Lee Han-beom (; born 17 June 2002) is a South Korean professional
footballer
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who plays as a
centre-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
Danish Superliga club
Midtjylland.
Club career
FC Seoul
Lee joined
K League
K League (Hangul: K리그) is South Korea's professional football league. It includes first division K League 1 and second division K League 2.
History
Until the 1970s, South Korean football operated two major football leagues, the National S ...
club
FC Seoul
FC Seoul ( ko, FC 서울) is a South Korean professional football club based in Seoul that competes in the K League 1, the top flight of South Korean football. The club is owned by GS Sports, a subsidiary of GS Group. They play their home games ...
in 2021, and made his professional debut on 21 April 2021.
He was considered one of the best centre-backs in South Korea while playing for Seoul.
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. On 5 November, he made his debut in a 4–1 away win against
Hvidovre, where he assisted the final goal.
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.
International career
Lee was part of the South Korea squad at the
2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup
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and
2022 Asian Games
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, and won a gold medal at the latter.
Career statistics
Club
Honours
Midtjylland
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Danish Superliga:
2023–24
South Korea U23
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Asian Games
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:
2022
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References
External links
Lee Han-beomat
FC Midtjylland
Lee Han-beomat
Danish Superliga
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2002 births
Living people
South Korean men's footballers
South Korea men's youth international footballers
Men's association football central defenders
FC Seoul players
K League 1 players
FC Midtjylland players
Danish Superliga players
South Korean expatriate men's footballers
South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games
Asian Games medalists in football
Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
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