Lee Andrew Tuck (born 30 June 1988) is an English-born Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Sri Pahang. Since leaving the English non-league in 2010, Tuck has spent most of his professional career in South East Asia, playing in the top-flight leagues of Thailand, Bangladesh and Malaysia. He obtained Malaysian citizenship through naturalization.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Andrew Tuck | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-06-30) 30 June 1988 (age 34)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Halifax, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sri Pahang | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Halifax Town | ||
| 2008–2009 | Bradford Park Avenue | ||
| 2009 | → Guiseley (loan) | ||
| 2010 | Nakhon Pathom | 12 | (1) |
| 2011 | SPCUTD | 14 | (6) |
| 2011–2013 | Bangkok | 77 | (51) |
| 2014 | Air Force Central | 11 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Nakhon Ratchasima (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| 2015 | Nakhon Ratchasima | 29 | (5) |
| 2016 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | 17 | (10) |
| 2017 | Negeri Sembilan | 20 | (5) |
| 2018–2020 | Terengganu | 57 | (23) |
| 2021– | Sri Pahang | 11 | (2) |
| 2021 | → Terengganu (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Tuck started his career with boyhood club Halifax Town in 2008. He also had spells also with Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. and Guiseley A.F.C.
Tuck arrived in Thailand in 2010 leaving Farsley Celtic, after spells also with taking up a friend's invitation to play for Nakhon Pathom FC. After his contract with Nakhon Pathom ended on 31 October 2010, Tuck signed a contract with Thailand's second division club Customs United in 2011.[4]
Tuck played with Bangkok FC between 2011 and 2013 when he scored 51 goals in 77 league games and narrowly missed out on promotion, finishing fourth in Tuck's last season with the club.[5][6]
Tuck joined Air Force Central from Bangkok FC in 2014 and was loaned to Nakhon Ratchasima. He later moved to Nakhon Ratchasima on a permanent deal in 2015. After spent six years in Thailand football he arrived at Bangladeshi side Abahani Limited Dhaka where he helped his club win the 2016 Bangladesh Football Premier League.[7][8][9]
In January 2017, Tuck signed one-year deal with Malaysia Premier League side Negeri Sembilan FC. On 20 January 2017, Tuck made his league debut in a 3–0 win over Sabah FC as first starter.[10] His first league goal came in from a 2–1 home win against MISC-MIFA on 28 February 2017.[11] On 11 March 2017, Tuck scored a hat-trick in 2017 Malaysia FA Cup third round match against Penang FC helping his side advance to the next round.[12][13][14][15] Due to the nature of his leadership, he was appointed as the vice-captain of Negeri Sembilan.[16]
On 16 November 2017, Tuck signed a contract with Terengganu FC after the club been promoted to the tier 1 Malaysia league.[17] He scored a total of 23 league goals throughout his career with the club.
On 26 November 2020, Tuck signed a contract with Sri Pahang FC.[18] He scored 2 goals and an assist in 11 league appearance with the club.
On May 2021, Tuck made a comeback to Terengganu FC on a six-month loan deal until the end of the 2021 season. Only featured in three league matches, he scored just a goal and an assist for the club, before returning to his parent club.
Tuck returned to Sri Pahang FC after the loan ended.
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nakhon Ratchasima | 2015 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 29 | 5 | |
| Negeri Sembilan | 2017 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | 29 | 9 | |
| Terengganu | 2018 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | – | 32 | 14 | |
| 2019 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 23 | 4 | ||
| 2020 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 6 | ||
| 2021 (loan) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | ||
| Total | 51 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 25 | |
| Sri Pahang | 2021 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
Abahani Limited Dhaka
Terengganu
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