south korean football player

Lee Seung-woo
Hangul

이승우
Hanja

李昇祐
Revised Romanization I Seungu
McCune–Reischauer Ri Sŭngu

This article is about a football player. For the writer, see Lee Seung-u Lee. In this korean name, the family name is Lee Seung-woo ( korean : 이승우 ; Hanja : 李昇祐 ; born 6 January 1998 ) is a confederacy korean football player who plays as a left winger for Suwon FC .

early liveliness [edit ]

Lee in 2012 At long time of 12, Lee caught the attention of FC Barcelona after he finished as the exceed scorer in the 2010 Danone Nations Cup, one of the most esteemed youth football tournaments. [ 4 ] He joined Barcelona ‘s youth academy, La Masia, and scored 39 goals in 29 appearances during his first season. [ 5 ] He was besides named the best musician in four youth tournaments : Torneo Canillas, [ 6 ] Memorial Gaetano Scirea, [ 7 ] Trofeo San Bonifacio, [ 8 ] and Gabala Cup ; [ 9 ] and was nicknamed the “ korean Messi “. [ 10 ] however, he was banned from playing in the regular temper for three years until his 18th birthday by transfer regulations of FIFA. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] On 13 March 2016, he made his senior introduction for the B team. [ 11 ]

Club career [edit ]

verona [edit ]

On 31 August 2017, Lee joined italian golf club Hellas Verona on a four-year deal, for a fee of €1.5 million. Barcelona retained the option to repurchase him until 2019 for an undisclosed fee. [ 12 ] On 24 September 2017, he made a Serie A debut for Verona in the second half of the game against Lazio. [ 13 ] On 6 May 2018, he scored his first Serie A goal in an off catch against Milan, but his team lost 4–1. [ 11 ] Verona was relegated to Serie B by finishing their league as 19th position. In the 2018–19 season, he recorded one finish and two assists in 27 appearances, and his team was promoted to the Serie A by winning the promotion play-offs. [ 14 ]
On 30 August 2019, Lee joined Belgian First Division A side Sint-Truiden. [ 15 ] He was excluded from the number of squad for twelve back-to-back matches, and this situation caused much controversy in South Korea. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] On 29 November 2019, his name was on the list for the inaugural time against Genk, but did n’t appear. [ 18 ] On 26 December 2019, he made his belgian league introduction against Waasland-Beveren. [ 19 ] He finished his first season with only four appearances according to early end point of the Belgian league, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. [ 20 ] On 13 September 2020, he scored his first and second goal for Sint-Truiden against Royal Antwerp, but his team lost 3–2 despite his two goals. [ 21 ] He failed to score in six games, where he played as a start member excluding a game against Antwerp, and his team besides did not get a victory at the same meter. [ 22 ] When he was being excluded from the team again, some south korean journalists recommended play in South Korea to him. [ 22 ]

loan to Portimonense [edit ]

On 1 February 2021, Lee joined Primeira Liga slope Portimonense on a six-month loanword distribute with an option to buy. [ 23 ]

International career [edit ]

Under-17 level [edit ]

Lee made his international debut as a depart of South Korea under-16 team competing for the 2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification. He scored four goals against Laos. [ 24 ] In April 2014, he participated in the Montaigu Tournament with South Korea under-16 team, and they finished the tournament as runner-up after he scored two goals. [ 25 ]

In September, he led South Korea to another runner-up at the 2014 AFC U-16 Championship. He scored winning goals against Malaysia and Thailand in the group stage. [ 26 ] He led South Korea to a 2–0 victory against Japan in the quarter-final with two goals. He destroyed Japan ‘s defense by dribbling alone for approximately 50 meters and struck his second goal after he received the ball at around the halfway line. [ 27 ] He recorded one goal and four assists against Syria in the semi-final which South Korea won 7–1. [ 28 ] He became the top goalscorer and MVP of the tournament, although his team lost to North Korea in the final. At the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, South Korea advanced to the knockout degree as winner of their group by defeating Brazil and Guinea in the group stage. however, Lee missed a crucial penalty kick back against Belgium in the round of 16 where they finally lost 2–0. [ 29 ] He soon returned to South Korea afterwards to train with the moment division side Suwon FC until January 2016, when he turned 18 and became able to participate in official matches for Barcelona again .

Under-20 level [edit ]

In May 2015, Lee was the youngest extremity of South Korea under-18 team that participated in the Suwon JS Cup, hosted by Park Ji-sung. [ 30 ] In September 2015, he besides played in an under-17 rival, Suwon Continental Cup, and scored two goals against Croatia. [ 31 ] In March 2017, Lee participated in the Adidas U-20 Tournament to prepare the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He scored two goals against Zambia in the moment game of the tournament, including a chip injection. [ 32 ] He was named in the under-20 police squad for the 2017 U-20 World Cup, hosted in South Korea. He scored the succeed finish and assisted team ‘s second goal in the beginning group pit against Guinea. [ 33 ] He scored the open goal after dribbling alone for 40 meters against Argentina in the second match, [ 34 ] and this goal was ranked fourthly in top 10 goals of the tournament. [ 35 ] South Korea advanced to the smasher phase with previous two victories although they lost their final examination group meet against England. however, they lost to Portugal without Lee ‘s goal in the round of 16 .

2018 World Cup [edit ]

In May 2018, Lee was called for senior national side for the first time before 2018 FIFA World Cup, and was besides named in South Korea ‘s preliminary 28-man squad. [ 36 ] On 28 May 2018, he has played a adult part in South Korea ‘s 2–0 victory over Honduras in Daegu Stadium. He showed unretentive passes, bold drivel and witty play in midfield, and besides assisted Son Heung-min ‘s starting goal. [ 37 ] He participated in two matches of the 2018 World Cup as a substitute .

2018 asian Games [edit ]

Lee was named in the South Korea under-23 team for the 2018 asian Games in Jakarta – Palembang by coach Kim Hak-bum. At 23 August, when Korea was playing against Iran, he scored his first goal of the asian Games, leading to the victory of the team by 2–0. [ 38 ] At the semi-final against Vietnam, he scored two goals and led his team to the final examination by 3–1. At the final against Japan, he started the game as a submarine, and switched with Kim Jung-min during the second half. Both teams could not score in the first 90 minutes, but he scored the unfold goal in extra time, and contributed to a 2–1 victory. Lee and his teammates won the gold decoration in the asian Games. [ 39 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of 6 May 2021[11]

International [edit ]

As of 15 June 2021[40]
National team Year Apps Goals
South Korea U17 2013 3 4
2014 9 7
2015 6 2
Total 18 13
South Korea U20 2015 3 0
2016 4 2
2017 9 5
Total 16 7
South Korea U23 2018 6 4
2020 2 0
2021 2 0
Total 10 4
South Korea 2018 7 0
2019 4 0
Total 11 0
Career total 55 24

Honours [edit ]

South Korea U17
South Korea U23
Individual

References [edit ]

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