Everyone likes a challenge – but goalkeeper Richard Lee seems to love them! Since his Watford debut in March 2003, he’s been injured, dropped, reinstated, loaned out, recalled and, most recently, made captain of a table-topping side. A Hornets’ Academy scholar, Richard trained with the Hertfordshire club from the age of 10, progressing through the ranks to become a mainstay of Watford’s matchday squad for the last five seasons.
That’s not to say life’s always been rosy; Richard has a fractured cheekbone and broken upper arm bone to remind him a keeper’s life is definitely for lunatics only.
This season, he played over 40 games as Watford pushed - ultimately unsuccessfully - to regain their place in the Premiership. It's more games than he's ever played before in one season – a testament to a hard-work ethic and dedication to excellence.