Lee Myung-joo
{{short description|South Korean footballer (born 1990)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lee Myung-joo
| fullname = Lee Myung-joo
| image = 230225 FC서울 vs 인천 유나이티드 이명주.jpg
| caption = Lee playing for Incheon United FC in 2023
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|4|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = Daegu, South Korea
| height = {{height|m=1.76|precision=0}}
| currentclub = Incheon United
| clubnumber = 5
| position = Central midfielder
| youthyears1 = 2006–2008
| youthclubs1 = Pohang Technical High School
| youthyears2 = 2010–2011
| youthclubs2 = Yeungnam University
| years1 = 2012–2014
| clubs1 = Pohang Steelers
| caps1 = 80
| goals1 = 17
| years2 = 2014–2017
| clubs2 = Al Ain
| caps2 = 70
| goals2 = 5
| years3 = 2017–2019
| clubs3 = FC Seoul
| caps3 = 23
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2018–2019
| clubs4 = → Asan Mugunghwa (draft){{efn|name=Draft|Serving a two-year mandatory military service.}}
| caps4 = 49
| goals4 = 7
| years5 = 2020–2022
| clubs5 = Al-Wahda
| caps5 = 37
| goals5 = 3
| years6 = 2022–
| clubs6 = Incheon United
| caps6 = 69
| goals6 = 6
| totalcaps =
| totalgoals =
| nationalyears1 = 2011–2012
| nationalteam1 = South Korea U23
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2013–
| nationalteam2 = South Korea
| nationalcaps2 = 17
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| club-update = 17 April 2023
| ntupdate = 12 December 2017
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}
{{Medal|Country|{{Fb|KOR}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|AFC Asian Cup}}
{{Medal|RU|2015 Australia|}}
}}
{{Infobox Korean name|hangul=이명주|hanja=李明柱|rr=I Myeongju|mr=I Myŏngju}}
{{family name hatnote|Lee||lang=Korean}}
Lee Myung-joo (born 24 April 1990) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Incheon United.
Club career
= Pohang Steelers =
After a debut season with the Pohang Steelers, Lee was named as the K-League Rookie of the Year for 2012. In the 2013 season, he scored eight goals to contribute to Pohang's domestic league and cup double success. His performances were rewarded with his inclusion in the K League Classic Best XI for the 2013 season.
= Al Ain =
On 9 June 2014, Lee joined Al Ain FC, signing a three-year contract.
= FC Seoul =
On 19 June 2017, Lee joined FC Seoul, signing a six-month contract.
International career
Lee made his debut in the South Korea national team on 11 June 2013 in a win against Uzbekistan in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.
=International goals=
:Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/52592/Myung_Joo_Lee.html|title=Lee, Myung-Joo|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=24 April 2017}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| 1. | 5 September 2014 | Bucheon Stadium, Bucheon, South Korea | {{fb|VEN}} | align=center | 1–1 | align=center | 3–1 | Friendly |
Club career statistics
{{updated|20 October 2023}}{{Soccerway|230835|access-date=17 May 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 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Continental ! colspan=2 | Other ! colspan=2 | Total | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| rowspan="4"|Pohang Steelers | 2012 | rowspan="1"|K League | 35 | 5 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 42 | 5 | ||
| 2013 | rowspan="2"|K League Classic | 34 | 7 | 5 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 45 | 9 | |||
| 2014 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 6 | ||||
| colspan=2 | Total
!80||17||11||1||colspan="2"|—||15||2||colspan="2"|—||106||20 | ||||||||||||||
| rowspan="4"|Al Ain | 2014–15 | rowspan="3"|UAE Pro League | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 4 |
| 2015–16 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 7 | ||
| 2016–17 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 39 | 1 | |||
| colspan=2 | Total
!70||5||7||3||13||2||34||4||2||0||126||12 | ||||||||||||||
| rowspan="3"|FC Seoul | 2017 | rowspan="2"|K League 1 | 13 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 2 | ||||
| 2019 | |10 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 1 | ||||||
| colspan=2 | Total
!23||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||23||3 | ||||||||||||||
| rowspan="3"|Asan Mugunghwa (draft){{efn|name=Draft}} | 2018 | rowspan="2"|K League 2 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 6 | |||
| 2019 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 2 | |||||
| colspan=2 | Total
!49||7||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||51||8 | ||||||||||||||
| rowspan="4"|Al Wahda | 2019–20 | rowspan="3"|UAE Pro League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | ||||
| colspan=2 | Total
!37||3||1||0||2||0||11||0||colspan="2"|—||51||3 | ||||||||||||||
| rowspan="3"|Incheon United | 2022 | rowspan="2"|K League 1 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 4 | |||
| 2023 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 2 | ||||
| colspan=2 | Total
!59||6||1||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0||colspan="2"|—||62||6 | ||||||||||||||
| colspan=3 | Career total
!318||41||22||3||15||2||62||6||2||0||419||52 |
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Honours
=Club=
; Pohang Steelers
- K League 1 (1): 2013
- Korean FA Cup (2): 2012, 2013
; Al Ain
- UAE Arabian Gulf League (1): 2014–15
- UAE Super Cup (1): 2015
; Asan Mugunghwa
- K League 2 (1): 2018
=International=
;South Korea
- EAFF East Asian Cup (1): 2017
=Individual=
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{K League player}}
- [http://www.kfa.or.kr/archive/player_history.php?search_val=%EC%9D%B4%EB%AA%85%EC%A3%BC Lee Myung-joo – National Team stats at KFA] {{in lang|ko}}
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{{South Korea squad 2015 AFC Asian Cup}}
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Category:Footballers from Daegu
Category:South Korean men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:South Korea men's under-23 international footballers
Category:South Korea men's international footballers
Category:South Korean expatriate men's footballers
Category:Pohang Steelers players
Category:Asan Mugunghwa FC players
Category:UAE Pro League players
Category:2015 AFC Asian Cup players
Category:South Korean expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
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Category:21st-century South Korean sportsmen
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