Lee Yong-jae

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Yong-jae (Korean: 이용재; born 8 June 1991) is a South Korean former footballer.^[2]

Lee Yong-jae
이용재

Personal information
Full name	Lee Yong-jae
Date of birth	(1991-06-08) 8 June 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Gwangju, South Korea
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
2007–2009	Pohang Jecheol Technical High School
2007–2008	Watford (KFA Youth Project)
2009–2010	Nantes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Nantes	50	(5)
2012–2013	Nantes II	14	(5)
2013–2014	Red Star	29	(4)
2014–2015	V-Varen Nagasaki	51	(10)
2016–2017	Kyoto Sanga	65	(11)
2018–2021	Fagiano Okayama	91	(27)
2022	Incheon United	21	(1)
2023–2024	Jeonnam Dragons	9	(3)
2024	FC Gifu	19	(1)
International career
2005–2008	South Korea U17	15	(7)
2011	South Korea U20	4	(0)
2011–2014	South Korea U23	8	(1)
2015	South Korea	4	(1)
Medal record Representing  South Korea Asian Games 2014 Incheon Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lee Yong-jae
Hangul	이용재
Hanja	李龍在
RR	I Yongjae
MR	I Yongjae

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.^[3] Prior to joining the French side, Lee went on trial with Willem II Tilburg.^[4] 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.^[5] He also played for the South Korea national under-20 football team.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 October 2019^[7][8][9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nantes	2010–11	Ligue 2	26	2	5	2	0	0	31	4
	2011–12	Ligue 2	3	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
	2012–13	Ligue 2	10	1	3	0	1	0	14	1
	Total		39	3	9	2	2	0	50	5
Nantes II	2012–13	National 3	14	5	—		—		14	5
Red Star	2013–14	National	29	4	0	0	—		29	4
V-Varen Nagasaki	2014	J2 League	14	3	0	0	—		14	3
	2015	J2 League	36	6	1	0	—		36	7
	Total		50	9	1	0	—		51	9
Kyoto Sanga	2016	J2 League	34	7	1	0	—		35	7
	2017	J2 League	30	4	0	0	—		30	4
	Total		64	11	1	0	—		65	11
Fagiano Okayama	2018	J2 League	11	1	0	0	—		11	1
	2019	J2 League	35	18			—		35	18
	Total		46	19	0	0	—		46	19
Career total			242	51	11	2	2	0	255	53

International goals

Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lee goal.

List of international goals scored by Lee Yong-jae

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 June 2015	Shah Alam Stadium, Kuala Lumpur	United Arab Emirates	2–0	3–0	Friendly

Honours

International

South Korea U23

• Asian Games: 2014

South Korea

• EAFF East Asian Cup: 2015