Yong Lee
Defender - Right-Back
at Suwon FC
at Suwon FC
1,178 days · joined 2023-03-03
👕200+ Apps
🏴50+ Caps
⏳Veteran
Market value
€200k
Right-Back Defender
Career snapshot
5
clubs played for
11/12
debut season
0.01
goals / match
Ulsan Hyundai
top club · 171 apps
Career highs
€1.20m
peak value · 2014
—
top transfer fee
2
best season · 2013
57 / 0
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1986-12-24 · 5 players total
454Appearances
6Goals
42Assists
54Yellow cards
0Red cards
85Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Yong Lee |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | 이용 |
| Date of birth | 1986-12-24 (39 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, Korea, South |
| Citizenship |  Korea, South |
| Position | Defender - Right-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 180.00 m |
| Current club | Suwon FC |
| Joined | 2023-03-03 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2025
2025 — Suwon FC
14 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Apr 2025
Injury: unknown
21 games missed
Jul 2024
2024 — Suwon FC
30 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2023
2023 — Suwon FC
26 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2023
Transfer: Jeonbuk Hyundai → Suwon FC
22/23 · Transfer
Dec 2022
Transfer: Suwon FC → Jeonbuk Hyundai
22/23 · Return from loan
Jul 2022
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2022
Transfer: Jeonbuk Hyundai → Suwon FC
22/23 · Loan
Jul 2022
2022 — Suwon FC, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
21 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2022
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Feb 2022
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2021
2021 — Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
26 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
8 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2020
2020 — Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
21 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
2019 — Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
20 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2019
Injury: unknown
14 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
5 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2018
2018 — Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
33 matches · 0 G · 10 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
9 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2017
2017 — Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
9 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2017
Transfer: Ulsan Hyundai → Jeonbuk Hyundai
16/17 · Transfer
Sep 2016
Transfer: Sangju Sangmu → Ulsan Hyundai
16/17 · Return from loan
Jul 2016
2016 — Ulsan Hyundai, Sangju Sangmu
24 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2015
2015 — Sangju Sangmu
33 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 1 competition
Dec 2014
Transfer: Ulsan Hyundai → Sangju Sangmu
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
2014 — Ulsan Hyundai
32 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Ulsan Hyundai
5 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
2013 — Ulsan Hyundai
41 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2012
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2012
2012 — Ulsan Hyundai
25 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Ulsan Hyundai
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2011
2011 — Ulsan Hyundai
32 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
2010 — Ulsan Hyundai
27 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2010
Transfer: Chung-Ang Uni → Ulsan Hyundai
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2009
2009 — Chung-Ang University
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2007
2007 — Chung-Ang University
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2006
Transfer: Yeongdeungpo HS → Chung-Ang Uni
05/06 · Transfer
Jan 2002
Transfer: S. Kyungshin MS → Yeongdeungpo HS
01/02 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.20m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
Suwon FC
55.3%
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
0.0%
Ulsan Hyundai
32.3%
Sangju Sangmu
12.5%
Chung-Ang University
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suwon FC | 4 | 2022 | 2025 | 83 | 2 | 5 | 4,248 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 10 | 17/18 | 2022 | 140 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Ulsan Hyundai | 8 | 11/12 | 2016 | 171 | 2 | 12 | 2,481 |
| Sangju Sangmu | 2 | 2015 | 2016 | 56 | 2 | 6 | 959 |
| Chung-Ang University | 2 | 2007 | 2009 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | K League 1 | Suwon FC | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | K League 1 | Suwon FC | 30 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2,562 |
| 2023 | K League 1 | Suwon FC | 21 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1,686 |
| 2023 | K League 1 Final B | Suwon FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | K1 Promotion Playoff | Suwon FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | K League 1 | Suwon FC | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | K League 1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | K League 1 Final B | Suwon FC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Korea Cup | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | K League 1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | K League 1 Final A | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Korea Cup | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | K League 1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 18 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | K League 1 Final A | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Korea Cup | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | K League 1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 17 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | K League 1 Final A | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | K League 1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 28 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | K League 1 Final A | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Korea Cup | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | K League 1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Korea Cup | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | K League 1 | Ulsan Hyundai | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | K League 1 | Sangju Sangmu | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 959 |
| 2015 | K League 2 | Sangju Sangmu | 33 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | K League 1 | Ulsan Hyundai | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | K League 1 Final A | Ulsan Hyundai | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Korea Cup | Ulsan Hyundai | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Club World Cup | Ulsan Hyundai | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 2013 | K League 1 | Ulsan Hyundai | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2,301 |
