Lee Chung-yong

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lee Chung-yong
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 2, 1988(1988-07-02)
Age	36
Birthplace	South Korea
Country	South Korea
Horoscope	Cancer

Lee Chung-yong Biography

Lee Chung-yong is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on July 2, 1988 in South Korea, South Korea. South Korean soccer player who joined the Bolton Wanderers in 2009. He has also represented the South Korean national team.

He and Stelios Giannakopoulos both played soccer for the Bolton Wanderers.

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 teammate Ki Sung-yueng.

He is nicknamed “Blue Dragon”, which is a literal translation of his given name “Chung-yong”. 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 new players mostly make their entrance into professional clubs through a draft system, dropping out of middle school to sign a contract with a top division football club was a very rare case.

He was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea.

Lee Chung-yong Net Worth

Lee Chung-yong is one of the richest Soccer Player from South Korea. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lee Chung- yong 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He joined FC Seoul in 2003 and played in 53 games for them.

He is nicknamed Blue Dragon, which is the literal translation of his name.

Lee Chung-yong (Korean: 이청용 ; Hanja: 李靑龍 ; Korean pronunciation: [i.tɕʰʌŋ.joŋ] ; born 2 July 1988) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a winger for K League 1 club Ulsan Hyundai and is a South Korean international.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Lee Chung-yong height 5 ft 11 in Lee weight 154  lbs & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Lee Chung-yong Dating?

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The following year, in 2008, he cemented his place as a regular for FC Seoul, playing 22 league matches, scoring five goals. Both he and Ki Sung-yong won many domestic league fans for their link-up play and individual qualities so much so that they were both given the affectionate moniker “Ssang Yong” or “Double Dragon”, a play on their given names.

Facts & Trivia

Lee Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Korea. Lee Chung-yong celebrates birthday on July 2 of every year.

FC Seoul confirmed that Lee Chung-yong had agreed a deal to join Premier League side Bolton Wanderers. A statement from FC Seoul said: “The contract will be signed officially after a work permit is issued.” On 29 July 2009, it was announced that he had been granted a work permit allowing him to complete a £2.2 million transfer from FC Seoul. He had already agreed personal terms on a three-year contract with Bolton the previous week and also underwent a successful medical. The transfer was officially confirmed on 14 August 2009, Lee was reported as stating “I am looking forward to this new chapter in my career and cannot wait to play my first game for my new club.” With Gary Megson’s dismissal in December 2009, he became his last full signing for the club.