Chris Lester

Christopher James Lester (born 27 October 1994) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who last played for Bolton Wanderers in the Championship as a midfielder.

Chris Lester
Personal information
Full name Christopher James Lester[1]
Date of birth (1994-10-27) 27 October 1994
Place of birth Salford, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Warrington Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Bolton Wanderers 1 (0)
2013 → Chester (loan) 5 (0)
2015– Warrington Town 7 (0)
International career‡
2013 Northern Ireland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:04, 6 December 2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:35, 23 April 2014 (UTC)

Club career

A youth product of the club's academy since he joined at under-14s level,[2] Lester signed his first professional contract with the club after a good display throughout the club's academy for U18 and U21.[3]

Lester first appeared as an unused substitute for Bolton Wanderers in a 2–2 FA Cup draw against Sunderland.[4] Again, he was an unused substitute in a league match against Middlesbrough.[5] A lack of first team opportunities saw him being loaned to Chester in 2013, on a one-month loan along with teammate Conor Wilkinson.[6] He was also nominated for the Rising Star award in September 2013.[7]

On 22 April 2014, Lester made his first team debut for Bolton, coming as a 77th-minute substitute for Chung-Yong Lee against Leicester City.[8]

On 25 March 2015 it was announced that Lester had joined Hartlepool United on trial, scoring on his debut for the reserves.[9]

On 15 May 2015 Chris Lester was released by Bolton along with 12 other players.[10]

International career

In May 2013, Lester was first called up by Northern Ireland U21 after being eligible to play for them through his grandfather.[11] Lester made his Northern Ireland U21 debut on 30 May 2013, in a 3-0 loss against Cyprus U21.[12]

References
  1. "The Football League Retained List". The Football League. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. "Youth coach Lee hails Whites academy after trio get deals". The Bolton News. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  3. "Young Wanderers trio rewarded with professional contracts". The Bolton News. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  4. "Bolton Wanderers vs Sunderland". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  5. "Bolton Wanderers vs Middlesbrough". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  6. "Bolton: Conor Wilkinson & Chris Lester join Chester on loan". BBC. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  7. Marc Iles (11 September 2013). "Bolton Wanderers duo Jay Spearing and Chris Lester in running for North West Football Awards". The Bolton News. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  8. "Bolton Wanderers vs Leicester City". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  9. David Pye (25 March 2015). "Bolton Wanderers youngster Chris Lester scores while on trial with Hartlepool United reserves". The Bolton News. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  10. "Matt Mills,Andy Lonergan, Craig Davies out as Bolton Wanderers announce retainedlist". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  11. "Lester receives international call up". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 24 May 2013. Archived from the original on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  12. "CYPRUS U21 VS. NORTHERN IRELAND U21 3 - 0". Soccerway. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
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