Chien Lee

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Chien Lee (Chinese: 李建; pinyin: Lǐ Jiàn, born 1960) is a Chinese-American entrepreneur, investor, and sports team owner with controlling investments in multiple football clubs. Lee is the founder and Chairman of NewCity Capital and co-founder of 7 Days Inn. He has invested in nine European football clubs including FC Thun, AS Nancy Lorraine, FC Kaiserslautern, GKS Tychy FC, OGC Nice, Barnsley F.C., K.V. Oostende, Esbjerg fB, and FC Den Bosch, and as of August 2026 holds shares in FC Thun, Nancy, GKS Tychy, and Kaiserslautern. The Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal have described Lee as applying Moneyball approaches to European football. Some of his club tenures have attracted controversy, including for poor league performances, lack of investment into players, and financial mismanagement.

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