Lee Jeong-hyeop

Lee Jeong-hyeop

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Career

Lee Jung-hyeop joined Busan IPark in 2013 and made his debut on March 10 in a match against Gyeongnam FC. On June 1, he scored his debut goal and a second goal in the same match, leading his team to a victory over Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. During his debut season, he appeared in 27 league matches, scoring 2 goals and providing 2 assists. Afterward, he changed his name from Lee Jeong-gi to Lee Jung-hyeop and, at the suggestion of manager Yoon Sung-hyo, applied to join the military team Sangju Sangmu FC, enlisting in November 2013. After completing his military service with Sangju Sangmu FC in October 2015, Lee returned to his original club, Busan, but only appeared in three matches due to injury. He was unable to participate in the promotion playoffs and could only watch as Busan was relegated. At the end of the 2015 season, Lee expressed a strong desire to continue playing in the K League Classic, leading to a loan move to Ulsan Hyundai FC as part of a trade with Lee Young-jae. He scored his first goal for Ulsan on April 9, 2016, in a match against Gwangju FC and later scored a dramatic stoppage-time goal on September 21, 2016, in a match against Seongnam FC, securing a 2-1 comeback victory and confirming Ulsan's place in the top split. After the 2016 season, Lee returned to Busan following the expiration of his one-year loan with Ulsan. On March 4, he scored in the league opener against Seongnam FC and continued his scoring streak in all matches except the game against…

International career

In December 2014, Lee was surprisingly included in South Korea's squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup as an uncapped player. He made his debut for the Taegeuk Warriors in a pre-tournament friendly against Saudi Arabia, scoring his first international goal as the Koreans ran out 2–0 winners. In South Korea's final group game, Lee scored the winning goal against tournament hosts Australia to secure first place in Group A. On 26 January 2015, Lee scored the opening goal of South Korea's 2–0 semi-final defeat of Iraq to put the nation into the Asian Cup final for the first time since 1988.

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 March 2022

International goals

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

Club
Gimcheon Sangmu FC (2014–2015)
Club
Busan IPark FC (2013–2013)
Club
Ulsan HD FC (2016–)
Club
South Korea men's national football team (2015–)
National team
South Korea

Legacy

Honours

Club

Busan IPark Korean FA Cup runner-up: 2017 Sangju Sangmu K League 2: 2015

International

South Korea EAFF East Asian Cup : 2015, 2017, 2019 AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 2015

Individual

K League 2 Best XI : 2017

Clubs

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Identifiers & aliases
Description

South Korean association football player

Position

forward

Extract from Wikipedia

Lee Jeong-hyeop is a South Korean footballer who plays as striker for PT Prachuap in the Thai League 1.

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