Lee Dong-gyeong
{{short description|South Korean footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lee Dong-gyeong
| image = 250303 FC 서울 vs 김천 (이동경).jpg
| caption = Lee in 2025
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|09|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Daegu, South Korea
| position = Attacking midfielder
| currentclub = Gimcheon Sangmu
| clubnumber = 14
| youthyears1 = 2010–2012
| youthclubs1 = Hyundai Middle School (Youth)
| youthyears2 = 2013–2015
| youthclubs2 = Hyundai High School (Youth)
| collegeyears1 = 2016–2018
| college1 = Hongik University
| years1 = 2018–
| clubs1 = Ulsan Hyundai
| caps1 = 89
| goals1 = 20
| years2 = 2018
| clubs2 = → FC Anyang (loan)
| caps2 = 10
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2022
| clubs3 = → Schalke 04 (loan)
| caps3 = 1
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2022–2023
| clubs4 = → Hansa Rostock (loan)
| caps4 = 12
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2024–
| clubs5 = → Gimcheon Sangmu (draft)
| caps5 = 39
| goals5 = 11
| nationalyears1 = 2018–2021
| nationalteam1 = South Korea U23
| nationalcaps1 = 18
| nationalgoals1 = 12
| nationalyears2 = 2019–
| nationalteam2 = South Korea
| nationalcaps2 = 11
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| club-update = 27 June 2025
| nationalteam-update = 7 July 2025
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{KOR}} }}
{{MedalSport | Men's football}}
{{MedalCompetition|AFC U-23 Championship}}
{{MedalGold|2020 Thailand|}}
}}
{{Infobox Korean name|hangul=이동경|hanja=李東慶|mr=I Tongkyŏng|rr=I Donggyeong}}
{{family name hatnote|Lee||lang=Korean}}
Lee Dong-gyeong ({{Ko-hhrm|이동경}}; born 20 September 1997) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Gimcheon Sangmu, and the South Korea national team.{{cite web |title=S. Korea football coach Bento sees versatility as strength for nat'l team |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190826004800315 |website=Yonhap News Agency |date=26 August 2019 |access-date=26 August 2019 |archive-date=26 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826114034/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190826004800315 |url-status=live }}
Club career
On 31 January 2022, Lee joined Schalke 04 in Germany on loan until the end of the season, with an option to buy.{{cite press release|publisher=Schalke 04|url=https://schalke04.de/en/team/dong-gyeong-lee-join-fc-schalke-04-loan/|title=Dong-gyeong Lee to join FC Schalke 04 on loan|date=31 January 2022|access-date=7 February 2022|archive-date=31 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131231932/https://schalke04.de/en/team/dong-gyeong-lee-join-fc-schalke-04-loan/|url-status=live}} On 10 June 2022, the loan was extended until the end of 2022.{{cite press release|publisher=Schalke 04|url=https://schalke04.de/en/team/fc-schalke-04-renew-dong-gyeong-lee-loan/|title=FC Schalke 04 renew Dong-gyeong Lee loan|date=10 June 2022|access-date=13 June 2022|archive-date=10 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610115414/https://schalke04.de/en/team/fc-schalke-04-renew-dong-gyeong-lee-loan/|url-status=live}} This contract was released on 1 September 2022 and he was immediately loaned to Hansa Rostock for one season.{{cite news|url=https://schalke04.de/en/team/dong-gyeong-lee-leaves-fc-schalke-04/|title=Dong-gyeong Lee leaves FC Schalke 04|website=Schalke 04|date=1 September 2022|access-date=5 September 2022|archive-date=1 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901165715/https://schalke04.de/en/team/dong-gyeong-lee-leaves-fc-schalke-04/|url-status=live}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|27 June 2025|{{worldfootball.net|dong-gyeong-lee}}}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| rowspan="7"|Ulsan Hyundai | 2018 | rowspan="6"|K League 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| |2019 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=ACLE|Appearances in AFC Champions League (Elite)}} | 1 | 28 | 4 | ||
| |2020 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1{{efn|name=ACLE}} | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| |2021 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=ACLE}} | 1 | 33 | 7 | ||
| |2023 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=ACLE}} | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||
| |2024 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6{{efn|name=ACLE}} | 1 | 14 | 8 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!89||20||7||1||17||3||113||24 | ||||||||||
| FC Anyang (loan) | 2018 | K League 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 10 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Schalke 04 (loan) | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!1||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||1||0 | ||||||||||
| Hansa Rostock (loan) | 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 12 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | 2024 | rowspan="2"|K League 1 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 19 | 5 | |
| |2025 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 21 | 6 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!39||11||1||0||colspan=2|—||40||11 | ||||||||||
| colspan="3"|Total
!151 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 176 | 35 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played on 7 July 2025.}}{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/75310/Dong_Gyeong_Lee.html|title=Dong-Gyeong Lee|website=National Football Teams|access-date=31 January 2022|archive-date=31 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131095358/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/75310/Dong_Gyeong_Lee.html|url-status=live}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="6" |South Korea
|2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | |
| colspan="2" |Total | 11 | 2 |
:Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lee goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Lee Dong-gyeong | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 9 June 2021 | Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea | {{fb|SRI}} | align="center"|2–0 | align="center"|5–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| align="center"|2 | 7 July 2025 | Yongin Mireu Stadium, Yongin, South Korea | {{fb|CHN}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|3–0 | 2025 EAFF Championship |
Honours
Ulsan Hyundai
Schalke 04
South Korea U23
Individual
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.kfa.or.kr/archive/player_record.php?search_val=%EC%9D%B4%EB%8F%99%EA%B2%BD Lee Dong-gyeong – Stats] at KFA {{in lang|ko}}
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{{Gimcheon Sangmu FC squad}}
{{South Korea men's football squad 2020 Summer Olympics}}
{{2024 K League 1 Best XI}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Dong-gyeong}}
Category:Footballers from Daegu
Category:South Korean men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:South Korea men's international footballers
Category:South Korea men's under-23 international footballers
Category:FC Schalke 04 players
Category:FC Hansa Rostock players
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic footballers for South Korea
Category:South Korean expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Category:South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Category:21st-century South Korean sportsmen
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