Lee Tae-seok
{{short description|South Korean footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Lee Tae-seok
|image = 밀워키 이달의 선수 5월 - 이태석 인터뷰 & 제품 언박싱까지! 0s.jpg
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|07|28|df=y}}
|birth_place = South Korea
|height = {{height|m=1.74}}
|currentclub = Pohang Steelers
|clubnumber = 26
|position = Left back, Left winger
|youthclubs1 = FC Seoul academy
|youthyears1 = 2015–2020
|years1 = 2021–2024 |clubs1 = FC Seoul |caps1 = 89 |goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2024– |clubs2 = Pohang Steelers |caps2 = 19 |goals2 = 2
|nationalyears1 = 2016
|nationalteam1 = South Korea U14
|nationalcaps1 = 4
|nationalgoals1 = 3
|nationalyears2 = 2017–2019
|nationalteam2 = South Korea U17
|nationalcaps2 = 15
|nationalgoals2 = 1
|nationalyears3 = 2023–
|nationalteam3 = South Korea U23
|nationalcaps3 = 14
|nationalgoals3 = 0
|nationalyears4 = 2024–
|nationalteam4 = South Korea
|nationalcaps4 = 3
|nationalgoals4 = 0
|club-update = 12 April 2025
|nationalteam-update = 25 March 2025
}}
{{Infobox Korean name|hangul=이태석|hanja=李太錫|rr=I Taeseok|mr=I T'aesŏk}}
Lee Tae-seok ({{Korean|hangul=이태석}}; born 28 July 2002) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a Left back or Left winger for Pohang Steelers and the South Korea national team. He is the son of South Korean footballer Lee Eul-yong.
Club career
He joined FC Seoul in 2021.
He made his league debut on 7 April 2021, against Ulsan Hyundai.[https://sports.news.naver.com/news.nhn?oid=413&aid=0000116626 '이을용 아들' 이태석, 깜짝 데뷔전...가능성 보여준 '45분']
On August 1, 2024, he moved from Seoul to Pohang Steelers in a trade with Kang Hyeon-mu.{{Cite web |last=조선일보 |date=2024-08-01 |title=[오피셜] 포항, FC서울과 트레이드 단행! 풀백 이태석 영입 → 강현무 서울로 이적 ([OFFICIAL] Pohang announces trade with FC Seoul! Fullback Lee Tae-seok to FC Seoul → Kang Hyeon-mu to Pohang) |url=https://www.chosun.com/sports/football/2024/08/01/557HWIYIFHZLO656NGRNKMW4PU/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=조선일보 |language=ko}}
International career
He was part of the South Korea squad at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Lee made his debut for the senior South Korea national team on 14 November 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Kuwait at the Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium. He substituted Lee Myung-jae in the 64th minute as South Korea won 3–1.{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/football/match/_/gameId/710475|title=Kuwait v South Korea game report|date=14 November 2024}}
He made his first appearance for South Korea national team as a starter rather than a substitute on March 20, 2025, against Oman in the third Asian qualifying round of the North and Central American World Cup against Oman.{{Cite web |last=기자 |first=김아인 |date=2025-03-22 |title=[442.live] 'A-Match Starting Debut' Lee Tae-seok, “I got a call from my dad... Starter's chance? It's up to me to grab it” |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=69515 |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=포포투 |language=ko}}
He started at left fullback in a World Cup qualifier against Jordan on March 26 and played the full 90 minutes, putting in a strong defensive performance, winning five of his six tackle attempts and winning all six ground ball contests.{{Cite web |title=South Korea vs Jordan - Lee Tae-Seok Match Statistics |url=https://www.fotmob.com/ko/matches/jordan-vs-south-korea/1j8bby?player=1107251#4523719:tab=lineup |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=FotMob |language=ko}}
Style of play
Like his father, former soccer player Lee Eun-yong, he has a precise and sharp left foot. He can play wing and left fullback, and his wide vision and left-footed kick allow him to deliver sharp long passes and crosses.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-23 |title='He's shining again!' Lee Tae-seok explodes for 3 straight assists... 'Golden left foot' just like his father, Lee Eun-yong |url=https://www.mhnse.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=270097 |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=MHN / 엠에이치앤 |language=ko}} Once considered a weakness, his defense and physicality have improved greatly in recent years, and in the national team game he shut down Jordanian winger Al-Taamari to perfection.{{Cite web |last=기자 |first=김아인 |date=2025-03-26 |title='Jordan ace shut out→Hong Myung-bo praised' Lee Tae-seok, “I was honored to start for the second straight game” |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=69708 |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=포포투 |language=ko}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|12 April 2025.}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | |||||||||
| 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=5|FC Seoul
|2021 |rowspan=4|K League 1 |19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2022
|27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2023
|30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2024
|13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 14 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!89||0||4||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||93||0 | |||||||||
| rowspan=3|Pohang Steelers
|2024 |rowspan=2|K League 1 |12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5{{efn|name=ACLE|Appearances in AFC Champions League Elite}} | 0 | colspan=2|— | 20 | 1 | |
| 2025
|7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=ACLE|Appearances in AFC Champions League Elite}} | 0 | colspan=2|— | 9 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!19||2||3||0||7||0||colspan=2|—||29||2 | |||||||||
| colspan=3 | Career total
!108 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 2 |
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References
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External links
- {{K League player|20210173}}
{{Pohang Steelers squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Tae-seok}}
Category:South Korean men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Pohang Steelers players
Category:21st-century South Korean sportsmen
Category:South Korea men's youth international footballers
Category:South Korea men's international footballers
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