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Lee Jong-ho (footballer, born 1992)

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Lee Jong-ho
Personal information
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
Team information
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)
2019V-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
Representing  South Korea
Men's football
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team
*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
Hanja
李宗浩
Revised RomanizationI Jongho
McCune–ReischauerRi Chongho

Lee Jong-ho (Korean이종호; 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.

Career

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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.

International career

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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

Club career statistics

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As of 11 March 2022
Club performance League FA Cup League Cup Continental Total
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[a] 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
  1. ^ Five appearances and one goal in AFC Champions League, one appearance and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup

International goals

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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

Honours

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Club

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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Ulsan Hyundai
Jeonnam Dragons

International

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South Korea U-23
South Korea

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "'광양 루니' 이종호, 프로축구 전남과 3년 계약". Yonhapnews.co.kr. Naver. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Jeonbuk Motors vs. Chunnam Dragons 0 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  4. ^ "MVP little comfort for Lee". The AFC. 19 October 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
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