Lee Kyu-seong

{{short description|South Korean footballer}}

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

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Lee Kyu-seong

| image = 241110 FC 서울 vs 울산 (이규성).jpg

| caption = Lee in 2024

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1994|5|10}}

| birth_place = Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi, South Korea

| height = 1.74 m

| currentclub = Ulsan Hyundai

| clubnumber = 24

| position = Midfielder

| years1 = 2015–2022

| clubs1 = Busan I'Park

| caps1 = 97

| goals1 = 6

| years2 = 2018–2019

| clubs2 = → Sangju Sangmu (army)

| caps2 = 47

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2021–

| clubs3 = Ulsan Hyundai

| caps3 = 73

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2021

| clubs4 = → Seongnam FC (loan)

| caps4 = 32

| goals4 = 0

| pcupdate = 23 October 2022

| ntupdate =

}}

{{Infobox Korean name

| hangul = 이규성

| hanja = 李奎成

| rr = I Gyuseong

| mr = Ri Kyusŏng

| koreanipa =

}}

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

Lee Kyu-seong ({{Korean|이규성}}; born 10 May 1994) is a South Korean football player who currently plays as a midfielder for Ulsan Hyundai in the K League 1.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/gyu-seong-lee/399066/|title=Korea Republic - Gyu-Seong Lee - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|work=soccerway.com|accessdate=20 June 2016}}

Career

Lee made his professional debut for Busan IPark on 27 June 2015 against Jeju United. He marked his debut with an early goal, although Busan went on to lose the game 3-1. Lee went on to become a regular in the side for the remainder of the season as Busan were relegated to the K League 2. Lee joined K League 1 side Sangju Sangmu on 28 May 2018 to complete his military service, and returned to his parent club in January 2020. In 2021, Lee joined Ulsan Hyundai, but he was immediately loaned to Seongnam FC. After one season with Seongnam, Lee returned to Ulsan and was a regular in central midfield as Ulsan won the 2022 K League 1 title. Lee was shortlisted for the K League Best XI for his performances in Ulsan's title-winning season.

Career statistics

{{updated|23 October 2022}}

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! colspan=2 | National cup

! colspan=2 | Continental

! colspan=2 | Other

! colspan=2 | Total

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colspan=3 | South Korea

! colspan=2 | League

! colspan=2 | KFA Cup

! colspan=2 | ACL

! colspan=2 | Play-offs

! colspan=2 | Total

2015rowspan="4"|Busan IParkrowspan="1"|K League 1181000020201
2016rowspan="3"|K League 2321200000341
2017153400000193
20188000000080
2018rowspan="2"|Sangju Sangmurowspan="5"|K League 1120000000120
2019350200000370
2020Busan IPark241200000261
2021Seongnam FC320000000320
2022Ulsan Hyundai311206000391
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!207||7||12||0||6||0||2||0||227||7

Honours

=Club=

Ulsan Hyundai

References

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