the Season at the league's annual awards ceremony. Sunderland announced on 25 May 2022 that he will be released when his contract runs out on 30 June 2022.

Northampton Town

On 22 June 2022, it was announced that Burge would be joining Northampton Town on 1 July 2022. Following the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, it was announced Burge had signed a new one-year deal with the option for a further season.

Career statistics

Honours

Coventry City *

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2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

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: 2016–17 Sunderland *

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*EFL Trophy:

Northampton Town *

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third-place promotion:

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Individual * EFL League One Team of the Season:

References

External links

Lee Burge player profile
at ccfc.co.uk * {{DEFAULTSORT:Burge, Lee 1993 births Living people Footballers from Coventry English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Coventry City F.C. players Nuneaton Town F.C. players Sunderland A.F.C. players National League (English football) players English Football League players 21st-century English sportsmen