Lee Jung-hyup

This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.
Lee Jeong-hyeop
Personal information
Full nameLee Jeong-hyeop
Date of birth24 June 1991
Place of birthSeoul, South Korea
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Sangju Sangmu
Number26
Youth career
2010–2012Soongsil University
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–Busan IPark27(2)
2014–→ Sangju Sangmu (loan)28(6)
National team
2015–South Korea8(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 January 2015

Lee Jeong-hyeop (Hangul: 이정협; born 24 June 1991) is a South Korean footballer who plays as striker for Sangju Sangmu in K League Classic.

Career

He was selected by Busan IPark in 2013 K League Draft. He scored his first two goals for Busan in the league match against Jeonbuk Hyundai on 1 June 2013.[1] The goals came in Lee's twelfth appearance for the club, and they were his only goals of the campaign.

Lee transferred to military team Sangju Sangmu for the 2014 season to complete his mandatory military service. He scored four goals in his debut season, but could not prevent Sangju from being relegated as the bottom club in the division.

International career

In December 2014, Lee was surprisingly included in South Korea's squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup as an uncapped player.[2] He made his debut for the Taegeuk Warriors in a pre-tournament friendly against Saudi Arabia, scoring his first international goal as the Koreans ran out 2–0 winners.[3] In South Korea's final group game, Lee scored the winning goal against tournament hosts Australia to secure first place in Group A.[4][5]

On 26 January 2015, Lee scored the opening goal of South Korea's 2–0 semi-final defeat of Iraq to put the nation into the Asian Cup final for the first time since 1988.[6]

International goals

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 4 January 2015 Parramatta Stadium, Sydney  Saudi Arabia 2–0 2–0 Friendly
2. 17 January 2015 Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane  Australia 1–0 1–0 2015 AFC Asian Cup
3. 26 January 2015 Stadium Australia, Sydney  Iraq 1–0 2–0 2015 AFC Asian Cup

Club career statistics

As of 29 November 2013

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2013Busan IParkKL Classic27220--292
2014Sangju SangmuKL Classic25420--274
2015Sangju SangmuKL Challenge2100--21
Career total 5875000587

References

  1. 신인 이정기 '두 골' 부산, 전북 4-1 대파 (in Korean). Joynews24. 2013-06-01.
  2. "No Park in South Korea's Asian Cup squad". Sportal. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  3. "South Korea beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 in Asia Cup warm-up match". SportsKeeda. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  4. "Asian Cup: South Korea beats Australia 1-0 in Brisbane to seal top spot in Group A". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  5. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-26/south-korea-into-asian-cup-final/6047556
  6. "Korea Republic marches into Asian Cup final". Special Broadcasting Service. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.

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