Biography
Liverpool youngster Lee Peltier joined City on loan in March 2007, playing seven games mostly at right back to see the season out and turning in some impressively pacy performances.
Lee Anthony Peltier was born and bred in the Toxteth area of Liverpool and entered the Reds’ academy system at the age of 10. He signed his first professional contract at Liverpool in November 2004 and worked his way through the juniors and reserves sides to make his senior debut in an October 2006 League Cup tie against Reading. Over the next three months Lee started two further League Cup ties and in December 2006 he started a Champions League tie against Turkish side Galatasaray, taking his Reds tally to 4 appearances. His loan move to Championship side Hull City in March 2007 was part of his continued development.
Peltier spent the first half of the 2007/08 season on loan at League One side Yeovil Town, alternating between right back and the right side of midfield and making 23 appearances. He returned to Liverpool at the end of December 2007 and after a brief trial with Norwich City he made the permanent switch to Yeovil Town at the end of January 2008. At the end of the season Lee was awarded the Glovers’ young player of the year trophy.
Peltier remained at Yeovil Town for the 2008/09 season and scored his first senior goal against Swindon Town in December 2008. Having built a reputation as one of the third tier’s most promising young players, Lee left Yeovil at the end of the 2008/09 season having added one goal in 54 appearances to the 23 appearances he made while on loan at Huish Park.
In June 2009 a homesick Peltier returned north and signed for League One side Huddersfield Town. He missed only four League matches during the 2009/10 season as the Terriers qualified for the end-of-season play-offs and lost at the semi-final stage to Millwall. Lee enjoyed a similarly successful 2010/11 season, despite an early season red card in a League Cup tie against Everton, and scored in the play-off semi-final second leg against Bournemouth that saw the Terriers progress the May 2011 Wembley final, only to lose 0-3 to Peterborough United and remain in League One once more. His two seasons at Huddersfield yielded three goals in 103 appearances.
In June 2011 Peltier joined Championship side Leicester City, lured by the presence of Foxes manager Sven Goran Eriksson. He scored two goals in 47 appearances during the 2011/12 season as Leicester finished in mid-table, but when Eriksson was replaced by Nigel Pearson in the Foxes hotseat Peltier dropped down the pecking order. In August 2012 he joined Championship rivals Leeds United and for just shy of two seasons he was the Whites’ regular right back under boss Neil Warnock, scoring one goals in 75 appearances. In March 2014 Peltier joined Championship rivals Nottingham Forest for a two month loan and made 7 appearances.
In June 2014 Peltier negotiated an early termination of his Leeds United contract and returned to Huddersfield Town, now a Championship side. A managerial change for the Terriers in October 2014 saw Lee once again fall down the pecking order and he left the club in January 2015 after just 12 further appearances. In January 2015 he signed for Championship rivals Cardiff City and saw out the 2014/15 season as the Bluebirds’ first choice right back. He retained this role for the next three seasons and was a regular starter during the 2017/18 season as Cardiff finished second in the Championship and won promotion to the Premier League.
In August 2018, at the age of 32, Peltier made his Premier League debut against Bournemouth and was a regular choice at right back in the second half of the season as Cardiff slipped back into the Championship. He remained with the Bluebirds for the first half of the 2019/20 season and by his final game against Swansea City in January 2020 he had made 163 appearances for Cardiff City without scoring.
In January 2020 Peltier transferred to Championship rivals West Bromwich Albion but as the Baggies won promotion to the Premier League Lee was not used in the first team. He remained at The Hawthorns for the 2020/21 season and made 7 appearances, of which four were in Premier League matches, before leaving the club in May 2021. In July 2021 he signed for Championship side Middlesbrough – reunited with former boss Neil Warnock he made 26 appearances during the 2021/22 season as Boro narrowly missed out on the play-offs.
In July 2022 Peltier joined newly promoted Championship side Rotherham United. In September 2022 Lee was briefly elevated to caretaker manager when boss Paul Warne left the club, returning to the playing ranks a few days later when new manager Matt Taylor was appointed. He remained part of the Millers’ playing squad when Taylor was replaced by Leam Richardson in December 2023, but with Rotherham relegated to League One at the end of the 2023/24 season Peltier was given a free transfer – he scored three goals for the Millers in 64 appearances.
Peltier played twice for the England Under-18 side while at Liverpool – in March 2003 against Belgium and in April 2003 against Sweden.
Details
Nationality: England
Date/Place of Birth: 11 December 1986, Liverpool
Hull City First Game: 31 March 2007, Southend United H (Championship), 20 years, 110 days old
Hull City Final Game: 6 May 2007, Plymouth Argyle H (Championship), 20 years, 146 days old
Clubs
Liverpool (2004-2008), Hull City (2007, loan), Yeovil Town (2007, loan), Yeovil Town (2008-2009), Huddersfield Town (2009-2011), Leicester City (2011-2012), Leeds United (2012-2014), Nottingham Forest (2014, loan), Huddersfield Town (2014-2015), Cardiff City (2015-2020), West Bromwich Albion (2020-2021), Middlesborugh (2021-2022), Rotherham United (2022-2024)
Hull City Record
Career: 7 apps, 0 goals
Lee Peltier| Season | LGE App | LGE Gls | FAC App | FAC Gls | FLC App | FLC Gls | EUR App | EUR Gls | OTH App | OTH Gls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006/07 | 5 (2) | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |