Neil Lennon started playing football at school. He started from the Celtic youth team.
Club Career
At 16, he got the chance to play at Manchester City as a trainee; he joined in 1987. In 1990, he was signed by Crewe Alexandra on a free transfer, and he debuted at Crewe Alexandra against Reading in August 1990. Because of his back injury, he missed the whole season of 1991-1992.
From Crewe Alexandra, he made 187 appearances and scored 18 goals for the club in 5.5 years.
In 1996, he joined Leicester City for a fee of £750,000. He debuted for Leicester City against Crystal Palace at Wembley. In 1997, he won his first major winning medal against Middlesbrough. During his time, he got a chance to play in two other league cup finals; in 1999, losing against Tottenham Hotspur 1-0, and in 2000, winning 2-1 against Tranmere Rovers.
In 2000, Celtic signed with Lennon for £5.75 million. He wins three winning medals. He helped the Celtic win two league championships and two Scottish Cups in four seasons. He played in the UEFA Cup Final in 2003, losing 3-2 with Porto after extra time.
He was made a caption of Celtic in 2005. In 2006, he extended his sign for a one-year. In 2007, he announced he was leaving Celtic after playing his last game on 26 May 2007. His captaincy won the Scottish Cup Final against Dunfermline Athletic.
On 31 January 2008, Lennon joined Wycombe Wanderers on a free transfer but left on 3 April to take a coaching role at Celtic.
International Football Career
On 11 June 1994, Lennon played his first international game in a friendly match against Mexico. He waited almost one year to appear in the international and played against chile in another friendly. Three months later, he played with Portugal in a European Championship as his first competitive appearance.
In 2002, he retired from his international career after receiving a life-threatening. He played 40 games for his country and contributed two goals in his period.
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