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Tadanari Lee

Tadanari Lee

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Retired
Age40
CitizenshipJapan
Height1.82 m
Footleft
BornDecember 19, 1985
👕500+ Apps 100+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists 🏴25+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

9
clubs played for
09/10
debut season
0.26
goals / match
Urawa Red Diamonds
top club · 188 apps

Career highs

€2.00m
peak value · 2012
top transfer fee
15
best season · 2011
26 / 6
int'l caps / goals
541Appearances
140Goals
59Assists
41Yellow cards
1Red cards
87Full matches (90′)
Full nameTadanari Lee
Name in home country李 忠成
Date of birth1985-12-19 (40 yrs)
Place of birthTanashi, Tokyo, Japan
CitizenshipJapan
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footleft
Height182.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2024-01-01
Contract expires
Jan 2024
Transfer: Albirex N. (S) → Retired
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Albirex Niigata (S)
28 matches · 11 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2022
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Mar 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jan 2022
Transfer: Kyoto Sanga → Albirex N. (S)
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
2021 — Kyoto Sanga
20 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Albirex Niigata (S)
29 matches · 11 G · 10 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2020
2020 — Kyoto Sanga
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2020
Transfer: Yokohama F. M. → Kyoto Sanga
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
2019 — Yokohama F. Marinos
14 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2019
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jan 2019
Transfer: Urawa Reds → Yokohama F. M.
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
2018 — Urawa Red Diamonds
30 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2017
2017 — Urawa Red Diamonds
23 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Urawa Red Diamonds
10 matches · 4 G · 4 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2016
2016 — Urawa Red Diamonds
39 matches · 12 G · 7 A · across 5 competitions
Oct 2015
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — Urawa Red Diamonds
5 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2015
2015 — Urawa Red Diamonds
32 matches · 6 G · 8 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Urawa Red Diamonds
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2014
2014 — Urawa Red Diamonds
44 matches · 10 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2014
Transfer: Southampton → Urawa Reds
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — Southampton FC, Southampton FC U21
7 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
2013 — FC Tokyo
19 matches · 6 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2013
Transfer: FC Tokyo → Southampton
12/13 · Return from loan
Feb 2013
Transfer: Southampton → FC Tokyo
12/13 · Loan
Jul 2012
12/13 — Southampton FC, Southampton FC U21
7 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2012
Transfer: Sanf. Hiroshima → Southampton
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — Southampton FC
9 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
2011 — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
33 matches · 15 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
2010 — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
35 matches · 13 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2009
Transfer: Kashiwa Reysol → Sanf. Hiroshima
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
6 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2009
2009 — Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Kashiwa Reysol
35 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
2008 — Kashiwa Reysol
27 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
2007 — Kashiwa Reysol
36 matches · 10 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
2006 — Kashiwa Reysol
31 matches · 8 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2005
2005 — Kashiwa Reysol
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2005
Transfer: FC Tokyo → Kashiwa Reysol
04/05 · Transfer
Feb 2004
Transfer: FC Tokyo U18 → FC Tokyo
03/04 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 1204 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 22/23. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals11 total · 7.07/90
100
Assists7 total · 4.50/90
100
G+A18 total · 11.57/90
100
Yellow cards2 total · 1.29/90
2
7,806 min
Minutes played by club
Albirex Niigata (S) 8.6%
Kyoto Sanga 1.5%
Yokohama F. Marinos 5.9%
Urawa Red Diamonds 40.2%
FC Tokyo 4.4%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 7.0%
Kashiwa Reysol 21.9%
Southampton FC 6.5%
Southampton FC U21 4.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Albirex Niigata (S) 2 21/22 22/23 57 22 17 672
Kyoto Sanga 2 2020 2021 25 2 0 117
Yokohama F. Marinos 1 2019 2019 14 2 1 462
Urawa Red Diamonds 8 14/15 2018 188 42 25 3,139
FC Tokyo 1 2013 2013 19 6 2 342
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4 09/10 2011 84 31 8 548
Kashiwa Reysol 5 2005 2009 131 28 3 1,708
Southampton FC 3 11/12 13/14 14 2 3 507
Southampton FC U21 2 12/13 13/14 9 5 0 311

