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Lee Yong-jae
2026-11-15 23:31:42 · The Daily Ledger
Lee Yong-jae (; born 8 June 1991) is a South Korean footballer. He plays for K League 1 club Incheon United.
Club career
Lee began his career with Pohang Jecheol Technical High School and, after the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup, left for Europe signing with Watford through KFA Youth Project. On 6 September 2009 the French club FC Nantes signed the South Korean forward from Watford FC U-18 to a four-year deal. Prior to joining the French side, Lee went on trial with Willem II Tilburg. Lee scored his first goal for FC Nantes against Châteauroux on 22 October 2010.

International career
Lee represented his homeland at 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in his native South Korea and played one game. He also played for the South Korea national under-20 football team.

Career statistics
Club
International goals
Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lee goal.

Honours
International
South Korea U23
Asian Games: 2014
South Korea
EAFF East Asian Cup: 2015
References
External links
Profile at Kyoto Sanga FC
Lee Yong-jae at Asian Games Incheon 2014
1991 births
Living people
Footballers from Seoul
Men's association football forwards
South Korean men's footballers
South Korean expatriate men's footballers
Watford F.C. players
FC Nantes players
Red Star F.C. players
V-Varen Nagasaki players
Kyoto Sanga FC players
Fagiano Okayama players
Ligue 2 players
J2 League players
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Expatriate men's footballers in Japan
South Korean expatriate sportspeople in England
South Korean expatriate sportspeople in France
South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Japan
Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games
Asian Games medalists in football
Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games