Lee Jung-jin (footballer)
Lee Jung-Jin (Korean: 이정진; born 23 December 1993) is a South Korean professional footballer and Youtuber, who plays as a winger for CE Mataró and previously played for the likes of Busan IPark, Gangwon FC,[1] Yeoju Citizen FC and Bangkok F.C.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lee Jung-Jin | ||
Date of birth | 23 December 1993 | ||
Place of birth | South Korea | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
2011 | Cheongdam High School | ||
2012–2013 | Dongyang University | ||
2014–2015 | Pai Chai University | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016 | Busan IPark | 14 | (2) |
2017 | Gangwon FC | 0 | (0) |
2018 | Cheonan City | 3 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Yeoju Citizen | 5 | (0) |
2021 | Customs United | 5 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Bangkok FC | 10 | (2) |
2022 | SV Neuhof | 2 | (0) |
2022–2023 | CE Mataró | 20 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Early life
Lee learned to play football on the school team at Cheongdam High School, he continued his football aspirations well into university as he attended the Donggang University and Pai Chai University football teams.
Club career
Lee signed with Busan IPark on January 21, 2016, he made a total of 14 appearances with Busan IPark. He made his debut for the club on the 13th April 2016 in a 2–1 defeat to Seoul E-Land, and his first goal came in a 4–0 victory over Chungju on July 10.[2] In January 2017, he transferred to Gangwon FC, then in January 2018 made a transfer to Cheonan City FC making 3 appearances in his 2 seasons there. February 2019 he made a move to Yeoju Citizen FC making 6 appearances. In February 2021 he made his infamous move to MOF Customs United FC, were he made 6 appearances in his 5 month stay. Then in July of the same year he made a move to Bangkok FC for a rumoured 125$. He has made 3 appearances so far and scored his first two goals in a 2-0 victory over Prime Bangkok FC on October 6. On October 27 he scored his third goal in a 3-0 victory over See Khwae City FC. Lee transferred over to the Hessenliga with SV Neuhof in 2022, however issues with obtaining an extension for his visa meant he only played in two appearances for the club before being unable to remain in Germany any longer. He went on to move to Spanish side CE Mataró for the 2022–23 Primera Catalana season.[3]
Career statistics
As of 13 March 2023.
Club performance | League | Cup | Total | |||||
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Club | Season | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Busan IPark | 2016 | K League Challenge | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
Gangwon | 2017 | K League Challenge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cheonan City | 2018 | K3 League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Yeoju Citizen | 2019 | K3 League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
2020 | K3 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Customs United | 2021–22 | Thai League T2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Bangkok FC | 2021–22 | Thai League T3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 3 |
SV Neuhof | 2022–23 | Hessenliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
CE Mataró | 2022–23 | Primera Catalana | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
Career total | 60 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 63 | 6 |
References
- "Korea Republic - Lee Jung-Jin - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- "선수소개 | 한국프로축구연맹 - 현대오일뱅크 K리그 클래식/챌린지". www.kleague.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17.
- "Lee Jung-jin". besoccer.com.