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

5€500K11€1M16€1.5M21€2M09/10 — 3 goals (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)09/10 — 1 assists409/1011/12 — 1 goals (Southampton FC)11/12 — 3 assists411/1212/13 — 4 goals (Southampton FC)412/1313/14 — 2 goals (Southampton FC U21)213/1414/1515/16 — 2 goals (Urawa Red Diamonds)215/1616/17 — 4 goals (Urawa Red Diamonds)16/17 — 4 assists816/172006 — 8 goals (Kashiwa Reysol)820062007 — 10 goals (Kashiwa Reysol)2007 — 2 assists1220072008 — 5 goals (Kashiwa Reysol)2008 — 1 assists620082009 — 5 goals (Kashiwa Reysol)2009 — 1 assists620092010 — 13 goals (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)2010 — 3 assists1620102011 — 15 goals (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)2011 — 3 assists1820112013 — 6 goals (FC Tokyo)2013 — 2 assists820132014 — 10 goals (Urawa Red Diamonds)2014 — 5 assists1520142015 — 6 goals (Urawa Red Diamonds)2015 — 8 assists1420152016 — 12 goals (Urawa Red Diamonds)2016 — 7 assists1920162017 — 3 goals (Urawa Red Diamonds)320172018 — 5 goals (Urawa Red Diamonds)2018 — 1 assists620182019 — 2 goals (Yokohama F. Marinos)2019 — 1 assists320192021 — 2 goals (Kyoto Sanga)2202121/22 — 11 goals (Albirex Niigata (S))21/22 — 10 assists2121/2222/23 — 11 goals (Albirex Niigata (S))22/23 — 7 assists1822/2309/10 — €850K11/12 — €1.8M12/13 — €2M13/14 — €1M14/15 — €1M15/16 — €900K16/17 — €700K21/22 — €250K22/23 — €200KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

09/10: 3309/1011/12: 1111/1212/13: 4412/1313/14: 2213/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 4416/172005: 0020052006: 8820062007: 101020072008: 5520082009: 5520092010: 131320102011: 151520112013: 6620132014: 101020142015: 6620152016: 121220162017: 3320172018: 5520182019: 2220192020: 0020202021: 22202121/22: 111121/2222/23: 111122/23

