Lee Yong (footballer, born 1986)

Lee Yong (Korean이용; 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.

Lee Yong
Lee with Suwon FC, 2023
Personal information
Full name Lee Yong
Date of birth (1986-12-24) 24 December 1986 (age 37)
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 88
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)
2015–2016Sangju Sangmu (army) 56 (2)
2017–2023 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 113 (0)
2022Suwon FC (loan) 13 (0)
2023– Suwon FC 35 (2)
International career
2009[2] South Korea Universiade 3 (0)
2013–2022 South Korea 57 (0)
*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 RomanizationI Yong
McCune–ReischauerI Yong

In May 2018 he was named in South Korea's preliminary 28 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[3]

Career statistics

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Club

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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
  1. ^ Eight appearances in AFC Champions League, two appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup

International

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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

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Ulsan Hyundai

Sangju Sangmu

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 2009년 5월 18일 2009 하계유니버시아드 남자 (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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