Lee Jeong-hyeop (Korean: 이정협; Korean pronunciation: [i.dʑʌŋ.ɦjʌp̚] or [i] [tɕʌŋ.ɦjʌp̚]; born 24 June 1991) is a South Korean footballer who plays as striker for Seongnam FC in the K League 1.
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| Date of birth | 24 June 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Busan, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Seongnam FC | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Busan IPark | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Soongsil University | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2020 | Busan IPark | 109 | (31) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | → Sangju Sangmu (army) | 42 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | → Ulsan Hyundai (loan) | 30 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Shonan Bellmare (loan) | 18 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Gyeongnam FC | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Gangwon FC | 67 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Seongnam FC | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | South Korea | 25 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 March 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lee Jeong-hyeop | |
| Hangul | 이정협 |
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| Hanja | 李庭協 |
| Revised Romanization | I Jeonghyeop |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ri Chŏnghyŏp |
Career
editLee 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.[1]
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.[2] 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.[3]
After the 2016 season, Lee returned to Busan following the expiration of his one-year loan with Ulsan.[4]
On March 4, he scored in the league opener against Seongnam FC and continued his scoring streak in all matches except the game against Bucheon FC 1995, for which he was unavailable due to national team duties. On April 15, he scored in his sixth consecutive league match during a game against Suwon FC, tying the record for most consecutive goals after a season opener set by Adriano while playing for Daejeon Citizen. A week later, on April 22, he broke Adriano's record by scoring the first goal in a match against Daejeon.
On January 22, 2018, it was officially announced that Lee had joined Shonan Bellmare of the J1 League on a one-year loan.[5]
Lee returned to Busan ahead of the 2019 season and scored two goals in a 5-2 victory against Asan Mugunghwa FC on April 13. He contributed 13 goals in 31 matches during the 2019 season, helping his team earn promotion. Lee remained with Busan for the 2020 season and scored his first goal of the season on May 24 in a match against Ulsan Hyundai FC.
Ahead of the 2021 season, Lee transferred to Gyeongnam FC.[6] In the summer transfer window of the same year, he moved to Gangwon FC in K League 1 to strengthen their attacking options.[7]
International career
editIn December 2014, Lee was surprisingly included in South Korea's squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup as an uncapped player.[8] 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.[9] In South Korea's final group game, Lee scored the winning goal against tournament hosts Australia to secure first place in Group A.[10][11] 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.[12]
International goals
edit- Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 17 January 2015 | Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane |  Australia |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup |
| 2. | 26 January 2015 | Stadium Australia, Sydney |  Iraq |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup |
| 3. | 11 June 2015 | Shah Alam Stadium, Kuala Lumpur |  United Arab Emirates |
3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 4. | 24 March 2016 | Ansan Wa~ Stadium, Ansan |  Lebanon |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 11 November 2016 | Cheonan Stadium, Cheonan |  Canada |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
Club career statistics
editAs of 19 March 2022
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Play-offs | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2013 | Busan IPark | K League 1 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2014 | Sangju Sangmu (army) | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 4 | |||
| 2015 | K League 2 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 7 | |||
| Busan IPark | K League 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | Ulsan Hyundai (loan) | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 4 | |||
| 2017 | Busan IPark | K League 2 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 30 | 11 | |
| 2018 | Shonan Bellmare (loan) | J1 League | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Busan IPark | K League 2 | 31 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 34 | 13 | |
| 2020 | K League 1 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 6 | |||
| 2021 | Gyeongnam FC | K League 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 3 | ||
| 2021 | Gangwon FC | K League 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 237 | 50 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 261 | 53 | ||
Honours
editClub
edit- Busan IPark
- Korean FA Cup runner-up: 2017
- Sangju Sangmu
International
edit- South Korea
- EAFF East Asian Cup : 2015, 2017, 2019
- AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 2015
Individual
editReferences
edit- ^ Lee Jung-hyeop: "Received orders to return to Busan IPark" - Busan Ilbo
- ^ "Cinderella of the Army" Lee Jung-hyeop heads to Ulsan Hyundai on loan - Sports Seoul
- ^ Lee Jung-hyeop's last-minute goal secures Ulsan's top split spot - Sports Chosun
- ^ Lee Jung-hyeop returns to Busan after Ulsan loan ends
- ^ Kim Woo-jong (22 January 2018). "[Official] Busan's Lee Jung-hyeop joins Shonan Bellmare on a one-year loan". Star News.
- ^ Gyeongnam signs striker Lee Jung-hyeop as a free agent
- ^ Gangwon FC strengthens attack by signing Lee Jung-hyeop
- ^ "No Park in South Korea's Asian Cup squad". Sportal. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "South Korea beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 in Asia Cup warm-up match". SportsKeeda. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Asian Cup: South Korea beats Australia 1-0 in Brisbane to seal top spot in Group A". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Asian Cup: South Korea beats Iraq 2-0 to reach final thanks to Lee Jeong-hyeop, Kim Young-gwon strikes - ABC News". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ "Korea Republic marches into Asian Cup final". Special Broadcasting Service. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
External links
edit- Lee Jeong-hyeop at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Lee Jeong-hyeop – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Lee Jeong-hyeop – National Team Stats at KFA (in Korean)
- Lee Jeong-hyeop at National-Football-Teams.com
