Lee Bum-young (; born 2 April 1989) is a South Korean

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who currently plays as a goalkeeper for

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club Suwon FC.

Club career

Lee signed a professional contract for Busan IPark in 2008, and played as the second-choice goalkeeper for Busan during his early career. He became Busan's first-choice goalkeeper since 2013, but he transferred to J1 League club

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after Busan was relegated to the

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in 2015.

International career

Lee was selcected as a reserve goalkeeper for South Korean under-23 team for the 2012 Summer Olympics, and got opportunities after main goalkeeper

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was injured in the middle of the quarter-final match against

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. He saved

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's penalty in the penalty shoot-out of the quarter-final match, helping South Korea reach the semi-finals. He played as a starter for the first time in the next match against

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after his contribution. However, he conceded three goals to Brazil, losing the semi-final match. He couldn't appear in the bronze medal match due to his poor performance against Brazil. Lee was included in South Korea's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, but didn't play. He made his senior international debut against

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on 8 September 2014.

Personal life

Lee's younger brother

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is also a goalkeeper.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Busan IPark *

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runner-up: 2010 *

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runner-up: 2009, 2011 South Korea U23 * Summer Olympics bronze medal: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2012 *Football at the Asian Games, Asian Games bronze medal: Football at the 2010 Asian Games, 2010 South Korea *EAFF E-1 Football Championship, EAFF Championship: 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup, 2015

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* * * * 1989 births Living people Men's association football goalkeepers South Korean men's footballers Busan IPark players Gangwon FC players Avispa Fukuoka players Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors players Suwon FC players K League 1 players J1 League players Footballers from Seoul Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for South Korea Olympic medalists in football Olympic bronze medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics 2014 FIFA World Cup players Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games South Korea men's international footballers {{SouthKorea-footy-goalkeeper-stub