Lee Dong-Geun (; born 28 November 1988) is a South Korean

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, who played for

Gyeongnam FC Gyeongnam FC (Hangul: 경남 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based in South Gyeongsang Province that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. Its home stadium is the Changwon Football Center, located ...

in the K-League from 2011–2012.

Club career

Lee was one of

's draft picks for the 2011 season. Choi made his professional debut on 17 April 2011, as a late substitute in the dying seconds of Gyeongnam's

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match against the

Chunnam Dragons The Jeonnam Dragons (Korean: 전남 드래곤즈) are a South Korean professional football club based in the city of Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. The Dragons play thei ...

. Lee also appeared as a late substitute in Gyeongnam's loss to Ulsan Hyundai FC in the semi-final of the

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, scoring his first professional goal within a few minutes of getting on the pitch.

Club career statistics

References

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* * 1988 births Living people Men's association football midfielders South Korean men's footballers Gyeongnam FC players K League 1 players Korea National League players {{SouthKorea-footy-midfielder-stub