Lee Yong-jae

Lee Yong-jae
이용재
Personal information
Full name Lee Yong-jae
Date of birth (1991-06-08) 8 June 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Gwangju, South Korea
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 FC Gifu
Number 99
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 50 (5)
2012–2013 Nantes II 14 (5)
2013–2014 Red Star 29 (4)
2014–2015 V-Varen Nagasaki 51 (10)
2016–2017 Kyoto Sanga 65 (11)
2018–2021 Fagiano Okayama 91 (27)
2022 Incheon United 21 (1)
2023–2024 Jeonnam Dragons 9 (3)
2024- FC Gifu 15 (0)
International career‡
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)
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 July 2024 @ 16:36(AEST)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 August 2015
Lee Yong-jae
Hangul
이용재
Hanja
李龍在
Revised RomanizationI Yongjae
McCune–ReischauerRi Ryongjae
In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Yong-jae (Korean: 이용재; born 8 June 1991) is a South Korean footballer. He plays for J3 League club FC Gifu.[2]

Club career

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.

International career

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 October 2019[7][8][9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
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

International goals

Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lee goal.
List of international goals scored by Lee Yong-jae
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 June 2015 Shah Alam Stadium, Kuala Lumpur  United Arab Emirates 2–0 3–0 Friendly

Honours

International

South Korea U23

South Korea

References

  1. ^ "FW 16 LEE Yong Jae". Kyoto Sanga F.C. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  2. ^ "李勇載：京都サンガF.C.：Ｊリーグ.jp". jleague.jp. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  3. ^ Football. FC Nantes : Lee Yong-Jae séduit Rohr
  4. ^ Nantes testet jungen Koreaner
  5. ^ FIFA Player Statistics
  6. ^ Ki Hee, Ahn (14 July 2011). "U-20 대표팀, 콜롬비아 월드컵 참가 21명 최종명단 확정.(The U-20 national team has confirmed the final roster of 21 players participating in the World Cup in Colombia.)". Sportalkorea.
  7. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2019 (NSK MOOK)", 9 February 2019, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411628 (p. ? out of 289)
  8. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 203 out of 289)
  9. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 224 out of 289)


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