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Lee Seung-woo
Lee in Seoul Plaza, South Korea in 2018
Personal information
Full name Lee Seung-woo
Date of birth (1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Suwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Attacking midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team
 Sint-Truiden
Number 10
Youth career
2011 Incheon United
2011–2016 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Barcelona B 1 (0)
2017–2019 Verona 37 (2)
2019– Sint-Truiden 4 (0)
International career‡
2013–2015 South Korea U17 18 (13)
2015–2017 South Korea U20 16 (7)
2018 South Korea U23 6 (4)
2018– South Korea 11 (0)
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Men's football
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team
AFC U-16 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2014 Thailand Team[3]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2019
Lee Seung-woo
Hangul
이승우
Hanja
李昇祐
Revised RomanizationI Seungu
McCune–ReischauerRi Sŭngu

Lee Seung-woo (Korean: 이승우; Hanja: 李昇祐; born 6 January 1998) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Sint-Truiden and the South Korea national team.

Early life

At age of 12, Lee caught the attention of FC Barcelona after he finished as the top scorer in the 2010 Danone Nations Cup, one of the most prestigious youth football tournaments.[4] He joined Barcelona's youth academy, La Masia, and scored 39 goals with 29 appearance in his first season.[5] He was also named the best player in four youth tournaments (Torneo Canillas,[6] Memorial Gaetano Scirea,[7] Trofeo San Bonifacio,[8] Gabala Cup),[9] and was nicknamed the "Korean Messi".[10] However, he was banned from playing in the regular season for three years until his 18th birthday by transfer regulations of FIFA.[4][5] On 13 March 2016, he made his senior debut for the B team.[11]

Club career

Verona

On 31 August 2017, Lee joined Italian club Hellas Verona on a four-year deal, for a fee of €1.5 million. Barcelona retains the option to repurchase him until 2019 for an undisclosed fee.[12] On 24 September 2017, he made a Serie A debut for Verona in the second half of the game against SS Lazio.[13] On 6 May 2018, he scored his first Serie A goal in an away match against Milan but his team lost 4–1.[11] Verona was relegated to Serie B by finishing their league as 19th place. In the 2018–19 season, he recorded one goal and two assists with 27 appearances and his team was promoted to the Serie A by winning the promotion play-offs.[14]

Sint-Truiden

On 30 August 2019, Lee joined Belgian First Division A side Sint-Truiden.[15] He was excluded from the list in twelve consecutive matches and this caused much controversy in South Korea.[16][17] On 29 November 2019, his name was on the list for the first time against Genk but didn't appear.[18] On 26 December 2019, he made his Belgian league debut against Waasland-Beveren.[19] He finished his first season with only four appearances according to early termination of the Belgian league, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[20]

International career

2014 AFC U-16 Championship

Lee made his international debut as a part of South Korea's under-16 team competing for the 2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification. He scored four goals against the team from Laos.[21] In April 2014, he was a part of the South Korea under-16 team that was the runner-up at the Montaigu Tournament. He scored two goals in the competition.[22]

In September, he led South Korea to another runner-up finish, this time at the 2014 AFC U-16 Championship. He scored winning goals against Malaysia and Thailand in the group stage.[23] He scored two goals against Japan in the quarter-final and led team's 2–0 win. He received the ball at around the halfway line, destroyed Japan's defense by dribbling alone for approximately 50 meters and struck his second goal.[24] He recorded one goal and four assists against Syria in the semi-final and South Korea won 7–1.[25] He was named the MVP of the tournament, although his team lost to North Korea in the final.

2015 U-17 World Cup

In 2015, Lee was the youngest member of South Korea's under-18 team that participated in the Suwon JS Cup, hosted by Park Ji-sung.[26] He also participated in the Suwon Continental Cup, an under-17 competition, and scored two goals against Croatia.[27]

At the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, South Korea advanced to the knockout stage by defeating Brazil and Guinea in the group stage. However, Lee missed a crucial penalty kick against Belgium in the round of 16 and South Korea eventually lost 2–0.[28] He shortly returned to South Korea afterwards to train with the second division side Suwon FC until January 2016, when he turned 18 and became able to participate in official matches for FC Barcelona again.

2017 U-20 World Cup

Lee participated in the Adidas U-20 Tournament to prepare the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He scored two goals against Zambia, including a chip shot.[29] He was named in the under-20 squad for the 2017 U-20 World Cup, hosted in South Korea. He scored the winning goal and assisted team's second goal in the first match against Guinea.[30] He scored the opening goal by dribbling alone for 40 meters against Argentina,[31] and this goal was ranked fourth in top 10 goals of the tournament.[32] South Korea advanced to the round of 16 but lost to Portugal.

2018 World Cup

Lee was called for senior national side for the first time before 2018 FIFA World Cup when in May 2018 and was named in South Korea's preliminary 28-man squad.[33] On 28 May 2018, he has played a big part in South Korea's 2–0 victory over Honduras in Daegu Stadium. He played a short pass, a bold dribble, and witty play in midfield. He also assisted Son Heung-min's starting goal.[34] He participated in the 2018 World Cup and appeared in two matches as a substitute.

2018 Asian Games

Lee was also named in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta-Palembang, Indonesia led by coach Kim Hak-bum. At 23 August, when Korea was playing against Iran, Lee Seung-woo scored the first goal of the Asian Games, leading to the victory of the team by 2–0.[35] At the semi-final against Vietnam, Lee scored two goals and led the team to the final by 3–1. At the final against Japan, Lee started the game as a sub. During the second half, Lee switched with Kim Jung-min, but both teams could not score in the first 90 minutes. In extra time, Lee scored the opening goal and contributed to a 2–1 victory. Lee and his teammates won the gold medal in the Asian Games.[36]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 March 2020[11]
Club Season League Cup Europe Others Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B 2015–16 Segunda División B 1 0 — — — 1 0
Hellas Verona 2017–18 Serie A 14 1 2 0 — — 16 1
2018–19 Serie B 23 1 1 0 — 3[a] 0 27 1
Total 37 2 3 0 — 3 0 43 2
Sint-Truiden 2019–20 Belgian First Division A 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
Career total 42 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 48 2
  1. ^ Appearances in the Serie B Promotion play-offs.

International

As of 11 June 2019[37]
National team Year Apps Goals
South Korea U17 2013 3 4
2014 9 7
2015 6 2
Total 18 13
South Korea U20 2015 3 0
2016 4 2
2017 9 5
Total 16 7
South Korea U23 2018 6 4
South Korea 2018 7 0
2019 4 0
Total 11 0
Career total 51 24

Honours

South Korea U17

South Korea U23

Individual

References

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