Lee Hyun-ju (footballer)

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Lee Hyun-ju
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-02-07) 7 February 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth South Korea
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bayern Munich II
Number 8
Youth career
2010–2015 Tree Mers
2016–2022 Pohang Steelers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Pohang Steelers 0 (0)
2022 → Bayern Munich II (loan) 8 (3)
2022– Bayern Munich II 15 (6)
International career‡
2017 South Korea U14 2 (1)
2018 South Korea U15 5 (6)
2019 South Korea U16 3 (0)
2022– South Korea U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:04, 15 November 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:12, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
Lee Hyun-ju
Hangul

Lee Hyun-ju (Korean: 이현주; born 7 February 2003) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for German club Bayern Munich II.

Club career

Early life

Lee started his career with Tree Mers FC in Ansan, before moving to Pohang to join the Pohang Steelers.[2]

Move to Germany

In January 2022, Lee joined German giants Bayern Munich from Pohang Steelers on a year-long loan deal, with the option to make the deal permanent.[3] After impressing with the club's reserve team while on loan, Bayern Munich took up the option to make the deal permanent in August 2022, with Lee signing a deal through 2025.[4][5]

International career

Lee has represented South Korea at various youth levels.[1][2][6] He was called up to the South Korea Olympic team in September 2022, in preparation for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[7]

Personal life

Lee has named Joshua Kimmich as a player he idolises, while also crediting Jamal Musiala as a similarly-aged player he looks up to.[3][8]

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played 15 November 2022[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pohang Steelers 2022 K League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bayern Munich II (loan) 2021–22 Regionalliga Bayern 6 1 – 0 0 6 1
2022–23 2 2 – 0 0 2 2
Bayern Munich II 2022–23 15 6 – 0 0 15 6
Total 23 9 0 0 0 0 23 9
Career total 23 9 0 0 0 0 23 9
Notes

References

  1. ^ a b Lee Hyun-ju at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b "[인터뷰] 첫 주장완장 달고 세계무대에 첫발 내딛는 이현주의 각오" [[Interview] Lee Hyun-ju's determination to take the first step on the world stage with the first captain's armband]. post.naver.com (in Korean). 24 April 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b "FC Bayern holt Lee von den Pohang Steelers" [FC Bayern sign Lee from the Pohang Steelers]. kicker.de (in German). 14 January 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Der FC Bayern zieht die kaufoption bei youngster Hyun-ju Lee" [FC Bayern pulls the option to buy from youngster Hyun-ju Lee]. onefootball.com (in German). 9 August 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  5. ^ Mayer, Patrick (11 August 2022). "Keine Pause für Salihamidzic: FC Bayern holt nächstes Top-Talent - er spielte bereits für München" [No break for Salihamidzic: FC Bayern gets the next top talent - he has already played for Munich]. tz.de (in German). Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  6. ^ "19세 이현주, 바이에른 뮌헨 완전 이적" [19-year-old Hyun-joo Lee transfers to Bayern Munich]. hankookilbo.com (in Korean). 10 August 2022.
  7. ^ "바이에른 뮌헨 이현주, 파리 준비하는 올림픽 대표팀 발탁" [Bayern Munich's Lee Hyun-joo selected for Paris Olympic team]. nocutnews.co.kr (in Korean). 13 September 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Hyunju Lee: „Ich schaue zu Kimmich und Musiala auf"" [Hyunju Lee: "I look up to Kimmich and Musiala"]. fcbayern.com (in German). 14 January 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  9. ^ Lee Hyun-ju at Soccerway
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