Lee Jin-hyun

Lee Jin-hyun
이진현

Personal information
Full name	Lee Jin-hyun
Date of birth	(1997-08-26) 26 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Pohang, Gyeongbuk, South Korea
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ulsan HD
Youth career
	Pohang Pocheol High School
2016–2017	Sungkyunkwan University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Pohang Steelers	37	(6)
2017–2018	→ Austria Wien (loan)	13	(1)
2020	Daegu FC	21	(1)
2021–2023	Daejeon Hana Citizen	78	(8)
2024–2025	Puszcza Niepołomice	31	(0)
2025–	Ulsan HD	0	(0)
International career
2015–2017	South Korea U20	14	(0)
2017–2018	South Korea U23	8	(0)
2018–2021	South Korea	4	(0)
Medal record Representing  South Korea Men's football Asian Games 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2024

Lee Jin-hyun
Hangul	이진현
Revised Romanization	I Jinhyeon
McCune–Reischauer	I Chinhyŏn

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Jin-hyun (Korean: 이진현; born 26 August 1997) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for K League 1 club Ulsan HD.

Club career

He graduated from Pohang Iron & Steel Elementary School, Pohang Steel Middle School, and Pohang Steel High School, which are affiliated with the Pohang Steelers, and entered Sungkyunkwan University after being selected by the Pohang Steelers in 2016.[1]

Austria Wien

On 11 August 2017, he moved to Austrian Bundesliga side Austria Wien on a one-year loan with an additional purchase option for another three years.[2]

On 27 August 2017, Lee made his debut appearance against Admira Wacker and he also scored his debut goal at the 76th minute.[3]

International career

Lee made his debut for the South Korea U-20 national team on 4 January 2015 in a draw against Finland in the 2015 Granatkin Memorial.[4]

He won the gold medal with the South Korea U-23 national team at the 2018 Asian Games.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played on 8 December 2024.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Austria Wien (loan)	2017–18	Austrian Bundesliga	13	1	2	0	3[b]	0	—		18	1
Pohang Steelers	2018	K League 1	17	5	1	0	—		—		18	5
	2019	K League 1	20	1	0	0	—		—		20	1
	Total		37	6	1	0	—		—		38	6
Daegu FC	2020	K League 1	21	1	2	0	—		—		23	1
Daejeon Hana Citizen	2021	K League 2	22	1	0	0	—		—		22	1
	2022	K League 2	27	4	1	0	—		2[c]	2	30	6
	2023	K League 1	29	3	0	0	—		—		29	3
	Total		78	8	1	0	—		2	2	81	10
Puszcza Niepołomice	2023–24	Ekstraklasa	13	0	—		—		—		13	0
	2024–25	Ekstraklasa	18	0	3	0	—		—		21	0
	Total		31	0	3	0	—		—		34	0
Career totals			180	16	9	0	3	0	2	2	194	18

1. includes Austrian Cup, Korean FA Cup, Polish Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in K League promotion-relegation playoffs

Honours

South Korea U23

• Asian Games: 2018

References

1. Jin Hyun, Lee. "유럽에서 성장 중인 이승우·백승호, 그리고 이진현".
2. "FK Austria Wien - Austria holt Nachwuchs-Teamspieler aus Südkorea". www.fk-austria.at. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017.
3. "FK Austria Wien - MIt Sieg in der Südstadt in die Länderspielpause!". www.fk-austria.at. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017.
4. "명단 | KFA". www.kfa.or.kr. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017.
5. "Asian Games 2018: Son Heung-min leads Korea Republic to gold". foxsportsasia.com. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

External links

• Lee Jin-hyun – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)