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Billy Kee

Name: Billy Rodney Kee
Born: 1 December 1990, Leicester (England)
Height: 5.09 ft
Weight: 11.04 st
Position: Forward

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 10 Under-21 Caps / 3 Goals (2009-2012), 8 Under-19 Caps/ 4 Goals.
Awards: EFL League Two Player of Season 2017/18; EFL Team of the Season 2017/18; PFA League Two Team of the Year 2017/18; League Two Player of the Month Nov-2011.

Club Career:
Teams..........--Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League-- FA Cup FL Cup Other
Leicester City 08/09-09/10 . 2006 Youth .0 (0)/ 0
Accrington St. 09/10 ..... Jul-09 .Loan 15(22)/ 9 1(2)/0 1(1)/0 2(0)/0
Torquay United 10/11-11/12 Jun-10 .Free 18 (6)/ 9 1(3)/1 1(0)/0 4(1)/0
Burton Albion..11/12-14/15 Aug-11 Undis 70(29)/39 4(3)/2 2(3)/1 3(3)/0
Scunthorpe Utd 14/15 ..... Aug-14 Undis .0(12)/ 0 1(1)/0 ...... 0(2)/0 
Mansfield Town 14/15 ..... Jan-15 .Loan .8 (5)/ 2
Accrington St. 15/16-19/20 Jun-15 .Free 
Coalville Town 

Biography:
A young stocky striker, Billy Kee spent 2009/10 on loan at Accrington Stanley from Leicester City. He was part of the Northern Ireland side that claimed the 2009 Milk Cup Elite title and in September 2009, still just eighteen, he was called into the senior Northern Ireland squad. He was disappointed to be released by Leicester in May 2010 but quickly signed for Torquay United. In August 2011 he scored his first goals at  Under-21international level, a virtuoso hattrick against the Faroe Islands, so becoming the first Northern Ireland player to score three in a match at that level.  Early in the 2011/12 season Kee left Torquay for personal reasons. He move closer to "home" by joining Burton Albion for a fee believed to be around £20,000 and a startling run of goalscoring form saw him crowned Football League Young Player of the Month for October. In August 2014 he moved on to Scunthorpe for a fee believed to be around £250,000, earning Torquay a further £80,000 through a sell on clause. He failed to start a league game or score a goal for the Iron and joined Mansfield on a three-month loan deal mid-season. 

Billy Kee has since talked openly about his battles with mental health issues and announced his retirement from professional football in January 2020.

Irish FA
Wikipedia
Accrington Stanley

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
04-09-2009 Czech Republic A L 0-2 ECQ
13-10-2009 Iceland....... A L 1-2 ECQ
13-11-2009 Germany....... H D 1-1 ECQ
17-11-2009 Czech Republic H L 1-2 ECQ
02-03-2010 San Marino.... A W 3-0 ECQ

17-11-2010 Scotland ..... A L 1-3 FR
10-08-2011 San Marino ... H W 4-0 ECQ 3 goals
02-09-2011 Serbia ....... A L 0-1 ECQ
07-09-2012 FYRo Macedonia H L 1-3 ECQ
10-09-2012 Denmark ...... A L 0-3 ECQ sub

Summary: 9(1)/3. Won 2, Drew 1, Lost 7.

Picture courtesy of Roy Cathcart

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