Lee Yong-jae (Korean: 이용재; born 8 June 1991) is a South Korean footballer. He plays for K League 1 club Incheon United.[2]
Personal information | |||||||||||||
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Full name | Lee Yong-jae | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1991-06-08) 8 June 1991 (age 31) | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Gwangju, South Korea | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||
Current team | Incheon United | ||||||||||||
Number | 11 | ||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||
2007–2009 |
Pohang Jecheol Technical High School | ||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Watford (KFA Youth Project) | ||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Nantes | ||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
2010–2013 | Nantes | 39 | (3) | ||||||||||
2012–2013 | Nantes II | 14 | (5) | ||||||||||
2013–2014 | Red Star | 29 | (4) | ||||||||||
2014–2015 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 50 | (9) | ||||||||||
2016–2017 | Kyoto Sanga | 64 | (11) | ||||||||||
2018–2021 | Fagiano Okayama | 90 | (27) | ||||||||||
2022– | Incheon United | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||
2005–2008 | South Korea U17 | 15 | (7) | ||||||||||
2011 | South Korea U20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||
2011–2014 | South Korea U23 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||
2015– | South Korea | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 August 2015 |
Lee Yong-jae | |
Hangul | 이용재 |
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Hanja | 李龍在 |
Revised Romanization | I Yongjae |
McCune–Reischauer | Ri Ryongjae |
Lee began his career with Pohang Jecheol Technical High School and, after the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup, left for Europe signing with Watford through KFA Youth Project. On 6 September 2009 the French club FC Nantes signed the South Korean forward from Watford FC U-18 to a four-year deal.[3] Prior to joining the French side, Lee went on trial with Willem II Tilburg.[4] Lee scored his first goal for FC Nantes against Châteauroux on 22 October 2010.
Lee represented his homeland at 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in his native South Korea and played one game.[5] He also played for the South Korea national under-20 football team.[6]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nantes | 2010–11 | Ligue 2 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
2011–12 | Ligue 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
Total | 39 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 5 | ||
Nantes II | 2012–13 | National 3 | 14 | 5 | — | — | 14 | 5 | ||
Red Star | 2013–14 | National | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 4 | |
V-Varen Nagasaki | 2014 | J2 League | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 3 | |
2015 | J2 League | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 7 | ||
Total | 50 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 51 | 9 | |||
Kyoto Sanga | 2016 | J2 League | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 7 | |
2017 | J2 League | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 4 | ||
Total | 64 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | 65 | 11 | |||
Fagiano Okayama | 2018 | J2 League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
2019 | J2 League | 35 | 18 | — | 35 | 18 | ||||
Total | 46 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | 46 | 19 | |||
Career total | 242 | 51 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 255 | 53 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 11 June 2015 | Shah Alam Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
South Korea U23
South Korea
Incheon United FC – current squad | |
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