Lee Hyung-sang
Lee Hyung-Sang or simply Lio (Korean: 이형상; born 6 May 1985) is a South Korean football player.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Hyung-Sang | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Pohang, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Daejeon Citizen | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | Beira-Mar | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | Feirense | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | Spartak Varna | 6 | (0) |
| 2009 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Baník Ostrava | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | HNK Šibenik | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | Daegu FC | 7 | (0) |
| 2012 | Gangneung City | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | Gimhae City | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 July 2013 | |||
| Lee Hyung-sang | |
| Hangul | 이형상 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 李形象 |
| Revised Romanization | I Hyeong-sang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Hyŏng-sang |
Lee Hyung-Sang is an attacking midfielder, the winger type. His main advantages are his exceptional speed and maneuverability. He has good dribble and precise passing.
Career
Lio start his professional career in Ulsan Hyundai, after which he plays for the elite Daejeon Citizen for four years. He played only 1 games in league cup. In 2007, he left for Europe and signed a contract with the Portuguese club S.C. Beira-Mar. After six months there, Lio was sold to C.D. Feirense. While there, the scouts of the Bulgarian Spartak Varna liked him and during the summer of 2008 he went to Bulgaria. In Spartak the Korean football player quickly becomes the favorite of the fans. Unfortunately, in the last friendly match of Spartak before the beginning of the Bulgarian championship Lio broke his arm and because of the fracture he did not play for about a month. In 2009, he returned to K-League by signing a contract with Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.
In 2009, he signed a 3-year contract with Baník Ostrava making himself the first non-European player to ever play for the club. His first appearance for Baník Ostrava came on 8 August 2009, during a 1–0 win over Viktoria Plzeň by substitute on 90 minute.
On 4 January 2011, Lee joined Daegu FC.[1] He made his Daegu FC debut in a 0–2 League Cup loss over Gyeongnam FC on 16 March 2011.[2]
References
- "대구FC, 김귀화 코치 및 선수 6명 영입" (in Korean). daegufc.co.kr. 2011-01-04. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
- "Daegu vs. Gyeongnam 0 - 2". K-League (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
External links
- Lee Hyung-sang – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Lee's profile at lpfp.pt (in Portuguese)