Lee Jeong-hyeop
{{Short description|South Korean footballer (born 1991)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Lee||lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lee Jeong-hyeop
| image = 축구선수 이정협.png
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|6|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = Busan, South Korea
| height = {{height|m=1.88}}
| currentclub = Seongnam FC
| clubnumber = 18
| position = Striker
| youthyears1 = 2007–2009
| youthclubs1 = Busan IPark
| youthyears2 = 2010–2012
| youthclubs2 = Soongsil University
| years1 = 2013–2020
| clubs1 = Busan IPark
| caps1 = 109
| goals1 = 31
| years2 = 2014–2015
| clubs2 = → Sangju Sangmu (army)
| caps2 = 42
| goals2 = 11
| years3 = 2016
| clubs3 = → Ulsan Hyundai (loan)
| caps3 = 30
| goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2018
| clubs4 = → Shonan Bellmare (loan)
| caps4 = 18
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2021
| clubs5 = Gyeongnam FC
| caps5 = 14
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2021–2023
| clubs6 = Gangwon FC
| caps6 = 67
| goals6 = 8
| years7 = 2024– | clubs7 = Seongnam FC | caps7 = 7 | goals7 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2015–
| nationalteam1 = South Korea
| nationalcaps1 = 25
| nationalgoals1 = 5
| pcupdate = 19 March 2022
| ntupdate = 25 March 2021
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}
{{Medal|Country|{{Fb|KOR}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|AFC Asian Cup}}
{{Medal|RU|2015 Australia|}}
}}
{{Infobox Korean name
| hangul = 이정협
| hanja = 李庭協
| rr = I Jeonghyeop
| mr = Ri Chŏnghyŏp
}}
Lee Jeong-hyeop ({{Korean|이정협}}; {{IPA|ko|i.dʑʌŋ.ɦjʌp̚}} or {{IPA|ko|i|}} {{IPA|ko|tɕʌŋ.ɦjʌp̚|}}; born 24 June 1991) is a South Korean footballer who plays as striker for Seongnam FC in the K League 1.
Career
Lee Jung-hyeop joined Busan IPark in 2013 and made his debut on March 10 in a match against Gyeongnam FC. On June 1, he scored his debut goal and a second goal in the same match, leading his team to a victory over Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. During his debut season, he appeared in 27 league matches, scoring 2 goals and providing 2 assists. Afterward, he changed his name from Lee Jeong-gi to Lee Jung-hyeop and, at the suggestion of manager Yoon Sung-hyo, applied to join the military team Sangju Sangmu FC, enlisting in November 2013.
After completing his military service with Sangju Sangmu FC in October 2015, Lee returned to his original club, Busan, but only appeared in three matches due to injury. He was unable to participate in the promotion playoffs and could only watch as Busan was relegated.[https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=102&oid=082&aid=0000540360 Lee Jung-hyeop: "Received orders to return to Busan IPark"] - Busan Ilbo
At the end of the 2015 season, Lee expressed a strong desire to continue playing in the K League Classic, leading to a loan move to Ulsan Hyundai FC as part of a trade with Lee Young-jae.[http://sports.news.naver.com/general/news/read.nhn?oid=468&aid=0000098841 "Cinderella of the Army" Lee Jung-hyeop heads to Ulsan Hyundai on loan] - Sports Seoul He scored his first goal for Ulsan on April 9, 2016, in a match against Gwangju FC and later scored a dramatic stoppage-time goal on September 21, 2016, in a match against Seongnam FC, securing a 2-1 comeback victory and confirming Ulsan's place in the top split.[http://sports.news.naver.com/general/news/read.nhn?oid=468&aid=0000098841 Lee Jung-hyeop's last-minute goal secures Ulsan's top split spot] - Sports Chosun
After the 2016 season, Lee returned to Busan following the expiration of his one-year loan with Ulsan.[http://sports.news.naver.com/kfootball/news/read.nhn?oid=144&aid=0000464219 Lee Jung-hyeop returns to Busan after Ulsan loan ends]
On March 4, he scored in the league opener against Seongnam FC and continued his scoring streak in all matches except the game against Bucheon FC 1995, for which he was unavailable due to national team duties. On April 15, he scored in his sixth consecutive league match during a game against Suwon FC, tying the record for most consecutive goals after a season opener set by Adriano while playing for Daejeon Citizen. A week later, on April 22, he broke Adriano's record by scoring the first goal in a match against Daejeon.
On January 22, 2018, it was officially announced that Lee had joined Shonan Bellmare of the J1 League on a one-year loan.{{Cite news |author=Kim Woo-jong |date=2018-01-22 |title=[Official] Busan's Lee Jung-hyeop joins Shonan Bellmare on a one-year loan |url=http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2018012210203389328&outlink=1&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fsports.news.naver.com |publisher=Star News}}
Lee returned to Busan ahead of the 2019 season and scored two goals in a 5-2 victory against Asan Mugunghwa FC on April 13. He contributed 13 goals in 31 matches during the 2019 season, helping his team earn promotion. Lee remained with Busan for the 2020 season and scored his first goal of the season on May 24 in a match against Ulsan Hyundai FC.
