Lee Chung-Yong
Lee with Bolton Wanderers in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Lee Chung-Yong | ||
| Date of birth | 2 July 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Seoul, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
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Current team
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Crystal Palace | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Dobong Middle School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2009 | FC Seoul | 54 | (11) |
| 2009–2015 | Bolton Wanderers | 176 | (17) |
| 2015– | Crystal Palace | 29 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003–2005 | South Korea U17 | 6 | (6) |
| 2006–2007 | South Korea U20 | 18 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | South Korea U23 | 7 | (0) |
| 2008– | South Korea | 75 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:14, 21 January 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:30, 11 October 2016 (UTC) |
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| Lee Chung-yong | |
| Hangul | 이청용 |
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| Hanja | 李靑龍 |
| Revised Romanization | I Cheong-Yong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Ch'ŏng'yong |
Lee Chung-Yong (Hangul: 이청용; Korean pronunciation: [i.tɕʰʌŋ.joŋ]; born 2 July 1988) is a South Korean footballer who plays for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the South Korean national team.
He is nicknamed "Blue Dragon", which is a literal translation of his given name "Chung-Yong", derived from Hanja, 청용(靑龍). He joined in the 2004 season and ever since his early debut at the age of 18 for the South Korean side FC Seoul in the 2006 season of K League, Lee has gathered much attention from domestic football fans of South Korea in general, particularly because in South Korean football, where rookies mostly make their entrance into professional clubs through draft system, dropping out of middle school to sign a contract with a top division football club was a very rare case.
In January 2009, The Times named Lee as one of the top 50 rising stars in football.
Lee Chung-Yong's football career started at the age of 11. Although considered to have started too late by some, his enormous talent was evident and his reputation grew among the Seoul youth football development community.
In 2003, FC Seoul, then known as Anyang LG Cheetahs in its modern incarnation, then manager Cho Kwang-rae began focusing on developing a youth academy within the team. Lee, who, at the time, was attending Dobong Middle School caught the eye of a scout and manager Cho decided to attend his match. After watching only the first half, he was certain Lee had a massive potential, and decided to sign him on the spot. Subsequently, Lee dropped out of the school and joined FC Seoul. Dropping out of middle school could mean a lot later in his life since Korea does not draft middle school dropouts for its military. FC Seoul at the time signed a handful of youngsters this way, with the most prominent ones being Lee Chung-yong himself, Ko Yo-han, Koh Myong-jin and Song Jin-hyung. He was a Substitute in the 2004 League Cup, In 2006, He debuted in the K League. For the next several years, Lee honed his skills in the FC Seoul reserves alongside close friend and international team-mate Ki Sung-yueng.
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