Lee Dong-jun
Lee with Busan IPark in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-02-01) 1 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Busan, South Korea
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Number 11
Youth career
2009–2011 Shilla Middle School (Youth)
2012-2014 Kaesong High School (Youth)
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Soongsil University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Busan IPark 94 (24)
2021 Ulsan Hyundai 32 (11)
2022 Hertha BSC 4 (0)
2023– Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 21 (0)
International career‡
2015–2016 South Korea U-20 22 (8)
2019–2021 South Korea U-23 19 (7)
2021– South Korea 4 (0)
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Men's football
AFC U-23 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2020 Thailand
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:01, 21 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 February 2022

Lee Dong-jun (Korean: 이동준; born 1 February 1997) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a winger for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.[2]

Club career

Lee signed with Busan IPark on 21 February 2017.[3] He made his debut on 25 March in a 1–0 defeat to Bucheon FC.

Lee featured primarily as a substitute in his first two years with the club, but became a first team regular under new manager Cho Deok-je. Lee appeared in every league game in 2019 as Busan finished second in the K League 2 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 until 2025.[4]

On 22 December 2022, Lee agreed to return to Korea and signed a contract with Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors beginning on 1 January 2023.[5]

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 2020 Olympic Games. He made his debut for South Korea national football team on 25 March 2021 in a friendly against Japan.[6]

Career statistics

As of 25 February 2023[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Busan IPark 2017 K League 2 8 2 4 1 — 2[a] 0 14 3
2018 23 4 2 0 — 2[a] 0 27 4
2019 37 13 0 0 — 2[a] 0 39 13
2020 K League 1 26 5 2 0 — — 28 5
Total 94 24 8 1 — 6 0 108 25
Ulsan Hyundai 2021 K League 1 32 11 2 1 1[b] 0 2[c] 0 37 12
Hertha BSC 2021–22 Bundesliga 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
2022–23 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2023 K League 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Career total 131 35 10 2 1 0 8 0 150 37
  1. ^ a b c K League Promotion-Relegation Playoffs
  2. ^ AFC Champions League
  3. ^ Appearances in 2020 FIFA Club World Cup

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Lee Dong-jun". Hertha BSC. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. ^ Lee Dong-jun at Soccerway
  3. ^ "부산 아이파크 이동준 영입…공격진 보강". kookje.co.kr. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  4. ^ "DONGJUN LEE IS A HERTHANER!" (Press release). Hertha BSC. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  5. ^ "국가대표 윙어 이동준 영입" (in Kanuri). Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Japan v South Korea game report". ESPN. 25 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Lee Dong-jun - K League Stats" (in Korean). kleague.com. Retrieved 29 January 2022.


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