Lee Jeong-hyeop (; or ; born 24 June 1991) is a South Korean

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who plays as striker for

Gangwon FC Gangwon FC (Hangul:강원 FC) is a South Korean football club. Based in Gangwon Province of South Korea, Gangwon FC joined the K League as its 15th club for the 2009 season. The club is sponsored by High1 Resort. History Foundation Gangw ...

in the

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Career

He was selected by

Busan IPark Busan IPark ( ko, 부산 아이파크) is a South Korean professional football club based in Busan that competes in K League 2, the second tier of the South Korean football pyramid. Its current home ground is Busan Gudeok Stadium. The club was o ...

in 2013 K League 1 Draft. He scored his first two goals for Busan in the league match against

Jeonbuk Hyundai Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ( ko, 전북 현대 모터스) is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Playing at the Jeonju World Cup St ...

on 1 June 2013. The goals came in Lee's twelfth appearance for the club, and they were his only goals of the campaign. Lee transferred to military team

Sangju Sangmu Gimcheon Sangmu FC (Hangul: 김천 상무 프로축구단; Hanja: 金泉尚武 프로蹴球團) is a South Korean professional association football club based in Gimcheon that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. ...

for the 2014 season to complete his mandatory military service. He scored four goals in his debut season, but could not prevent Sangju from being relegated as the bottom club in the division. After completing his national service, Lee made a loan move to

side

Ulsan Hyundai Ulsan Hyundai FC ( ko, 울산 현대 축구단) is a South Korean professional football club based in Ulsan that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Founded in 1983 as Hyundai Horang-i, they joined the K League in ...

in 2016. Having only scored four goals for the club, he returned to his parent club for the 2017 season. After a successful season in which Lee recorded a personal best tally of ten goals, Lee again went out on loan, this time to Japanese team

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. However, he failed to make an impact for the Japanese club and returned to Korea the following year. In 2019, Lee had his best season to date, scoring 13 goals for Busan to help them secure promotion to the

International career

In December 2014, Lee was surprisingly included in

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's squad for the

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as an uncapped player. He made his debut for the ''Taegeuk Warriors'' in a pre-tournament friendly against

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, scoring his first international goal as the Koreans ran out 2–0 winners. In South Korea's final group game, Lee scored the winning goal against tournament hosts

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to secure first place in

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. On 26 January 2015, Lee scored the opening goal of South Korea's 2–0 semi-final defeat of

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to put the nation into the Asian Cup final for the first time since

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International goals

: ''Results list South Korea's goal tally first.''

Club career statistics

''As of 19 March 2022''

Honours

Club

;Busan IPark *

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runner-up:

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;Sangju Sangmu *

K League 2 The K League 2 (Hangul: K리그2) is the men's second-highest division of the South Korean football league system. It is contested between thirteen professional clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the K League 1. Hi ...

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International

;South Korea *

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runner-up:

Individual

* K League 2 Best XI :

References

External links

* *
Lee Jeong-hyeop – National Team Stats
at KFA * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Jeong-hyeop 1991 births Living people Men's association football forwards Footballers from Busan South Korean men's footballers South Korea men's international footballers Busan IPark players Gimcheon Sangmu FC players Ulsan HD FC players K League 1 players K League 2 players J1 League players Shonan Bellmare players Gyeongnam FC players 2015 AFC Asian Cup players