Assists by season

09/10: 1109/1011/12: 3311/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 4416/172005: 0020052006: 0020062007: 2220072008: 1120082009: 1120092010: 3320102011: 3320112013: 2220132014: 5520142015: 8820152016: 7720162017: 0020172018: 1120182019: 1120192020: 0020202021: 00202121/22: 101021/2222/23: 7722/23
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
22/23 Premier League Albirex Niigata (S) 23 11 6 1 0 140
22/23 Singapore Community Shield Albirex Niigata (S) 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Singapore Cup Albirex Niigata (S) 4 0 1 1 0 0
21/22 Premier League Albirex Niigata (S) 22 9 9 1 0 163
21/22 Singapore Community Shield Albirex Niigata (S) 1 1 0 0 0 90
21/22 Singapore Cup Albirex Niigata (S) 6 1 1 0 0 279
2021 Emperor's Cup Kyoto Sanga 3 2 0 0 0 117
2021 J2 League Kyoto Sanga 17 0 0 0 0 0
2020 J2 League Kyoto Sanga 5 0 0 1 0 0
2019 J. League Cup Yokohama F. Marinos 4 1 1 0 0 340
2019 J1 League Yokohama F. Marinos 10 1 0 0 0 122
2018 Club World Cup Urawa Red Diamonds 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 Emperor's Cup Urawa Red Diamonds 2 0 0 0 0 0
2018 J. League Cup Urawa Red Diamonds 8 2 0 1 0 275
2018 J1 League Urawa Red Diamonds 20 3 1 0 0 122
2017 J. League Cup Urawa Red Diamonds 1 0 0 0 0 0
2017 J1 League Urawa Red Diamonds 21 3 0 3 0 234
2017 Jap. Super Cup Urawa Red Diamonds 1 0 0 0 0 0
2016 Emperor's Cup Urawa Red Diamonds 1 0 1 0 0 0
2016 J. League Championship Urawa Red Diamonds 1 0 0 0 0 0
2016 J. League Cup Urawa Red Diamonds 5 2 0 1 0 88
2016 J1 - 1st Stage Urawa Red Diamonds 16 4 5 2 0 312
2016 J1 - 2nd Stage Urawa Red Diamonds 16 6 1 1 0 148
2015 Emperor's Cup Urawa Red Diamonds 4 3 3 1 0 96
2015 J. League Championship Urawa Red Diamonds 1 0 0 0 0 0
2015 J. League Cup Urawa Red Diamonds 2 1 0 0 0 107
2015 J1 - 1st Stage Urawa Red Diamonds 14 1 2 1 0 538
2015 J1 - 2nd Stage Urawa Red Diamonds 10 1 3 1 0 254
2015 Jap. Super Cup Urawa Red Diamonds 1 0 0 0 0 0
2014 Emperor's Cup Urawa Red Diamonds 2 1 0 0 0 171
2014 J. League Cup Urawa Red Diamonds 8 3 1 0 0 153
2014 J.League Div.1 Urawa Red Diamonds 34 6 4 1 0 319
2013 J. League Cup FC Tokyo 6 2 1 0 0 228
2013 J.League Div.1 FC Tokyo 13 4 1 0 0 114
2011 J. League Cup Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 0 0 1 0 0
2011 J.League Div.1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 32 15 3 7 0 182
2010 Emperor's Cup Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 0 0 0 0 0
2010 J. League Cup Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 2 1 0 0 150
2010 J.League Div.1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 30 11 2 1 0 132
2009 Emperor's Cup Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 0 1 1 0 0
2009 J. League Cup Kashiwa Reysol 5 3 0 0 0 99
2009 J.League Div.1 Kashiwa Reysol 20 2 0 1 0 656
2009 J.League Div.1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 8 0 0 0 0 0
2008 Emperor's Cup Kashiwa Reysol 4 1 1 0 0 152
2008 J. League Cup Kashiwa Reysol 4 0 0 1 0 0
2008 J.League Div.1 Kashiwa Reysol 19 4 0 0 1 380
2007 Emperor's Cup Kashiwa Reysol 1 0 0 0 0 0
2007 J. League Cup Kashiwa Reysol 5 0 0 1 0 0
2007 J.League Div.1 Kashiwa Reysol 30 10 2 5 0 212
2006 J.League Div.2 Kashiwa Reysol 31 8 0 3 0 209
2005 J. League Cup Kashiwa Reysol 3 0 0 0 0 0
2005 J.League Div.1 Kashiwa Reysol 8 0 0 0 0 0
2005 J1 Relegation Kashiwa Reysol 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 AFC Champions League Urawa Red Diamonds 10 4 4 1 0 145
15/16 AFC Champions League Urawa Red Diamonds 5 2 0 1 0 177
14/15 AFC Champions League Urawa Red Diamonds 5 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 League Cup Southampton FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Premier League Southampton FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 U21 PL Southampton FC U21 5 2 0 0 0 200
12/13 FA Cup Southampton FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League Cup Southampton FC 2 1 0 0 0 157
12/13 Premier League Southampton FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 U21 PL Southampton FC U21 4 3 0 0 0 111
11/12 Championship Southampton FC 7 1 3 0 0 350
11/12 FA Cup Southampton FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 AFC Champions League Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 3 1 1 0 84
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
03/04 2004-02-01 FC Tokyo U18 FC Tokyo Transfer 0
04/05 2005-01-14 FC Tokyo Kashiwa Reysol Transfer 0
09/10 2009-08-26 Kashiwa Reysol Sanf. Hiroshima Transfer 850000
11/12 2012-01-13 Sanf. Hiroshima Southampton Transfer 1800000
12/13 2013-02-14 Southampton FC Tokyo Loan 1000000
12/13 2013-06-30 FC Tokyo Southampton Return from loan 1000000
13/14 2014-01-16 Southampton Urawa Reds Transfer 1000000
18/19 2019-01-05 Urawa Reds Yokohama F. M. Transfer 600000
19/20 2020-01-04 Yokohama F. M. Kyoto Sanga Transfer 400000
21/22 2022-01-01 Kyoto Sanga Albirex N. (S) Transfer 250000
23/24 2024-01-01 Albirex N. (S) Retired Transfer 150000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
15/16 Back problems 2015-10-02 2015-10-09 8 1
17/18 Inner ligament injury 2017-07-05 2017-08-02 29 5
18/19 Forearm fracture 2019-03-22 2019-04-21 31 5
21/22 Corona virus 2022-03-17 2022-03-30 14 1
21/22 Broken collarbone 2022-06-20 2022-07-28 39 5
Current€150k
Peak€2.00m
Low
Δ since start−€550k
€500k€1.00m€1.50m€2.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €175k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €175k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €325k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €850k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #53813 #17 3 0 former national player
Team #28642 12 4 former national player
Team #28208 0 0 former national player
Team #3435 #19 11 2 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Shusaku Nishikawa 2 0 0
Takahiro Sekine 2 5 0
Yuki Muto 2 4 0
Wataru Endo 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
2011 J.League Div.1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 15 32
2010 J.League Div.1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 11 30
22/23 Premier League Albirex Niigata (S) 11 23

