Lee Jae-sung (footballer, born 1992)

Lee Jae-sung (Korean: 이재성; Hanja: 李在城, Korean pronunciation: [i.dʑɛ̝.sʌŋ] or [i] [tɕɛ̝.sʌŋ]; born 10 August 1992) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel and the South Korean national team.[2]

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Jae-sung
Lee with South Korea in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-08-10) 10 August 1992
Place of birth Ulsan, South Korea
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Winger
Club information
Current team
 Holstein Kiel
Number 7
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Korea University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 137 (26)
2018– Holstein Kiel 72 (17)
National team‡
2012–2014 South Korea U23 14 (1)
2015– South Korea 51 (8)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16

December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020
Lee Jae-sung
Hangul
이재성
Hanja
李在城
Revised RomanizationI Jaeseong
McCune–ReischauerRi Chaesŏng

Club career

Lee joined Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in 2014 and made his debut in the 2014 AFC Champions League match against Yokohama F. Marinos on 26 February.[3] Choi Kang-hee, the manager of Jeonbuk at that time, praised his ability which keeps balance about attack and defense of team, and actively used him, the newcomer.[4] In 2016, he spent his best season by recording 17 assists during a year and winning the 2016 AFC Champions League.[5] At the 2017 K League 1, he won the Most Valuable Player award,[6] recording eight goals and ten assists during 28 appearances.[5]

In July 2018, Lee joined 2. Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel on a three-year deal until 30 June 2021.[7] The transfer fee paid to Jeonbuk was reported as €1.5 million.[8] He played his first game against Hamburger SV on 4 August, and was named the Player of the Round by leaving a deep impression with two assists.[9] He was ranked sixth of winger side in the player rankings of kicker after the first half of the 2019–20 season,[10] and was selected for the 2. Bundesliga Team of the Hinrunde (first half) by kicker during the 2020–21 season.[11] On 13 January 2021, he played full time, and scored the fourth penalty in a DFB-Pokal match against Bayern Munich, where Kiel won 6–5 on penalties after drawing 2–2.

International career

In the 2017 EAFF East Asian Cup, he led the title of team, and was named the Most Valuable Player and the Best Duel Player.[12] In May 2018, he was named in South Korea's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia,[13] and played all three games in the group stage.

Career statistics

Club
As of 16 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2014[5] K League 1 2643071—365
2015[5] K League 1 3471092—449
2016[5] K League 1 323101312[lower-alpha 1]0484
2017[5] K League 1 28800——288
2018[5] K League 1 1740081—255
Total 13726503752018131
Holstein Kiel 2018–19[14] 2. Bundesliga 29520——315
2019–20[15] 2. Bundesliga 31921——3310
2020–21[16] 2. Bundesliga 12312——135
Total 721753——7720
Career total 209431033752025851
  1. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

International goals
Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.[17]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.31 March 2015Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea New Zealand
1–0
1–0
Friendly
2.16 June 2015Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Myanmar
1–0
2–0
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.3 September 2015Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, South Korea Laos
8–0
8–0
4.12 November 2015Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea Myanmar
1–0
4–0
5.9 December 2017Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo, Japan China PR
2–1
2–2
2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
6.1 June 2018Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju, South Korea Bosnia and Herzegovina
1–1
1–3
Friendly
7.7 September 2018Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea Costa Rica
1–0
2–0
8.26 March 2019Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea Colombia
2–1
2–1

Honours

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

South Korea U23

South Korea

Individual

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. Lee Jae-sung at Soccerway
  3. "Match Report - Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors v Yokohama F. Marinos". AFC. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014.
  4. 최강희 감독은 1년 전 이틀 만에 이재성을 알았다 (in Korean). News1. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  5. 이재성李在成 (in Korean). K League. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  6. [2017 K리그 어워즈] 표심 분석…과반수 ‘MVP’ 이재성, 90% 지지 ‘영플’ 김민재 (in Korean). SPOTVNEWS. 20 November 2017.
  7. Geidel, Andreas (27 July 2018). "Transfer-Hammer: Jea-Song Lee und Jonas Meffert zu Holstein Kiel" (in German). Sportbuzzer. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  8. "Holstein Kiel verpflichtet Jae-Song Lee" (in German). Frankfurter Rundschau. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  9. "2. Bundesliga Elf des Tages - 2018/19 - 1. Spieltag" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  10. "Voglsammer dominiert auf der offensiven Außenbahn" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  11. "2. Liga: Die kicker-Elf der bisherigen Saison" (in German). kicker. 26 December 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  12. "EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Final Japan". EAFF. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  13. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  14. "Jae-Sung Lee - Holstein Kiel - 2. Bundesliga: alle Spielerstatistiken, News und alle persönlichen Informationen - kicker" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  15. "Jae-Sung Lee - Holstein Kiel - 2. Bundesliga: alle Spielerstatistiken, News und alle persönlichen Informationen - kicker" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  16. "Jae-Sung Lee - Holstein Kiel - 2. Bundesliga: alle Spielerstatistiken, News und alle persönlichen Informationen - kicker" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  17. "Lee Jae-sung" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  18. 이동국, K리그 최초 2년 연속 MVP…K리그 어워즈 3관왕 (in Korean). Mydaily. 1 December 2015.
  19. [K리그 어워즈] 이재성·권창훈 등 포함, MF 부문 베스트11 선정 (in Korean). InterFootball. 8 November 2016.
  20. "TSG Report: AFC Champions League 2016 - Part 3". AFC. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  21. "Lee hat das KSV-"Tor der Saison" 2019/20 geschossen!". Twitter.com (in German). Holstein Kiel. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
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