Illyas Lee Si Qin (born 1 December 1995) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Singaporean club Hougang United FC and the Singapore national under-22 football team. He has been described as 'the next N'Golo Kante' due to his affinity on defence.
Club career Lee started off his footballing career in 2015 when he signed for Warriors but made no appearances for the club.
He then signed for Young Lions in 2016 and did not make any appearances for the club too. He then made his debut in 2017. He even captained the Young Lions against Balestier Khalsa on 22 June 2017.
Career statistics
Update 1 March 2020 ClubSeasonS.LeagueSingapore CupSingapore League CupAsiaTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Warriors FC20152000000020Total2000000020 Young Lions FC201600000000002017130000000130Total130000000130 Hougang United2018212000000212Total212000000212 Balestier Khalsa2019150000000150Total150000000150 Warriors FC20200000000000Total0000000000 Tiong Bahru FC20200000000000Total0000000000Career total512000000512
International career Lee represented Singapore for the under-22s national team, and has been appointed as captain of the team on several occasions.
International Statistics U22/23 International caps No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition1 20 June 2018 Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore 0-2 (lost) Friendly
U19 International caps No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition1 9 September 2013 Gelora Delta Stadium, Sidoarjo, Indonesia 1-1 (draw) 2013 AFF U-19 Youth Championship2 13 September 2013 Gelora Delta Stadium, Sidoarjo, Indonesia 2-0 (won) 2013 AFF U-19 Youth Championship3 17 September 2013 Petrokimia Stadium, Gresik, Indonesia 2-3 (lost) 2013 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
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