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
21/22 Premier League Albirex Niigata (S) 9 22
22/23 Premier League Albirex Niigata (S) 6 23
2016 J1 - 1st Stage Urawa Red Diamonds 5 16

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
12/13 2013-06-30 FC Tokyo Southampton Return from loan €1.00m
12/13 2013-02-14 Southampton FC Tokyo Loan €1.00m

Teams faced most often by Tadanari Lee's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Nagoya Grampus 20 6 7 7 17 15 +2 30%
Kashima Antlers 20 8 3 9 29 29 0 40%
Avispa Fukuoka 20 7 6 7 20 20 0 35%
Gamba Osaka 20 8 6 6 22 17 +5 40%
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 20 8 7 5 31 21 +10 40%
Kawasaki Frontale 20 2 6 12 18 36 -18 10%
Shonan Bellmare 20 10 5 5 28 18 +10 50%
Vissel Kobe 20 11 3 6 31 27 +4 55%
Sagan Tosu 20 5 6 9 19 28 -9 25%
Cerezo Osaka 20 10 4 6 28 20 +8 50%
Shimizu S-Pulse 20 11 4 5 34 21 +13 55%
Chelsea FC 13 4 1 8 18 32 -14 31%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
09/10 Senior debut season
09/10 First senior goal
2010 Goal #50 (career)
2016 Goal #100 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
22/23 28 140 2 0 0 1.29
21/22 29 532 1 0 0 0.17
2020 5 0 1 0 0 0
2018 30 397 1 0 0 0.23
2017 23 234 3 0 0 1.15
2016 39 548 4 0 0 0.66
2015 32 995 3 0 0 0.27
2014 44 643 1 0 0 0.14
2011 33 182 8 0 0 3.96
2010 35 282 1 0 0 0.32
2009 35 755 2 0 0 0.24
2008 27 532 1 0 1 0.34
2007 36 212 6 0 0 2.55
2006 31 209 3 0 0 1.29
16/17 10 145 1 0 0 0.62
15/16 5 177 1 0 0 0.51
14/15 5 0 1 0 0 0
09/10 6 84 1 0 0 1.07

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

J1 League
245 apps
59 G
13 A
Premier League
45 apps
20 G
15 A
J. League Cup
55 apps
16 G
4 A
AFC Champions League
26 apps
9 G
5 A
J2 League
53 apps
8 G
0 A
Emperor's Cup
21 apps
7 G
6 A
J1 - 2nd Stage
26 apps
7 G
4 A
J1 - 1st Stage
30 apps
5 G
7 A
U21 PL
9 apps
5 G
0 A
Championship
7 apps
1 G
3 A

Frequently asked about Tadanari Lee

Who is Tadanari Lee?

Tadanari Lee is a Japan professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.

How old is Tadanari Lee?

Tadanari Lee is 40 years old. He was born on December 19, 1985 in Tanashi, Tokyo.

What position does Tadanari Lee play?

Tadanari Lee plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Tadanari Lee play for?

Tadanari Lee currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Tadanari Lee scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Tadanari Lee has scored 140 goals in 541 appearances.