Lee Jin-hyun (; born 26 August 1997) is a South Korean professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

He graduated from Pohang Iron & Steel Elementary School, Pohang Steel Middle School, and Pohang Steel High School, which are affiliated with the Pohang Steelers, and entered Sungkyunkwan University after being selected by the

Pohang Steelers The Pohang Steelers (Hangul: 포항 스틸러스) are a South Korean professional Association football, football club based in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province that compete in the K League 1, the top flight of Football in South Korea, South Ko ...

in 2016.

Austria Wien

On 11 August 2017, he moved to

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side

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on a one-year loan with an additional purchase option for another three years. On 27 August 2017, Lee made his debut appearance against

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and he also scored his debut goal at the 76th minute.

International career

Lee made his debut for the South Korea U-20 national team on 4 January 2015 in a draw against

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in the 2015 Granatkin Memorial. He won the gold medal with the South Korea U-23 national team at the

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

South Korea U23 *

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gold medal:

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* 1997 births Living people South Korean men's footballers South Korean expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders South Korea men's under-20 international footballers South Korea men's under-23 international footballers South Korea men's international footballers FK Austria Wien players Pohang Steelers players Daegu FC players Daejeon Hana Citizen players Puszcza Niepołomice players Ulsan HD FC players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Austrian Regionalliga players K League 1 players K League 2 players Ekstraklasa players Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Games footballers for South Korea Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Footballers from Pohang Expatriate men's footballers in Austria South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Poland South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Poland 21st-century South Korean sportsmen Asian Games gold medalists in football {{SouthKorea-footy-midfielder-stub