Lee Hee-seong (; born 27 May 1990), also known as Lee Seung-Bin, in

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for

Ansan Greeners FC The Ansan Greeners FC () are a South Korean professional football club based in Ansan. They compete in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. Founded in 2017, they play their home matches at Ansan Wa~ Stadium. History On 22 Ju ...

Career

Lee started playing as goalkeeper in 5th grade because he thought that "saving while falling looked cool". In high school, Lee was regarded as a better goalkeeper than future international

Kim Seung-gyu Kim Seung-gyu (; born 30 September 1990) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League club FC Tokyo and the South Korea national football team. Club career Kim was a much-anticipated youth player of Ulsan ...

, winning Most Valuable Player at the 2008 High School Challenge and giving the trophy to his dying father in the hospital. However, he later envied Kim, who played in the 2014 World Cup, and contemplated quitting football while playing for Ulsan Hyundai's reserves.김승규보다 낫다는 평가받았던 '울산의 소방수' GK 이희성
sports.news.naver.com On the 17th of June 2015, Lee started against Jeonbuk Hyundai in his first league appearances that season. In the 37th minute, he struck his head against striker

Lee Dong-gook Lee Dong-gook (; ; born 29 April 1979) is a South Korean former professional Association football, footballer who played as a striker (association football), striker. He is a record scorer in the K League 1, and had brief spells in Europe with ...

's knee, causing a broken temple. The injury was life threatening, but he eventually recovered with the support of his girlfriend.'고비 넘기고 새 삶' 이희성, 연인 앞 선방쇼
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* * Living people 1990 births South Korean men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Ulsan HD FC players Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard FC players Ansan Greeners FC players K League 1 players K League 2 players K3 League (2007–2019) players 21st-century South Korean sportsmen {{SouthKorea-footy-goalkeeper-stub