Lee Seung-gi (footballer)

Lee Seung-gi
Personal information
Full name	Lee Seung-gi
Date of birth	2 June 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Gwangju, South Korea
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Busan IPark
Number	88
College career
Years	Team
2008–2010	University of Ulsan
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2012	Gwangju FC
2013–2023	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2015–2016	→ Sangju Sangmu (army)
2023-	Busan IPark
International career‡
2011–	South Korea
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 February 2018

Lee Seung-gi (Korean: 이승기; born 2 June 1988) is a South Korean football player who currently plays for Busan IPark as a midfielder, having previously played for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and Gwangju FC. He also represented South Korea in senior men's football.

Club career

Lee was selected by Gwangju FC as a draft pick from the University of Ulsan for the 2011 K-League season.^[1] After making his first appearance for his new club in the second round 2011 K-League Cup match on 6 April 2011 against Busan I'Park,^[2] he played his first K-League game the following week against Sangju Sangmu Phoenix, which ended in a draw.^[3] Lee scored his first professional goal in Gwangju's win over Daejeon Citizen on 1 May 2011.^[4] Lee would go on to score a further seven goals during the season, finishing as his club's joint top scorer for 2011 alongside João Paulo.

Gwangju were relegated following the completion of the 2012 K-League season. In January 2013, Lee transferred to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.^[5]

In 2015, Lee Seung-Gi moved the team Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors to Sangju Sangmu FC, because he was to enlist within 2 years. Also, he was supposed to return to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in 2017.

In 2011, Lee was selected in the Republic of Korea squad for the AFC third round of the qualification matches for the 2014 World Cup. He made his international debut as a substitute in Korea's win over the United Arab Emirates on 11 November 2011.^[6]

As of 9 May 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League		National cup		Continental		League cup		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gwangju FC	2011	25	8	1	0	—		2	0	28	8
Gwangju FC	2012	40	4	1	0	—		—		41	4
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	2013	21	5	2	1	7	1	—		30	7
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	2014	26	5	2	0	7	2	—		35	7
Sangju Sangmu (army)	2015	22	5	0	0	—		—		22	5
Sangju Sangmu (army)	2016	15	1	0	0	—		—		25	5
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	2016	4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
	2017	31	9	0	0	—		—		31	9
	2018	27	1	0	0	10	1	—		37	2
	2019	25	4	0	0	5	0	—		30	4
	2020	24	5	4	3	2	0	—		30	8
	2021	12	3	0	0	0	0	—		12	3
Career total		272	50	10	4	31	4	2	0	315	58

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