Lee Jin-hyun

{{Short description|South Korean footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Lee Jin-hyun
이진현

| fullname = Lee Jin-hyun

| image =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|8|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Pohang, Gyeongbuk, South Korea

| height = 1.73 m

| currentclub = Ulsan HD

| clubnumber =

| position = Central midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Pohang Pocheol High School

| youthyears2 = 2016–2017

| youthclubs2 = Sungkyunkwan University

| years1 = 2017–2019 |clubs1 = Pohang Steelers | caps1 = 37 | goals1 = 6

| years2 = 2017–2018 |clubs2 = → Austria Wien (loan) | caps2 = 13 | goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2020 |clubs3 = Daegu FC | caps3 = 21 | goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2021–2023 |clubs4 = Daejeon Hana Citizen | caps4 = 78 | goals4 = 8

| years5 = 2024–2025 |clubs5 = Puszcza Niepołomice | caps5 = 31 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2025– |clubs6 = Ulsan HD | caps6 = 0 | goals6 = 0

| totalcaps = | totalgoals =

| nationalyears1 = 2015–2017

| nationalteam1 = South Korea U20

| nationalcaps1 = 14 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2017–2018 | nationalteam2 = South Korea U23

| nationalcaps2 = 8 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2018–2021 | nationalteam3 = South Korea

| nationalcaps3 = 4 | nationalgoals3 = 0

| pcupdate = 31 December 2024

| ntupdate =

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{KOR}} }}

{{MedalSport | Men's football}}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Jakarta-Palembang|Team}}

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{{Infobox Korean name|hangul=이진현|hanja=|rr=I Jinhyeon|mr=I Chinhyŏn}}

{{Family name hatnote|Lee||lang=Korean}}

Lee Jin-hyun ({{Ko-hhrm|이진현}}; born 26 August 1997) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for K League 1 club Ulsan HD.

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.{{cite news|last1=Jin Hyun|first1=Lee|title=유럽에서 성장 중인 이승우·백승호, 그리고 이진현|url=http://star.ohmynews.com/NWS_Web/OhmyStar/at_pg.aspx?CNTN_CD=A0002390120&CMPT_CD=P0010}}

=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.{{cite web |url=http://www.fk-austria.at/de/n/news/2017/08/austria-holt-nachwuchs-teamspieler-aus-suedkorea/ |title=FK Austria Wien - Austria holt Nachwuchs-Teamspieler aus Südkorea |website=www.fk-austria.at |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813234336/http://www.fk-austria.at/de/n/news/2017/08/austria-holt-nachwuchs-teamspieler-aus-suedkorea |archive-date=2017-08-13}}

On 27 August 2017, Lee made his debut appearance against Admira Wacker and he also scored his debut goal at the 76th minute.{{cite web |url=http://www.fk-austria.at/de/n/news/spielberichte-17-18/08/mit-sieg-in-der-suedstadt-in-die-laenderspielpause-/ |title=FK Austria Wien - MIt Sieg in der Südstadt in die Länderspielpause! |website=www.fk-austria.at |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828190701/http://www.fk-austria.at/de/n/news/spielberichte-17-18/08/mit-sieg-in-der-suedstadt-in-die-laenderspielpause-/ |archive-date=2017-08-28}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.kfa.or.kr/national/player.asp?Query=Grade%3DMU20%26Sumons%3D1439%26Player%3D60785 |title=명단 {{!}} KFA |website=www.kfa.or.kr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816191451/http://www.kfa.or.kr/national/player.asp?Query=Grade%3DMU20%26Sumons%3D1439%26Player%3D60785 |archive-date=2017-08-16}}

He won the gold medal with the South Korea U-23 national team at the 2018 Asian Games.{{cite web|title=Asian Games 2018: Son Heung-min leads Korea Republic to gold|date=1 September 2018|accessdate=2018-12-02|publisher=foxsportsasia.com|url=https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/asian-games-2018/935603/asian-games-2018-son-heung-min-leads-korea-republic-to-gold/}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played on 8 December 2024.}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Clubrowspan="2"|Seasoncolspan="3"|Leaguecolspan="2"|National cup{{efn|includes Austrian Cup, Korean FA Cup, Polish Cup}}colspan="2"|Continentalcolspan="2"|Othercolspan="2"|Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Austria Wien (loan)

|2017–18

|Austrian Bundesliga

|13

1203{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}0colspan="2"|—181
rowspan="3"|Pohang Steelers

|2018

|K League 1

|17

510colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—185
2019

|K League 1

|20

100colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—201
colspan="2"|Total37610colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—386
rowspan="1"|Daegu FC

|2020

|K League 1

|21

120colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—231
rowspan="4"|Daejeon Hana Citizen

|2021

|K League 2

|22

100colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—221
2022

|K League 2

|27

410colspan="2"|—2{{efn|Appearances in K League promotion-relegation playoffs}}2306
2023

|K League 1

|29

300colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—293
colspan="2"|Total78810colspan="2"|—228110
rowspan="3"|Puszcza Niepołomice

|2023–24

|Ekstraklasa

|13

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—130
2024–25

|Ekstraklasa

|18

030colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—210
colspan="2"|Total31030colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—340
colspan="3"|Career totals1801690302219418

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=International=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{NFT player|id=72617|name=Jin-Hyun Lee|access-date=18 February 2025}}

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan=4|South Korea
201820
201910
202110
colspan="2"|Total40

Honours

South Korea U23

References

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