Ahead of the 2021 season, Lee transferred to Gyeongnam FC.[https://www.chosun.com/sports/sports_photo/2021/01/06/BXOIECXD6QFVKXFD5HMZVTVOQY/ Gyeongnam signs striker Lee Jung-hyeop as a free agent] In the summer transfer window of the same year, he moved to Gangwon FC in K League 1 to strengthen their attacking options.[http://www.footballist.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=135801 Gangwon FC strengthens attack by signing Lee Jung-hyeop]
International career
In December 2014, Lee was surprisingly included in South Korea's squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup as an uncapped player.{{cite news|url=http://www.sportal.com.au/football/news/no-park-in-south-koreas-asian-cup-squad/1saxmousohz91df6if4hzev56|title=No Park in South Korea's Asian Cup squad|accessdate=18 January 2015|work=Sportal|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118114044/http://www.sportal.com.au/football/news/no-park-in-south-koreas-asian-cup-squad/1saxmousohz91df6if4hzev56|archivedate=18 January 2015}} He made his debut for the Taegeuk Warriors in a pre-tournament friendly against Saudi Arabia, scoring his first international goal as the Koreans ran out 2–0 winners.{{cite news|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/south-korea-beat-saudi-arabia-2-0-asian-cup-warm-up-match|title=South Korea beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 in Asia Cup warm-up match|date=5 January 2015|accessdate=18 January 2015|work=SportsKeeda}} In South Korea's final group game, Lee scored the winning goal against tournament hosts Australia to secure first place in Group A.{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-17/south-korea-grabs-top-spot-with-1-0-asian-cup-win-over-socceroos/6023358|title=Asian Cup: South Korea beats Australia 1-0 in Brisbane to seal top spot in Group A|accessdate=18 January 2015|work=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}{{cite web| url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-26/south-korea-into-asian-cup-final/6047556| title = Asian Cup: South Korea beats Iraq 2-0 to reach final thanks to Lee Jeong-hyeop, Kim Young-gwon strikes - ABC News| website = Australian Broadcasting Corporation}} On 26 January 2015, Lee scored the opening goal of South Korea's 2–0 semi-final defeat of Iraq to put the nation into the Asian Cup final for the first time since 1988.{{Cite news|url=http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2015/01/26/korea-republic-marches-asian-cup-final|title=Korea Republic marches into Asian Cup final|date=26 January 2015|accessdate=25 January 2015|work=Special Broadcasting Service}}
Career statistics
=Club=
As of 19 March 2022
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| colspan=3 | Club performance
! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Play-offs ! colspan=2 | Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals | ||||
| 2013 | Busan IPark | rowspan=2|K League 1 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 2 | |
| 2014 | rowspan=2|Sangju Sangmu (army) | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 4 | ||
| rowspan="2" |2015 | K League 2 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 7 | ||
| Busan IPark | rowspan="2" |K League 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | Ulsan Hyundai (loan) | |30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 4 | ||
| 2017 | Busan IPark | K League 2 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 30 | 11 |
| 2018 | Shonan Bellmare (loan) | J1 League | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 2 |
| 2019 | rowspan=2|Busan IPark | K League 2 | 31 | 13 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 34 | 13 |
| 2020 | K League 1 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 6 | ||
| 2021 | Gyeongnam FC | K League 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 3 | |
| 2021 | rowspan=2|Gangwon FC | rowspan=2|K League 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | |||
| colspan=3 | Career total
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= International goals =
: Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
| class="wikitable" | ||||||
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 January 2015 | Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane | {{fb|AUS}} | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup |
| 2. | 26 January 2015 | Stadium Australia, Sydney | {{fb|IRQ}} | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup |
| 3. | 11 June 2015 | Shah Alam Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | {{fb|UAE}} | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 4. | 24 March 2016 | Ansan Wa~ Stadium, Ansan | {{fb|LIB}} | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 11 November 2016 | Cheonan Stadium, Cheonan | {{fb|CAN}} | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
Honours
=Club=
=International=
;South Korea
- EAFF East Asian Cup : 2015, 2017, 2019
- AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 2015
=Individual=
References
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External links
- {{J.League player}}
- {{K League player}}
- [http://www.kfa.or.kr/archive/player_history.php?search_val=%EC%9D%B4%EC%A0%95%ED%98%91 Lee Jeong-hyeop – National Team Stats] at KFA {{in lang|ko}}
- {{NFT}}
{{South Korea squad 2015 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{2017 K League Challenge Best XI}}
{{Seongnam FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Jeong-hyeop}}
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Footballers from Busan
Category:South Korean men's footballers
Category:South Korea men's international footballers
Category:Gimcheon Sangmu FC players
Category:Shonan Bellmare players