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Lee Seung-woo (; born 6 January 1998) is a South Korean
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who plays as a
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for
Suwon FC Suwon FC ( ko, 수원 FC; Hanja: 水原 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based Suwon that competes in the K League 1, the top division of South Korea. They play their home games at Suwon Stadium. History Early years: semi-profe ...
.


Early life

At age of 12, Lee caught the attention of
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after he finished as the top scorer in the 2010
Danone Nations Cup The Danone Nations Cup is a football tournament for children between the ages of 10 and 12 (U12s category); it is organized every year since 2000 on the initiative of Groupe Danone. He joined Barcelona's youth academy,
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, and scored 39 goals in 29 appearances during his first season. He was also named the best player in four youth tournaments: Torneo Canillas, Memorial Gaetano Scirea, Trofeo San Bonifacio, and Gabala Cup. He was nicknamed the "Korean
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" after showing his talent. However, he was banned from playing in the regular season for three years until his 18th birthday by transfer regulations of
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. On 13 March 2016, he made his senior debut for the
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.


Club career


Verona

On 31 August 2017, Lee joined Italian club
Hellas Verona Hellas Verona Football Club, commonly referred to as Hellas Verona or simply Verona, is a professional Italian football club based in Verona, Italy, that currently plays in Serie A. The team won the Serie A Championship in 1984–85. His ...
on a four-year deal, for a fee of €1.5 million. Barcelona retained the option to repurchase him until 2019 for an undisclosed fee. On 24 September, he made his Serie A debut for Verona in the second half of the game against
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. On 6 May 2018, he scored his first Serie A goal in an away match against
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, but his team lost 4–1. Verona was relegated to the
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by finishing the league in 19th place. He scored one goal and provided two assists during 27 appearances in the
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. Verona was promoted to the Serie A by winning the promotion play-offs, but he was excluded from Verona's plan for the next season.


Sint-Truiden

On 30 August 2019, Lee joined
Belgian First Division A The Belgian Pro League,(officially the Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons with Jupiler), is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 18 clubs since the 2020–21 season and reduced to 16 team ...
side
Sint-Truiden Sint-Truiden (; french: link=no, Saint-Trond ; li, Sintruin ) is a city and municipality located in the province of Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgium, and has over 41,500 inhabitants, which makes it one of the largest cities in Limburg. The muni ...
. He was excluded from the list of the squad for twelve consecutive matches, and this situation caused much controversy in South Korea. His name was on the list for the first time against
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on 29 November, and he made his Belgian league debut against
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on 26 December. He finished his first season due to early termination of the Belgian league caused by the
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after making only four appearances. On 13 September 2020, he scored his first and second goal for Sint-Truiden against
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, but his team lost 3–2 despite his two goals. However, he failed to score in six games where he played as a starter excluding a game against Antwerp, and his team also did not get a victory at the same time. When he was being excluded from the squad again, some South Korean journalists recommended playing in South Korea to him. On 1 February 2021, Lee joined
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side
Portimonense Portimonense Sporting Clube is a Portuguese sports club based in Portimão. Founded on 14 August 1914, it is most notable for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. It al ...
on a six-month loan deal with an option to buy. He had difficulty in leaving special impression on the new club. He left Portimonense after the end of his contract.


Suwon FC

In December 2021 Lee returned to his hometown of
Suwon Suwon (, ) is the capital and largest city of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea's most populous province which surrounds Seoul, the national capital. Suwon lies about south of Seoul. It is traditionally known as "The City of Filial Piety". With a populati ...
, signing with
K League 1 The K League 1 (Hangul: K리그1) is the men's top professional football division of the South Korean football league system. The league is contested by twelve clubs. History The South Korean professional football league was founded in 1 ...
side
Suwon FC Suwon FC ( ko, 수원 FC; Hanja: 水原 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based Suwon that competes in the K League 1, the top division of South Korea. They play their home games at Suwon Stadium. History Early years: semi-profe ...
on a multi-year deal.


International career

Lee made his international debut as a part of the South Korea under-16 team in the
2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification The 2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification was the qualification round for the 2014 AFC U-16 Championship, which took place in Thailand. The draw for the qualifiers was held on 26 April 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Format A total of 43 teams ...
. He scored four goals in a qualifier against
Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...
. In the
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, he showed overwhelming performances, leading South Korea to the final. He scored winning goals against
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and
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in the group stage. Afterwards, in the quarter-finals, he scored all two goals in a 2–0 win over
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, and left a memorable scene. He destroyed Japan's defense by dribbling for about 50 meters, scoring his second goal. In the semi-finals against
Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
, he recorded one goal and four assists. He became the tournament's best player and top goalscorer, although his team lost the final to
North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...
. Lee played for South Korea in the
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, but he missed a crucial penalty against
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. South Korea lost to Belgium in the round of 16. Lee participated in the
2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 21st edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 1977 as ...
hosted by South Korea. He scored the winning goal and provided one assist in the first group match against
Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...
. He scored the opening goal after dribbling alone for 40 meters in the second match against
Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
. South Korea was eliminated by a loss to
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in the round of 16. In a friendly against
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just before the
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, Lee made his senior international debut and showed impressive performance including an assist. He was selected for the World Cup team, playing two World Cup matches as a substitute. Lee was named in the South Korea under-23 squad for the
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in
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-
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. In the round of 16 against
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, he scored his first goal of the tournament. In the semi-finals against
Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...
, he led South Korea to a 3–1 victory with two goals and one assist. In extra time of the final, he scored the crucial opening goal, contributing to a 2–1 victory over
Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. He won a gold medal after the final.


Career statistics


Club


International


Honours

South Korea U17 *
AFC U-16 Championship The AFC U-17 Asian Cup, formerly known as the AFC U-16 Championship and AFC U-17 Championship, is a football competition, organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) held once every two years for Asian under-17 teams that also serves as a q ...
runner-up:
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South Korea U23 *
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:
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Individual *
AFC U-16 Championship The AFC U-17 Asian Cup, formerly known as the AFC U-16 Championship and AFC U-17 Championship, is a football competition, organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) held once every two years for Asian under-17 teams that also serves as a q ...
Most Valuable Player:
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*
AFC U-16 Championship The AFC U-17 Asian Cup, formerly known as the AFC U-16 Championship and AFC U-17 Championship, is a football competition, organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) held once every two years for Asian under-17 teams that also serves as a q ...
top goalscorer:
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* AFC Youth Player of the Year: 2017 * Korean FA Goal of the Year: 2017


References


External links

*Lee Seung-Woo Officia
TwitterLee Seung-woo – National Team Stats
at KFA {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Seung-woo 1998 births Living people People from Suwon South Korean footballers Association football wingers FC Barcelona Atlètic players Hellas Verona F.C. players Sint-Truidense V.V. players Portimonense S.C. players Suwon FC players Segunda División B players Serie A players Serie B players Belgian Pro League players South Korean expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Portugal South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Spain South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Italy South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Belgium South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal South Korea international footballers South Korea under-17 international footballers South Korea under-20 international footballers South Korea under-23 international footballers 2018 FIFA World Cup players Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in football Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games 2019 AFC Asian Cup players Sportspeople from Gyeonggi Province