Lee Kil-Hoon or Lee Gil-hoon (born March 6, 1983) is a South Korean former professional

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who played as a midfielder.

Club career

In 2006, Lee joined K-League side

Suwon Samsung Bluewings ''(The Blue, White and Reds)''Tricolor'' , short name = SSB , image = , caption = , founded = , ground = Suwon World Cup Stadium , capacity = 44,031 , owner = Cheil Worldwide(Samsung's subsidiary) , chairma ...

. He then transferred to

Gwangju 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. ...

before return to Suwon in 2009. He played his last season for the club before joining Busan I'Park in 2010. In 2012, Lee transferred to Chinese side,

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before joining another Chinese club,

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in 2013. He then played in Hong Kong for Hong Kong Rangers. In December 2013, Lee moved to Penang FA after impressed in a trial match against

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. He made his debut on 21 January 2014 against

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in the

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. He made his league debut in a 3–1 home win over

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on 24 January. Lee scored his first league goal against

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on 7 February. Overall, he scored 15 league goals but failed to help Penang earn promotion to Malaysia Super League. He also scored twice in

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campaign. In 2016, Lee signed with Malaysia Premier League club Sime Darby. In January 2017, he joined Biu Chun Glory Sky. In May 2017, Lee signed to Malaysian side Sabah He made his debut against Kuantan and scored his first goal for Sabah On 30 June 2017, Sabah also obtained three points in a 1–0 win over Royal Malaysian Police

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at the

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in Melaka. Lee scored the winning goal in the 77th minute of match.

International career

Lee received his first call up to the South Korea under-20 side in 2003.

Career statistics

Honours

Suwon Samsung Bluewings *

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runner-up:

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* Korean FA Cup runner-up:

Busan IPark * Korean League Cup runner-up:

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Penang FA * Malaysia Premier League runner-up:

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References

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Korean FA Cup match result
1983 births Living people South Korean men's footballers South Korean expatriate men's footballers Suwon Samsung Bluewings players Gimcheon Sangmu FC players Busan IPark players Shenyang Dongjin F.C. players Guizhou F.C. players Hong Kong Rangers FC players Penang F.C. players Sime Darby F.C. players Semen Padang F.C. players Hong Kong Sapling players Sabah F.C. (Malaysia) players K League 1 players China League One players Hong Kong First Division League players Malaysia Premier League players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Hong Kong Premier League players South Korean expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate men's footballers in China South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Korea University alumni Men's association football midfielders {{SouthKorea-footy-midfielder-stub