Lee Jae-gun (Korean: 이재건; born 22 February 1997) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a forward for Cambodian Premier League club Visakha.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lee Jae-gun | ||
Date of birth | (1997-02-22) 22 February 1997 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Seongnam, South Korea | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Visakha | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
Kyunghee High School | |||
0000–2017 | Songho College | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Tubize-Braine | 38 | (1) |
2019 | Asan Mugunghwa | 16 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Chungnam Asan | 25 | (4) |
2021– | Visakha | 24 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 July 2021 |
Lee Jae-gun | |
Hangul | |
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Revised Romanization | I Jaegeon |
McCune–Reischauer | I Chaekŏn |
After graduating from Kyunghee High School in Seoul,[2] Lee received several offers from professional clubs. He turned them down, however, to play for Songho College.[2] In his second season at the college, he scored five of his team's ten goals,[3] and took his school to the 2016 U-League championship game, where they lost to Korea University.[2]
He was selected to represent Korea at the 2016 Asian University Football Championships in Taebaek.[4]
In January 2017, he signed his first professional contract with A.F.C. Tubize, playing in the second-tier of Belgian football.[5] He became Tubize's sixth Korean player.[6] The team, which was purchased by a Korean company in 2014, promotes the development of Korean football by recruiting young prospects from the Asian country.[2] He made his debut on 7 January against Cercle Brugge, replacing Shean Garlito in the 89th minute.[6][7][8] Two months later, during a 1-1 draw against Oud-Heverlee Leuven, Lee scored his debut goal.[9][10]