Lee Jin-hyun (Korean이진현; born 26 August 1997) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for K League 1 club Ulsan HD.

Club career

He graduated from Pohang Iron & Steel Elementary School, Pohang Steel Middle School, and Pohang Steel High School, which are affiliated with the Pohang Steelers, and entered Sungkyunkwan University after being selected by the Pohang Steelers in 2016.[1]

Austria Wien

On 11 August 2017, he moved to Austrian Bundesliga side Austria Wien on a one-year loan with an additional purchase option for another three years.[2]

On 27 August 2017, Lee made his debut appearance against Admira Wacker and he also scored his debut goal at the 76th minute.[3]

International career

Lee made his debut for the South Korea U-20 national team on 4 January 2015 in a draw against Finland in the 2015 Granatkin Memorial.[4]

He won the gold medal with the South Korea U-23 national team at the 2018 Asian Games.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 8 December 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Austria Wien (loan) 2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga 13 1 2 0 3[b] 0 18 1
Pohang Steelers 2018 K League 1 17 5 1 0 18 5
2019 K League 1 20 1 0 0 20 1
Total 37 6 1 0 38 6
Daegu FC 2020 K League 1 21 1 2 0 23 1
Daejeon Hana Citizen 2021 K League 2 22 1 0 0 22 1
2022 K League 2 27 4 1 0 2[c] 2 30 6
2023 K League 1 29 3 0 0 29 3
Total 78 8 1 0 2 2 81 10
Puszcza Niepołomice 2023–24 Ekstraklasa 13 0 13 0
2024–25 Ekstraklasa 18 0 3 0 21 0
Total 31 0 3 0 34 0
Career totals 180 16 9 0 3 0 2 2 194 18
  1. ^ includes Austrian Cup, Korean FA Cup, Polish Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in K League promotion-relegation playoffs

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[6]
National team Year Apps Goals
South Korea
2018 2 0
2019 1 0
2021 1 0
Total 4 0

Honours

South Korea U23

References

  1. ^ Jin Hyun, Lee. "유럽에서 성장 중인 이승우·백승호, 그리고 이진현".
  2. ^ "FK Austria Wien - Austria holt Nachwuchs-Teamspieler aus Südkorea". www.fk-austria.at. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017.
  3. ^ "FK Austria Wien - MIt Sieg in der Südstadt in die Länderspielpause!". www.fk-austria.at. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017.
  4. ^ "명단 | KFA". www.kfa.or.kr. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Asian Games 2018: Son Heung-min leads Korea Republic to gold". foxsportsasia.com. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Jin-Hyun Lee". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 February 2025.


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