Lee Jin-hyun
South Korean footballer (born 1997)
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Lee Jin-hyun (Korean: 이진현; born 26 August 1997) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for K League 1 club Ulsan HD.
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| Full name | Lee Jin-hyun | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 August 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pohang, Gyeongbuk, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Ulsan HD | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Pohang Pocheol High School | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Sungkyunkwan University | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Pohang Steelers | 37 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | → Austria Wien (loan) | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Daegu FC | 21 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 78 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Puszcza Niepołomice | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Ulsan HD | 43 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | South Korea U20 | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | South Korea U23 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | South Korea | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 August 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
He graduated from Pohang Iron & Steel Elementary School, Pohang Steel Middle School, and Pohang Steel High School, which are affiliated with the Pohang Steelers, and entered Sungkyunkwan University after being selected by the Pohang Steelers in 2016.[1]
Austria Wien
On 11 August 2017, he moved to Austrian Bundesliga side Austria Wien on a one-year loan with an additional purchase option for another three years.[2]
On 27 August 2017, Lee made his debut appearance against Admira Wacker and he also scored his debut goal at the 76th minute.[3]
International career
Lee made his debut for the South Korea U-20 national team on 4 January 2015 in a draw against Finland in the 2015 Granatkin Memorial.[4]
He won the gold medal with the South Korea U-23 national team at the 2018 Asian Games.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played on 8 December 2024.
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Austria Wien (loan) | 2017–18 | Austrian Bundesliga | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
| Pohang Steelers | 2018 | K League 1 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 5 | ||
| 2019 | K League 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Total | 37 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 6 | ||||
| Daegu FC | 2020 | K League 1 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | 2021 | K League 2 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | K League 2 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 2 | 30 | 6 | ||
| 2023 | K League 1 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 3 | |||
| Total | 78 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | 81 | 10 | |||
| Puszcza Niepołomice | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||||
| Career totals | 180 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 194 | 18 | ||
- includes Austrian Cup, Korean FA Cup, Polish Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | |||
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Honours
South Korea U23
- Asian Games gold medal: 2018
