Lee James Hollis is a Scottish

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Motherwell

Motherwell F.C.

Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998...

. He moved to the SPL

Scottish Premier League

The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...

 club on a free transfer from Lanarkshire derby

Lanarkshire derby

The Lanarkshire Derby is a football rivalry that is based in Lanarkshire, Scotland, and matches are contested between any two from Motherwell, Airdrie United, Hamilton Accies and Albion Rovers,-Motherwell vs Airdrie:...

 rivals Airdrie United

Airdrie United F.C.

Airdrie United Football Club are a Scottish professional football team based in the town of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire. They are currently managed by ex-Airdrieonians player and former Airdrie United Under 19s coach Jimmy Boyle. They are members of the Scottish Football League and play in the...

.

Airdrie United

Hollis started his career at Airdrie United, but had to wait until the latter months of the 2009-10 season for his chance. However, Hollis could not prevent a First Division play-off semi-final defeat, meaning relegation to the second division. Hollis was then released, along with the rest of the squad, as Airdrie converted to part-time.

Motherwell

Hollis signed for Airdrie's Lanarkshire rivals

Lanarkshire derby

The Lanarkshire Derby is a football rivalry that is based in Lanarkshire, Scotland, and matches are contested between any two from Motherwell, Airdrie United, Hamilton Accies and Albion Rovers,-Motherwell vs Airdrie:...

 Motherwell in 2010, and was in the squad for all of their Europa League games in 2010. He was promoted to second-choice keeper behind Darren Randolph

Darren Randolph

Darren Edward Randolph is an Irish football goalkeeper playing for Scottish Premier League club Motherwell. He is a Republic of Ireland U-21 international and has also been in the senior Republic of Ireland squad. Randolph has also represented Ireland at basketball.-Early career:Randolph was born...

 after the departure of Michael Fraser

Michael Fraser

Michael Alan Fraser is a Scottish professional goalkeeper currently playing for Ross County.-Inverness CT:...

 in the early weeks of the 2010-11 season.

Hollis made his Motherwell debut in a 4-0 defeat to Celtic

Celtic F.C.

Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...

 in the last match of the season. Despite the scoreline, He received praise for his performance in the match and made several good saves which kept the score down. Hollis was on the bench for Motherwell's 3-0 Scottish Cup Final

2011 Scottish Cup Final

The 2011 Scottish Cup Final was the 126th final of the Scottish Cup, Scottish football's most prestigious knockout association football competition. The match toke place at Hampden Park on 21 May 2011 and was played by Scottish Premier League clubs Motherwell and Celtic...

 defeat against Celtic.

On 10 June 2011, he signed a new one-year contract.

Honours

Motherwell

Motherwell F.C.

Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998...

• Scottish Cup
  Scottish Cup
  The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The...
  
  : 2011 (Runner-up)

External links

• Lee Hollis profile at Motherwell FC official website