Lee Yong (footballer, born 1986)
South Korean footballer
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Lee Yong (Korean: 이용; Hanja: 李鎔; Korean pronunciation: [i.joŋ]; born 24 December 1986) is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
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Lee with Suwon FC, 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Yong | ||
| Date of birth | 24 December 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Seoul, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| 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 | 127 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Sangju Sangmu (draft) | 56 | (2) |
| 2017–2022 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 113 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Suwon FC (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Suwon FC | 74 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009[2] | South Korea Universiade | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2022 | South Korea | 57 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2022 | |||
Early life
Lee grew up in Hanam, a city on the outskirts of Seoul. He completed his schooling in Seoul due to the lack of schools with established football programs in Hanam at that time. One of his elementary school classmates was his neighbor and future national teammate Park Joo-ho.[3]
As he was a "late bloomer", Lee was not heavily scouted as a high school senior and spent a gap year training before trying out again the next season. He was eventually accepted into Chung-Ang University.[4][5]
Club career
Lee was drafted by Ulsan Hyundai FC in 2010.[6]
In 2015 Lee enlisted for mandatory military service and assigned to the Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps (Sangju Sangmu).[7] His contract with Ulsan Hyundai was not extended and he was traded to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC after he was discharged from the military.[8]
International career
In May 2018 he was named in South Korea's preliminary 28 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[9]
Career statistics
Club
As of 8 December 2025
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2010 | Ulsan Hyundai | K League 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[b] | 0 | 2[c] | 1 | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2013 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 39 | 1 | |||||
| 2014 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | Sangju Sangmu (draft) | 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[b] | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8[b] | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Suwon FC (loan) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||||
| 2023 | Suwon FC | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||||
| 2025 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Total | South Korea | 383 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 455 | 6 | |
| Career total | 383 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 455 | 6 | ||
- Appearances in K League Championship
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
- Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
International
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
Ulsan Hyundai
Sangju Sangmu
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
