Lee Dong-jun (; born 1 February 1997) is a South Korean professional

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who plays as a winger for

Gimcheon Sangmu Gimcheon Sangmu Football Club () is a South Korean professional football club based in Gimcheon that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Sangmu is the sports division of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces. Sangmu' ...

Club career

Lee signed with

Busan IPark Busan IPark FC () is a South Korean professional football club based in Busan that competes in K League 2, the second tier of the South Korean football pyramid. They play their home games at the Busan Gudeok Stadium. Busan IPark was founded as ...

on 21 February 2017. He made his debut on 25 March in a 1–0 defeat to

Bucheon FC Bucheon Football Club 1995 () is a South Korean professional football club based in Bucheon, that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. The club was founded in 2007 by a group of former Bucheon SK supporters after ...

. Lee featured primarily as a substitute in his first two years with the club, but became a first team regular under new manager

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. Lee appeared in every league game in 2019 as Busan finished second in the

K League 2 The K League 2 () is the men's second-highest division of the South Korean football league system. It is contested between thirteen professional clubs and operates on a promotion and relegation system with K League 1. History In 2011, the or ...

and achieved promotion via the playoffs. Lee scored 13 goals and contributed seven assists to be named as the league's MVP. On 29 January 2022, Lee signed a contract with German club

Hertha BSC Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club e. V., commonly known as Hertha BSC () or Hertha Berlin, is a German professional football club based in Berlin. Hertha BSC plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football league system, German footbal ...

until 2025. On 22 December 2022, Lee agreed to return to Korea and signed a contract with

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC () is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Jeonbuk have won the K League a record nine times, including ...

beginning on 1 January 2023.

International career

In January 2020, Lee featured for Korea in the AFC Under-23 Championship. Lee scored against Iran and China in the group stages as Korea went on to win the tournament to qualify for the

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. He made his debut for

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on 25 March 2021 in a friendly against Japan.

Career statistics

Honours

Individual * K League 2 Best XI:

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* K League 2 Most Valuable Player:

* K League 1 Best XI:

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References

1997 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Busan South Korean men's footballers South Korea men's under-20 international footballers South Korea men's under-23 international footballers South Korea men's international footballers Busan IPark players Ulsan HD FC players Hertha BSC players Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors players K League 1 players K League 2 players Bundesliga players Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for South Korea South Korean expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Germany 21st-century South Korean sportsmen {{SouthKorea-footy-midfielder-stub