Lee Jin-hyun

Lee Jin-hyun
이진현
Personal information
Full name Lee Jin-hyun
Date of birth (1997-08-26) 26 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Pohang, Gyeongbuk, South Korea
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Puszcza Niepołomice
Number 6
Youth career
Pohang Pocheol High School
2016–2017 Sungkyunkwan University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Pohang Steelers 37 (6)
2017–2018 → Austria Wien (loan) 13 (1)
2020 Daegu FC 21 (1)
2021–2023 Daejeon Hana Citizen 78 (8)
2024– Puszcza Niepołomice 31 (0)
International career
2015–2017 South Korea U20 14 (0)
2017–2018 South Korea U23 8 (0)
2018–2021 South Korea 4 (0)
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Men's football
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2024
Lee Jin-hyun
Hangul
이진현
Revised RomanizationI Jinhyeon
McCune–ReischauerI Chinhyŏn
In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Jin-hyun (Korean: 이진현; born 26 August 1997) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Puszcza Niepołomice.

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

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.


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