Lee Yeong-jae
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Lee Yeong-jae | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 September 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Seoul, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| –2015 | Yongin University | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Ulsan Hyundai | 62 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | → Busan IPark (loan) | 17 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Gyeongnam FC | 11 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Gangwon FC | 36 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021– 2023 | Suwon FC | 44 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | 50 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 66 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | South Korea U-23 | 20 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | South Korea | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 July 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lee Yeong-jae | |
| Hangul | 이영재 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 李英才 |
| RR | I Yeongjae |
| MR | I Yŏngjae |
Lee Yeong-jae (Korean: 이영재; Hanja: 李英才; born 13 September 1994) is a South Korean football midfielder who plays for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and the South Korea national team.
Club career
Lee joined Ulsan Hyundai in 2015 and made his league debut against Jeonnam Dragons on 5 July 2015.[1] On 25 October 2015, he scored first goal against Jeonnam Dragons.
He moved to Busan IPark on loan on 8 February 2016.[2]
International career
He was a member of the South Korea national U-23 team for the 2015 King's Cup and 2016 AFC U-23 Championship. He has played 20 games and scored 4 goals for South Korea Olympics.[3]
Club career statistics
- As of 6 December 2025
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Playoffs | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| South Korea | League | KFA Cup | Asia | Playoffs | Total | |||||||
| 2015 | Ulsan Hyundai | K League 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | Busan IPark (loan) | K League 2 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2017 | Ulsan Hyundai | K League 1 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 41 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 31 | 4 | |||
| 2019 | Gyeongnam FC | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | ||
| Gangwon FC | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | |||||
| 2020 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 26 | 5 | ||||
| 2021 | Suwon FC | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 5 | |||
| 2022 | Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 40 | 3 | ||
| 2023 | K League 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | Suwon FC | K League 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 16 | 1 | |
| 2024 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 41 | 2 | |||
| Total | South Korea | 256 | 32 | 25 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 338 | 42 | |
| Career total | 256 | 32 | 25 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 338 | 42 | ||
Honours
Club
- Ulsan Hyundai
- Gimcheon Sangmu
- Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
International
- South Korea U-23
- South Korea
References
- ^ "Korea Republic - Lee Young-Jae - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ^ "Home". busanipark.com.
- ^ "명단 | KFA". www.kfa.or.kr. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016.