Lee Soon-min (; born 22 May 1994) is a South Korean professional

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who plays as a

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for

K League 1 The K League 1 () is a professional association football league in South Korea and the highest level of the South Korean football league system. The league is contested by twelve clubs. It is one of the most successful leagues in the Asian Foo ...

club

Daejeon Hana Citizen Daejeon Hana Citizen FC () is a South Korean professional football team based in Daejeon, competing in K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. At the time of its foundation in 1997, Daejeon was the first community-owned club in South K ...

and the

South Korea national team South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both west and east. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz' ...

International career

In August 2023, Lee received his first call-up to the South Korea senior national team by head coach

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, for two

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against

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Career statistics

Honours

Gwangju FC *

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 ...

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Individual * K League 2 Best XI:

* K League 1 Best XI:

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

References

External links

Profile
at the 1. FSV Mainz 05 website *
Lee Jae-sung – National Team stats
at KFA *
Lee Jae-sung
at Asian Games Incheon 2014 {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Soon-min 1994 births Living people South Korean men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Gwangju FC players Pocheon Citizen FC players K League 1 players K League 2 players K3 League players K4 League players South Korea men's international footballers 2023 AFC Asian Cup players 21st-century South Korean sportsmen