KOREA REPUBLIC - Player Profile

Lee Young-Pyo

Lee Young-Pyo

NAME:

Lee Young-Pyo

BORN:

23/4/1977 in Hangcheon, Korea Republic

POSITION:

DF

CLUB:

Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia)

PREVIOUS CLUBS:

Borussia Dortmund, Tottenham Hotspur, PSV Eindhoven, Anyang LG Cheetahs

INTERNATIONAL CAPS:

111 (5 goals)

INTERNATIONAL DEBUT:

12/6/1999 vs Mexico

12 Lee Young-Pyo

Lee Young-Pyo played his youth career at Konkuk University from 1997-99.

In 2000 he began playing professionally for Anyang LG Cheetahs and then spent time at PSA, Tottenham Hotspur and Borussia Dortmund. He joined Al-Hilal in 2009.

He made 16 appearances and scored two goals for the Korea Republic U-23 side from 1999-2000.

He was called up to the national side in 1999.

On 19 November 2008, in their World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia, he became the seventh Korean player to earn 100 caps.


 

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