Lee_Jong-ho_(footballer,_born_1992)
Lee Jong-ho (footballer, born 1992)
South Korean footballer
Lee Jong-ho (Korean: 이종호; born 24 February 1992) is a South Korean footballer who plays as forward for Seongnam FC. He was nicknamed "Gwangyang Rooney"[2] while playing in the K League 1.
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| Full name | Lee Jong-ho | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1992-02-24) 24 February 1992 (age 32) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Suncheon, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Seongnam FC | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Jeonnam Dragons | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2015 | Jeonnam Dragons | 145 | (36) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 22 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Ulsan Hyundai | 37 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | → V-Varen Nagasaki (loan) | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Jeonnam Dragons | 47 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Seongnam FC | 42 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | South Korea U-17 | 24 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | South Korea U-20 | 12 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | South Korea U-23 | 7 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | South Korea | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 March 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 14, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lee Jong-ho | |
| Hangul | 이종호 |
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| Hanja | 李宗浩 |
| Revised Romanization | I Jongho |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ri Chongho |
Lee attended Gwangyang Jecheol High School (Jeonnam Dragons U-18 Team). Lee signed a three-year contract with Jeonnam Dragons on 24 February 2011.[2] He made his Jeonnam Dragons debut in a 1–0 League match win over Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on 6 March 2011, coming on as a substitute for Nam Joon-jae.[3]
He returned to Jeonnam Dragons of K League 2 in 2020. However, left the club in 2021 as the contract was over.
In 2022, he joined Seongnam FC of K League 1.
On 18 October 2008, Lee accepted the Abdullah Al Dabal MVP award at the AFC U-16 Championship.[4]
Lee played for the South Korea national under-17 football team in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2009, and scored two goals for his national side. In 2011, Lee also played for the South Korea national under-20 football team in the FIFA U-20 World Cup
- As of 11 March 2022
| Club performance | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | Jeonnam Dragons | K League 1 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 22 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 34 | 6 | ||||
| 2013 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 6 | ||||
| 2014 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 10 | ||||
| 2015 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 34 | 14 | ||||
| 2016 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | - | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 31 | 10 | ||
| 2017 | Ulsan Hyundai | 34 | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | 6 | 1 | 46 | 11 | ||
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | V-Varen Nagasaki | J2 League | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 20 | 3 | |
| 2020 | Jeonnam Dragons | K League 2 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 21 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 32 | 9 | |||
| 2022 | Seongnam FC | K League 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 204 | 49 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 234 | 59 | ||
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 August 2015 | Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan, China |  China | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup |
Club
- Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
- AFC Champions League (1): 2016
- Ulsan Hyundai
- Korean FA Cup (1): 2017
- Jeonnam Dragons
- Korean FA Cup (1): 2021
International
- South Korea U-23
- Asian Games (1): 2014
- South Korea
- EAFF East Asian Cup (1) : 2015
Individual
- AFC U-16 Championship Most Valuable Player (1): 2008
- "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 14 December 2016. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
- "'광양 루니' 이종호, 프로축구 전남과 3년 계약". Yonhapnews.co.kr. Naver. 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
- "Jeonbuk Motors vs. Chunnam Dragons 0 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
- "MVP little comfort for Lee". The AFC. 2008-10-19. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
- Lee Jong-ho at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Lee Jong-ho – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Lee Jong-ho – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Lee Jong-ho at Soccerway
- Lee Jong-ho at Asian Games Incheon 2014
