Lee Myung-jae (Korean: 이명재; Hanja: 李明載; born 4 November 1993) is a South Korean football Left back who plays for Ulsan HD and the South Korea national team. Besides South Korea, he has played in Japan.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 November 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Seoul, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ulsan HD | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Hongik University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Ulsan HD | 172 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Albirex Niigata (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Sangju / Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | South Korea U-20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | South Korea U-23 | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | South Korea | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024 | |||
| Lee Myung-jae | |
| Hangul | 이명재 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 李明載 |
| Revised Romanization | I Myungjae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ri Myŏngchae |
Club career edit
Lee joined Ulsan Hyundai in 2014 and made his league debut against Incheon United on 23 March 2014. He was loaned to Albirex Niigata on 24 June 2014.
International career edit
He was a member of the South Korea national U-20 team for the 2014 Toulon Tournament.
Lee made his debut for the senior South Korea national team on 21 March 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Thailand.[2]
Club statistics edit
- As of match played on 17 April 2024
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| South Korea | League | KFA Cup | — | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2014 | Ulsan HD | K League 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2014 | Albirex Niigata (loan) | J1 League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | |
| South Korea | League | KFA Cup | — | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2015 | Ulsan HD | K League 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Sangju Sangmu Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | K League 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Ulsan HD | K League 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9[a] | 2 | 15 | 2 | |||
| Total | Japan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| South Korea | 180 | 1 | 13 | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | 225 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 185 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 230 | 3 | ||
- ^ Appearances in 2023–24 AFC Champions League
Honours edit
Ulsan Hyundai
References edit
- ^ 크로스가 약한 韓축구? 이명재의 왼발을 주목하라 post.naver.com
- ^ "South Korea v Thailand game report". ESPN. 21 March 2024.
- LEE Myeongjae – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Lee Myung-Jae at Soccerway
- Lee Myung-jae at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Myung-Jae Lee at Football.com at the Wayback Machine (archived April 19, 2015)
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