| 2013 | K League 1 Final A | Ulsan Hyundai | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Korea Cup | Ulsan Hyundai | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | K League 1 Final A | Ulsan Hyundai | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | K League Classic | Ulsan Hyundai | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Korea Cup | Ulsan Hyundai | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | K League Championship | Ulsan Hyundai | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | K League Classic | Ulsan Hyundai | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | K League Cup | Ulsan Hyundai | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Korea Cup | Ulsan Hyundai | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | K League Championship | Ulsan Hyundai | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | K League Classic | Ulsan Hyundai | 19 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | K League Cup | Ulsan Hyundai | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Korea Cup | Ulsan Hyundai | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Korea Cup | Chung-Ang University | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Korea Cup | Chung-Ang University | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | AFC Champions League | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | AFC Champions League | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | AFC Champions League | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | AFC Champions League | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | AFC Champions League | Ulsan Hyundai | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | AFC Champions League | Ulsan Hyundai | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/02 | 2002-01-01 | S. Kyungshin MS | Yeongdeungpo HS | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2006-01-01 | Yeongdeungpo HS | Chung-Ang Uni | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 09/10 | 2010-01-01 | Chung-Ang Uni | Ulsan Hyundai | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-12-15 | Ulsan Hyundai | Sangju Sangmu | Loan | 1200000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-09-15 | Sangju Sangmu | Ulsan Hyundai | Return from loan | 1200000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-01 | Ulsan Hyundai | Jeonbuk Hyundai | Transfer | 700000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-15 | Jeonbuk Hyundai | Suwon FC | Loan | 400000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-12-31 | Suwon FC | Jeonbuk Hyundai | Return from loan | 350000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-03-03 | Jeonbuk Hyundai | Suwon FC | Transfer | 350000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | unknown injury | 2012-08-01 | 2012-08-15 | 15 | 5 |
| 18/19 | Foot injury | 2019-02-25 | 2019-04-22 | 57 | 14 |
| 20/21 | Broken collarbone | 2020-11-04 | 2020-12-31 | 58 | 8 |
| 21/22 | unknown injury | 2022-02-01 | 2022-03-29 | 57 | 8 |
| 21/22 | Corona virus | 2022-04-07 | 2022-04-17 | 11 | 2 |
| 21/22 | Muscle injury | 2022-07-16 | 2022-08-04 | 20 | 6 |
| 24/25 | unknown injury | 2025-04-19 | 147 | 21 |
Current€200k
Peak€1.20m
Low€200k
Δ since start−€250k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €275k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €475k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €550k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €975k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #3589 | #2 | 57 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shin-wook Kim | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Bum-keun Song | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeong-ho Hong | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo-kyeong Choi | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Seung-gyu Kim | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun-ho Son | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyo-won Han | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jin-su Kim | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sang-wun Han | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bo-kyung Kim | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Seul-ki Go | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hyung-min Shin | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | K League 1 | Ulsan Hyundai | 2 | 24 |
| 2013 | K League 1 | Ulsan Hyundai | 1 | 26 |
| 2013 | Club World Cup | Ulsan Hyundai | 1 | 2 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | K League 1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 10 | 28 |
| 2015 | K League 2 | Sangju Sangmu | 4 | 33 |
| 2016 | K League 1 | Ulsan Hyundai | 3 | 24 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | 2022-12-31 | Suwon FC | Jeonbuk Hyundai | Return from loan | — | €350k |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-15 | Jeonbuk Hyundai | Suwon FC | Loan | — | €400k |
| 16/17 | 2016-09-15 | Sangju Sangmu | Ulsan Hyundai | Return from loan | — | €1.20m |
| 14/15 | 2014-12-15 | Ulsan Hyundai | Sangju Sangmu | Loan | — | €1.20m |
Teams faced most often by Yong Lee's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pohang Steelers | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 38% |
| Incheon United | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 25% |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 63% |
| Gangwon | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 86% |
| Jeju United | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 71% |
| Daegu | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 71% |
| Suwon | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 100% |
| FC Seoul | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 67% |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 67% |
| Gwangju | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 50% |
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 0% |
| Seongnam | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 33% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | Senior debut season | |
| 2013 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 30 | 2,562 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 2023 | 26 | 1,686 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 |
| 2022 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 24 | 959 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 2015 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 41 | 2,481 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 2012 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
K League Classic
302 apps
5 G
23 A
Club World Cup
2 apps
1 G
1 A
AFC Champions League
36 apps
0 G
6 A
K League 2
33 apps
0 G
4 A
K League Cup
11 apps
0 G
3 A
Korea Cup
19 apps
0 G
2 A
K League 1 Final A
36 apps
0 G
2 A
K League 1 Final B
8 apps
0 G
1 A
K League Championship
6 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Yong Lee?
Yong Lee is a Korea, professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Suwon FC.
How old is Yong Lee?
Yong Lee is 39 years old. He was born on December 24, 1986 in Gangbuk-gu, Seoul.
What position does Yong Lee play?
Yong Lee plays as a right-back (Defender - Right-Back).
What club does Yong Lee play for?
Yong Lee currently plays for Suwon FC.
How many career goals has Yong Lee scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Yong Lee has scored 6 goals in 454 appearances.
What is Yong Lee's market value?
Yong Lee's most recent reported market value is €200k.