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South Korea · 2010–22Lee Chung-yong
Rating
81
Caps
89
Goals
9
Life
1988
Clubs
FC Seoul, Bolton Wanderers, Ulsan HD
#24
Editorial rank of 33 for South Korea
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The people's rank, live from duel votes
At Soccer City on 17 June 2010 he robbed Martín Demichelis in first-half stoppage time and clipped the ball past Sergio Romero, the goal Korean fans replay whenever Argentina come around. He won 89 caps across two World Cups, took bronze at the 2011 Asian Cup, played 176 games for Bolton, and came home to lift the 2020 AFC Champions League and three straight K League titles with Ulsan, where he was voted MVP in 2022. Career record: 89 caps and 9 goals for South Korea; club career at FC Seoul, Bolton Wanderers, Ulsan HD.
Career record
| 2004–2009 | FC Seoul |
| 2009–2015 | Bolton Wanderers |
| 2015–2018 | Crystal Palace |
| 2018–2020 | VfL Bochum |
| 2020–2025 | Ulsan HD |
| 2026–today | Incheon United |
| South Korea | 89 caps, 9 goals |
Shared the era
South Korea legends whose careers overlapped Chung-yong's