Lee Han-beom
{{Short description|South Korean footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Lee||lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lee Han-beom
| image = 230422 FC 서울 vs 수원 삼성 블루윙즈 (이한범).jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Lee with FC Seoul in 2023
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|June|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Daegu, South Korea
| height = 1.90 m
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = Midtjylland
| clubnumber = 3
| youthyears1 = 2015–2017
| youthclubs1 = {{ill|Seil Middle School|ko|세일중학교 축구부}}
| youthyears2 = 2018–2020
| youthclubs2 = {{ill|Boin High School|ko|보인고등학교 축구부}}
| years1 = 2021–2023
| clubs1 = FC Seoul
| caps1 = 51
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2023–
| clubs2 = Midtjylland
| caps2 = 14
| goals2 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2019
| nationalteam1 = South Korea U17
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2023–
| nationalteam2 = South Korea U23
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2025–
| nationalteam3 = South Korea
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}
{{Medal|Country|{{Fb|KOR}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|Asian Games}}
{{Medal|Gold|2022 Hangzhou|}}
| club-update = 25 May 2025
| nationalteam-update = 10 June 2025
}}
Lee Han-beom ({{korean|이한범}}; born 17 June 2002) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club Midtjylland and the South Korea national team.
Club career
=FC Seoul=
Lee joined K League club FC Seoul in 2021,{{Cite web|last=Kim|first=Ga-eul|date=31 December 2020|script-title=ko:[공식발표]FC서울, 신인 이한범 손호준 영입|url=https://www.chosun.com/sports/sports_photo/2020/12/31/L4JXJGZXL4MNAAWZUWJAKA2K24/|access-date=10 May 2021|website=The Chosun Ilbo|language=ko}}{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Jung-ho|date=1 February 2021|script-title=ko:FC서울 설레게 하는 '금배스타' 이한범 "처음엔 실수 연발, 주눅 들었지만 신인의 패기로 밀리지 않을 겁니다"|url=http://news.khan.co.kr/kh_news/khan_art_view.html?artid=202102012158055&code=980201|access-date=10 May 2021|website=Kyunghyang Shinmun|language=ko}} and made his professional debut on 21 April 2021. He was considered one of the best centre-backs in South Korea while playing for Seoul.{{cite web |url=https://x.com/alicankutlu_/status/1547990480113135618?lang=en |title=G.Kore’de Kim Min-Jae seviyesinde katkı verecek stoper yok |lang=tr |first=Ali |last=Kutlu |website=X (Twitter) |date=2022-07-16 |access-date=2024-08-25}}
=Midtjylland=
On 28 August 2023, Lee signed with Danish Superliga club Midtjylland on a four-year contract for a fee reported to be around $1.5 million.{{cite news|url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/stillinger/superligaen/nyheder/officielt-fcm-henter-sydkoreansk-midtstopper|title=Officielt: FCM henter sydkoreansk midtstopper|date=28 August 2023|work=bold.dk|accessdate=28 August 2023|language=da}}{{cite news|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2023-08-28/sports/football/Lee-Hanbeom-flies-to-Denmark-to-join-FC-Midtjylland/1856678|title=Lee Han-beom flies to Denmark to join FC Midtjylland|date=28 August 2023|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|accessdate=28 August 2023}} On 5 November, he made his debut in a 4–1 away win against Hvidovre, where he assisted the final goal.{{cite web|url=https://www.herningfolkeblad.dk/artikel/d26a5d5d-c0cb-48aa-8cc7-c71aa5955374/|title=Avancerer til tredjepladsen: Sikker FCM-sejr over oprykkerne|publisher=HerningFolkeblad|language=da}} On 25 February 2024, he scored his first professional goal in a 3–2 win over AGF. However, he made only three appearances in his first season at Midtjylland.
International career
Lee was part of the South Korea squad at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup and 2022 Asian Games, and won a gold medal at the latter.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 25 May 2025}}{{soccerway|hanbeom-lee/640112|accessdate=24 August 2024}}
| 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"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|FC Seoul
|2021 |10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2022
|K League 1 |23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2023
|K League 1 |18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 0 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!51 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 54 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Midtjylland
|3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25
|Danish Superliga |11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!14||1||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||16||1 | ||||||||||
| colspan="3"| Career total
!65 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 1 |
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Honours
References
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External links
- [https://www.fcm.dk/truppen/han-beom-lee/ Lee Han-beom] at FC Midtjylland {{in lang|da}}
- [https://superliga.dk/fcm/han-beom-lee Lee Han-beom] at Danish Superliga {{in lang|da}}
- {{K League player|20210171}}
- {{Soccerway|640112}}
{{FC Midtjylland squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Han-beom}}
Category:South Korean men's footballers
Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:FC Midtjylland players
Category:Danish Superliga players
Category:South Korea men's youth international footballers
Category:South Korea men's under-23 international footballers
Category:South Korea men's international footballers
Category:South Korean expatriate men's footballers
Category:South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Category:Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games medalists in football
Category:Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
Category:21st-century South Korean sportsmen
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