Lee Cattermole - Player Profile

Lee Cattermole
Full Name: Lee Barry Cattermole
Born: 21/03/1988 (age 36)
Place of Birth: Stockton-on-Tees
Nationality: England
Height: 5 ft 10 in
Position: Midfield
First Team Debut: 16/08/2008 v West Ham United (A) - Barclays Premier League
Signed: 29/07/2008 (£3,500,000 | Middlesbrough)
Left: 12/08/2009 (£6,000,000 | Sunderland)
International Caps: England U21 - 16 (3)

Lee arrived at the JJB Stadium on 29th July 2008 for a fee of £3.500.000 from Premiership rivals Middlesbrough. He signed a three-year deal, making his first appearance fro Latics a day later in a pre season friendly agaionst Barnsley at Oakwell, a game Latics won 6-0. He made his Latics Premier League debut on the opening day of the 2008/09 season against West Ham United at Upton Park on 16th August 2008, a game that resulted in a 2-1 defeat.

As at the end of season 2008/09 his Latics career consisted of 33 Premier League games during which he netted once. On 12th July 2009, just two days before the start of a new Premiership season, Lee signed for Sunderland for a fee of £6.000.000 as former Latics manager Steve Bruce finally got his man after chasing him since he left for the Stadium of Light in May 2009.

A bit of Lee Cattermole trivia – did you know that Lee is the cousin of Paul Cattermole who was a member of pop group S Club Seven?

Wigan Athletic Career

League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2008-2009 33 (0) 1 0 (0) 0 2 (0) 1 0 (0) 0 35 (0) 2
TOTALS 33 (0) 1 0 (0) 0 2 (0) 1 0 (0) 0 35 (0) 2
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