Lee Yong-rae (Korean: 이용래; Hanja: 李容來; born 17 April 1986) is a South Korean football player who plays as a midfielder for Daegu FC.[1] Although he mainly plays as defensive midfield for both club and the national team, his tactical awareness allows him to operate as a box-to-box midfielder, side midfielder, and full-back in emergencies.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 April 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Daejeon, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Daegu FC | ||
| Number | 74 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Yuseong BST High School | ||
| 2002–2003 | → FC Metz (KFA Youth Project) | ||
| 2005–2008 | Korea University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Gyeongnam FC | 53 | (10) |
| 2011–2017 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 71 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | → Ansan Police FC (army) | 32 | (3) |
| 2017–2020 | Chiangrai United | 59 | (2) |
| 2021– | Daegu FC | 81 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003 | South Korea U-17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2003–2005 | South Korea U-20 | 7 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | South Korea | 17 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:56, 30 February 24 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2011 | |||
Club career statistics edit
- As of 24 February 2024
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| South Korea | League | KFA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Other | Total | ||||||||
| 2009 | Gyeongnam FC | K League 1 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 6 | ||
| 2010 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 4 | ||||
| 2011 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | - | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | 28 | 2 | |||||
| 2013 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 2014 | Ansan Police | K League 2 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2015 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 15 | 1 | |||||
| 2016 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | K League 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | - | 28 | 2 | ||||
| Thailand | League | Thai FA Cup | Thai League Cup | Asia | Other | Total | ||||||||
| 2018 | Chiangrai United | Thai League 1 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| 2019 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | |||
| South Korea | League | KFA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Other | Total | ||||||||
| 2021 | Daegu FC | K League 1 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | - | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | - | 36 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 29 | 0 | |||||
| Total | South Korea | 283 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 341 | 20 | |
| Total | Thailand | 59 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 85 | 6 | |
| Career total | 342 | 21 | 26 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 426 | 26 | ||
Honours[2] edit
- Hyundai Oilbank K-League Challenge Best 11 Midfield Division : 2014
- Winning the 37th National High School Football Championship : 2004
- Chiangrai United
- Thai League 1 (1): 2019
- Thai FA Cup (1): 2018
- Thai League Cup (1): 2018
- Thailand Champions Cup (2): 2018, 2020
References edit
- Lee Yong-rae at Soccerway
External links edit
- Lee Yong-rae on Instagram
- Lee Yong-rae – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Lee Yong-rae – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Lee Yong-rae at National-Football-Teams.com
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