Lee Yong-jae (Korean: 이용재; born 8 June 1991) is a South Korean footballer. He plays for J3 League club FC Gifu.[2]
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Lee Yong-jae | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1991 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gwangju, South Korea | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | FC Gifu | |||||||||||||
| Number | 99 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 |
Pohang Jecheol Technical High School | |||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Watford (KFA Youth Project) | |||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Nantes | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Nantes | 50 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Nantes II | 14 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Red Star | 29 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 51 | (10) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Kyoto Sanga | 65 | (11) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Fagiano Okayama | 91 | (27) | |||||||||||
| 2022 | Incheon United | 21 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Jeonnam Dragons | 9 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2024- | FC Gifu | 15 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | South Korea U17 | 15 | (7) | |||||||||||
| 2011 | South Korea U20 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | South Korea U23 | 8 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2015– | South Korea | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 July 2024 @ 16:36(AEST) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 August 2015 | ||||||||||||||
| Lee Yong-jae | |
| Hangul | 이용재 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 李龍在 |
| Revised Romanization | I Yongjae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ri Ryongjae |
Club career
editLee began his career with Pohang Jecheol Technical High School and, after the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup, left for Europe signing with Watford through KFA Youth Project. On 6 September 2009 the French club FC Nantes signed the South Korean forward from Watford FC U-18 to a four-year deal.[3] Prior to joining the French side, Lee went on trial with Willem II Tilburg.[4] Lee scored his first goal for FC Nantes against Châteauroux on 22 October 2010.
International career
editLee represented his homeland at 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in his native South Korea and played one game.[5] He also played for the South Korea national under-20 football team.[6]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nantes | 2010–11 | Ligue 2 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
| 2011–12 | Ligue 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Total | 39 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 5 | ||
| Nantes II | 2012–13 | National 3 | 14 | 5 | — | — | 14 | 5 | ||
| Red Star | 2013–14 | National | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 4 | |
| V-Varen Nagasaki | 2014 | J2 League | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 3 | |
| 2015 | J2 League | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 7 | ||
| Total | 50 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 51 | 9 | |||
| Kyoto Sanga | 2016 | J2 League | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 7 | |
| 2017 | J2 League | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 4 | ||
| Total | 64 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | 65 | 11 | |||
| Fagiano Okayama | 2018 | J2 League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| 2019 | J2 League | 35 | 18 | — | 35 | 18 | ||||
| Total | 46 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | 46 | 19 | |||
| Career total | 242 | 51 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 255 | 53 | ||
International goals
edit- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lee goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 June 2015 | Shah Alam Stadium, Kuala Lumpur |  United Arab Emirates |
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
Honours
editInternational
editSouth Korea U23
South Korea
References
edit- ^ "FW 16 LEE Yong Jae". Kyoto Sanga F.C. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ "李勇載：京都サンガF.C.：Ｊリーグ.jp". jleague.jp. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ Football. FC Nantes : Lee Yong-Jae séduit Rohr
- ^ Nantes testet jungen Koreaner
- ^ FIFA Player Statistics
- ^ Ki Hee, Ahn (14 July 2011). "U-20 대표팀, 콜롬비아 월드컵 참가 21명 최종명단 확정.(The U-20 national team has confirmed the final roster of 21 players participating in the World Cup in Colombia.)". Sportalkorea.
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2019 (NSK MOOK)", 9 February 2019, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411628 (p. ? out of 289)
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 203 out of 289)
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 224 out of 289)
External links
edit- Lee Yong-jae on Instagram
- Profile at Kyoto Sanga FC
- Lee Yong-jae – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Lee Yong-jae – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Lee Yong-jae at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Lee Yong-jae at Asian Games Incheon 2014
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