Lee Seung-yeoul (; born 6 March 1989), also Lee Seung-ryul, is a former

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winger. He started playing football in Shingal High School. He is often known as one of the brightest prospects displaying attacking style in the national team. He was considered to be the newer generation of Korean footballers that will make up the national team in the future until his form started to fall.

Club career

FC Seoul

2008

Lee joined

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in 2008 with being drafted from the team. He played as a striker and attacking midfielder for

. He appeared in the

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and the

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for 31 games and scored 5 goals in his first year as a professional player. After a successful first season, he was nominated and won 2008

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2009

Lee scored in the opening match of the 2009 K-League season against

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. The game ended 6–1 for

. He made 22 appearances and 5 goals in

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2010

In the 2010 league campaign, Lee had best record in his FC Seoul era. He scored 7 goals in 25 appearances and also steadily recalled to the national team.

Gamba Osaka

On 1 February 2012, Lee left Seoul for Japanese

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outfit

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Club statistics

International career

His international career began when he played for the U-18 South Korea football team. He has been named in the preliminary squad for the Beijing Olympic Games. He was a member of

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. After U20 World Cup, he was selected by

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that head coach of South Korea U-23. On 9 January 2010, Lee made his first international cap for

at the friendly match against

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. He scored his first goal against

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on 7 February 2010. Although he was part of the

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squad, he only got 5 minutes to play in the opening match against Greece where they won 2:0. Lee was benched for the next 3 matches. Huh decided to use the more experienced

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and

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instead of young Lee Seung-yeoul. Korean public has expressed that the only reason he didn't get enough playing time at the World Cup, was because Lee was inexperienced, despite showing good form and having scored 3 international goals in the run up to the World Cup. Seung Ryul has expressed his desire to train hard for the upcoming

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and hopes to break into Europe. He has also expressed that the World Cup was a valuable experience and learned a lot from training with

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International goals

Honours

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(1):

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* League Cup (1):

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(1) :

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Individual

(1): 2008

References

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