Lee Han-beom
South Korean footballer (born 2002)
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Lee Han-beom (Korean: 이한범; born 17 June 2002) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club Midtjylland and the South Korea national team.
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Lee with FC Seoul in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 June 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Daegu, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Midtjylland | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Seil Middle School | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Boin High School | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | FC Seoul | 51 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Midtjylland | 43 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | South Korea U17 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | South Korea U23 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | South Korea | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 June 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
FC Seoul
Prior to graduating from Boin High School, Lee joined K League 1 club FC Seoul on 31 December 2020.[1][2] On 21 April 2021, he made his professional debut in a K League 1 match against Jeju United.[3] In the 2022 season, he played as a main centre-back for the club before having a knee injury in a K League 1 match on 21 August.[4]
Midtjylland
On 28 August 2023, Lee signed with Danish Superliga club Midtjylland on a four-year contract for a fee reported to be around $1.5 million.[5][6] On 5 November, he made his debut in a 4–1 away win against Hvidovre, where he assisted the final goal.[7] On 25 February 2024, he scored his first professional goal in a 3–2 win over AGF. However, he made only three appearances in his first season at Midtjylland.[8]
In the 2024–25 season, Lee had played only three matches as a starter during the regular season, but played the last five matches of the championship round after main centre-back Ousmane Diao was sent off in the previous match.[8]
Since his last K League 1 match at Seoul on 19 August 2023, Lee made a 48-match unbeaten run before a 2–1 Superliga loss to Sønderjyske on 23 November 2025. During this time, he earned 40 wins and 8 draws without a loss at clubs and national teams excluding matches from which he was absent.[note 1]
In the 2025–26 season, Lee became the club's main centre-back at the Superliga and the Danish Cup.[8] He scored the only goal in the Danish Cup final against Copenhagen, leading his club to win the tournament.[9]
International career
Lee was South Korea's youth international at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup and the 2022 Asian Games,[10] and won a gold medal at the latter.[11] On 10 June 2025, he made his senior international debut in a World Cup qualifier against Kuwait.[10]
Lee was included in the South Korea squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup,[12] playing three Group A matches.[13]
Career statistics
- As of match played 17 May 2026[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Seoul | 2021 | K League 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 2022 | K League 1 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | K League 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 51 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 54 | 1 | |||
| Midtjylland | 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 29 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 13[c] | 0 | 49 | 2 | |
| Total | 43 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 65 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 94 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 119 | 4 | ||
- Includes Korean FA Cup, Danish Cup
- Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Notes
- 1 draw at K League 1, 21 wins and 5 draws at Danish Superliga, 3 wins at Danish Cup, 1 win at UEFA Champions League qualifiers, 4 wins at UEFA Europa League, 3 wins and 1 draw at UEFA Europa League qualifiers, 3 wins and 1 draw at international "A" matches, 5 wins at Asian Games[8]