Lee Dong-jun (footballer)
South Korean footballer (born 1997)
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Lee Dong-jun (Korean: 이동준; born 1 February 1997) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a winger for K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.[3]
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| Date of birth | 1 February 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Busan, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2014 | Busan IPark[note 1] | ||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Soongsil University | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Busan IPark | 92 | (22) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Ulsan Hyundai | 32 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Hertha BSC | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 33 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | 37 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | South Korea U20 | 22[α] | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | South Korea U23 | 19 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | South Korea | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 February 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Busan IPark
On 21 February 2017, Lee signed with K League 2 club Busan IPark.[4] On 25 March, he made his professional debut in a 1–0 defeat to Bucheon FC 1995. He was primarily used as a substitute for his first two years at the club.[5]
During the 2019 season, Lee became Busan's key player under new manager Cho Deok-je,[5] appearing in all 36 matches including 32 matches as a starter. While leading the club to a second-place finish, he had 13 goals and seven assists,[6] and won eight penalties.[7] He was named the K League 2 Most Valuable Player.[8] Afterwards, Busan succeeded in promoting to the K League 1 through the promotion play-offs.
Ulsan Hyundai
After Busan was relegated to the K League 2 at the end of the 2020 season, another K League 1 club Ulsan Hyundai made Lee an offer. When playing for Ulsan in 2021, he directly exerted his influence, becoming the club's top goalscorer.[9] Ulsan failed to win the league title by finishing second, but he was selected for the K League 1 Best XI.[10]
Hertha BSC
On 29 January 2022, Lee signed a contract until 2025 with Bundesliga club Hertha BSC.[11] He had difficulty in adapting to duels against Bundesliga players, revealing his physical weakness.[12] He suffered frequent injuries, making only four appearances for a year at Hertha.[13]
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
In December 2022, Lee returned to South Korea to sign for K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.[14] During the 2023 season, he struggled to recover his physical condition and sense. On 13 December 2023, he scored two goals including his first goal for Jeonbuk in a 3–2 AFC Champions League win over Bangkok United.[15]
Lee enlisted in military football club Gimcheon Sangmu for one and a half years to do his mandatory military service. On 29 October 2025, he came back to Jeonbuk,[16] which clinched the league title 11 days ago.[17] On 6 December, he won his first professional title after scoring the opening goal in a 2–1 Korea Cup final win over Gwangju FC.[18]
International career
In January 2020, Lee scored against Iran and China in the group stage of the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship.[2] After winning the tournament, he participated at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]
On 25 March 2021, Lee made his debut for the South Korea national team in a 3–0 friendly defeat to Japan.[19]
Career statistics
- As of 7 December 2025[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Busan IPark | 2017 | K League 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 3[a] | 2 | 14 | 3 | |
| 2018 | K League 2 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 27 | 4 | ||
| 2019 | K League 2 | 36 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 39 | 13 | ||
| 2020 | K League 1 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 5 | |||
| Total | 92 | 22 | 8 | 1 | — | 8 | 2 | 108 | 25 | |||
| Ulsan Hyundai | 2021 | K League 1 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 37 | 12 |
| Hertha BSC | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2023 | K League 1 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[b] | 2 | — | 30 | 2 | |
| 2024 | K League 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2025 | K League 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 3 | ||
| Total | 33 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 45 | 6 | |||
| Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | 2024 | K League 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2025 | K League 1 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 5 | |||
| Total | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 6 | ||||
| Career total | 198 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 231 | 49 | ||
- Appearances in K League 2 promotion play-offs
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
- Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
Honours
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
South Korea U23
Individual
