Name Brenko Lee Date joined 2014 Weight 101 kg | Height 1.92 m Role Rugby league rugby centre | |
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Brenko Lee (born 10 October 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League. He plays at centre and wing. He previously played for the Canberra Raiders.
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Background
Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Lee is of Indigenous Australian and Tongan descent and played his junior rugby league for the Logan Brothers, before being signed by the Canberra Raiders.
Lee is the cousin of fellow Canberra Raiders player Edrick Lee.
Early career
From 2013 to 2015, Lee played for the Canberra Raiders' NYC team. On 20 April 2013, he played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team. On 5 December 2013, he re-signed with the Raiders on a 3-year contract.
2014
On 3 May, Lee again played for the Queensland Under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team. In Round 15 of the 2014 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Raiders against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs on the wing in the Raiders' 22–14 loss at Canberra Stadium. In the next round, against the Wests Tigers, he scored his first and second tries in the NRL, in the Raiders' 19–18 loss at Leichhardt Oval. After Round 21, after the Raiders' 54–18 loss to New Zealand Warriors at Canberra Stadium, his year was over as he strugged with a hamstring injury. He finished his debut year in the NRL having played in 4 matches and scoring 3 tries.
2015
On 2 May, Lee played for the Junior Kangaroos against Junior Kiwis. On 11 September, he was named in the 58-man Tonga squad to play the Cook Islands on 17 October.
2017
In October 2016, Lee signed a 2-year contract with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs starting in 2017.
On 3 March 2017, Lee made his debut for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs against the Melbourne Storm at Belmore Sports Ground..