Ri Yong-jik (李榮直, ''Ri Ei Nao'', born 8 February 1991), also known as Lee Yong-jick, is a professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a defensive midfielder for

Iwate Grulla Morioka is a Japanese association football club based in Morioka, Iwate. It played in the inaugural season of J3 League in 2014 after winning the Tohoku Soccer League, one of the Japanese Regional Leagues, in 2013. Iwate played in the J3 until 2021, wh ...

. Born in Japan, he represents the North Korea national team.

Career

On 7 January 2020, Ri joined the J2 club, FC Ryukyu ahead of 2020 J2 League season. On 28 December 2022, Ri joined the J3 relegated club,

for upcoming 2023 season.

International career

Ri received a red card in a game against Saudi Arabia national football team.

International goals

:''Scores and results list North Korea's goal tally first.''

Career statistics

Club

''Updated to the start of 2023 season''.Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社
"2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑"
10 February 2016, Japan, (p. 179 out of 289)

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1991 births Living people Osaka University of Commerce alumni North Korean men's footballers North Korea men's international footballers Japanese men's footballers North Korean expatriates in Japan J1 League players J2 League players J3 League players Tokushima Vortis players V-Varen Nagasaki players Kamatamare Sanuki players Tokyo Verdy players FC Ryukyu players Iwate Grulla Morioka players Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games 2015 AFC Asian Cup players 2019 AFC Asian Cup players Men's association football midfielders Zainichi Korean people Asian Games silver medalists for North Korea Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Association football people from Osaka {{NorthKorea-footy-bio-stub