Lee Yong (footballer, born 1986)
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Lee with Suwon FC, 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Yong | ||
| Date of birth | 24 December 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Seoul, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Suwon FC | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Gyeongshin Middle School | ||
| 2002–2005 | Yeongdeungpo Technical High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Chungang University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2016 | Ulsan Hyundai | 133 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Sangju Sangmu (army) | 56 | (2) |
| 2017–2023 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 113 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Suwon FC (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2023– | Suwon FC | 35 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009[2] | South Korea Universiade | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2022 | South Korea | 57 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2022 | |||
| Lee Yong | |
| Hangul | 이용 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | I Yong |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Yong |
Lee Yong (Korean: 이용; Hanja: 李鎔; Korean pronunciation: [i.joŋ]; born 24 December 1986) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays for Korean club Suwon FC and the South Korea national football team as a right-back.
Early life
Lee grew up in Hanam, a city on the outskirts of Seoul. He completed his schooling in Seoul due to the lack of schools with established football programs in Hanam at that time. One of his elementary school classmates was his neighbor and future national teammate Park Joo-ho.[3]
As he was a "late bloomer", Lee was not heavily scouted as a high school senior and spent a gap year training before trying out again the next season. He was eventually accepted into Chung-Ang University.[4][5]
Club career
Lee was drafted by Ulsan Hyundai FC in 2010.[6]
In 2015 Lee enlisted for mandatory military service and assigned to the Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps (Sangju Sangmu).[7] His contract with Ulsan Hyundai was not extended and he was traded to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC after he was discharged from the military.[8]
International career
In May 2018 he was named in South Korea's preliminary 28 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[9]
Career statistics
Club
As of 6 June 2023
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| South Korea | League | KFA Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
| 2010 | Ulsan Hyundai | K League 1 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 10[a] | 1 | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2013 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 1 | ||||
| 2014 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | Sangju Sangmu (army) | K League 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | K League 1 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 2 | |||
| Ulsan Hyundai | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Suwon FC (loan) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | Suwon FC | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Total | South Korea | 328 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 392 | 5 | |
| Career total | 328 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 392 | 5 | ||
- ^ Eight appearances in AFC Champions League, two appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup
International
As of 10 June 2022
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 2013 | 7 | 0 |
| 2014 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 0 |
Honours
Ulsan Hyundai
Sangju Sangmu
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Individual
References
- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ 2009년 5월 18일 2009 하계유니버시아드 남자 (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "[인터뷰] '시작과 끝을 한 팀에서' 이용·박주호 "함께 은퇴하는 그림 생각"" (in Korean). News1. 22 April 2023.
- ^ "고통으로 단련된 이용 "좌절은 있어도 포기는 없다"". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). 10 November 2018.
- ^ "축구부 조정호 감독 인터뷰". Chung-Ang Shinmun (in Korean). Chung-Ang University. 26 May 2014.
- ^ "김태환, 이용, 홍철..K리그 데뷔 10주년을 맞이하는 선수들" (in Korean). K League. 13 April 2020.
- ^ "<프로축구> 이승기·이용·임상협 상주 입대…내년부터 활약". 20 November 2014 (in Korean).
- ^ "Jeonbuk acquire Ulsan defenders Lee Yong and Lee Jae-sung". Asian Football Confederation. 16 December 2016.
- ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
External links
- Lee Yong – National Team Stats at KFA (in Korean)
- Lee Yong – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)