Lee Hyun-ju (footballer)

Lee Hyun-ju
Hangul	이현주
Revised Romanization	Lee Hyeonju
McCune?Reischauer	Lee Hy?nchu

Lee Hyun-ju
Personal information
Date of birth	7 February 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Ansan , Gyeonggi Province , South Korea
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	SV Wehen Wiesbaden ; (on loan from Bayern Munich II )
Number	20
Youth career
2012?2015	Tree Mers FC
2016?2018	Pohang Jecheol Middle School ( Youth )
2019?2021	Pohang Jecheol High School ( Youth )
Senior career*
Years	Team
2022	Pohang Steelers
2022	→ Bayern Munich II (loan)
2022?	Bayern Munich II
2023?	→ SV Wehen Wiesbaden (loan)
International career ‡
2017	South Korea U14
2018?2019	South Korea U15
2019	South Korea U16
2022?	South Korea U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:58, 12 May 2024 (UTC) ; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:39, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Lee Hyun-ju ( Korean : 이현주 ; born 7 February 2003) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club SV Wehen Wiesbaden , on loan from Bayern Munich II .

Club career [ edit ]

Early life [ edit ]

Lee started his career with Tree Mers FC in Ansan , before moving to Pohang to join the Pohang Steelers . ^[2]

Move to Germany [ edit ]

In January 2022, Lee joined German giants Bayern Munich from Pohang Steelers on a year-long loan deal, with the option to make the deal permanent. ^[3] After impressing with the club's reserve team while on loan, Bayern Munich took up the option to make the deal permanent in August 2022, with Lee signing a deal through 2025. ^[4]^[5]

On 7 July 2023, he was loaned to recently promoted 2. Bundesliga club SV Wehen Wiesbaden for the 2023?24 season . ^[6]

International career [ edit ]

Lee has represented South Korea at various youth levels. ^[1]^[2]^[7] He was called up to the South Korea Olympic team in September 2022, in preparation for the 2024 Summer Olympics . ^[8]

Personal life [ edit ]

Lee has named Joshua Kimmich as a player he idolises, while also crediting Jamal Musiala as a similarly-aged player he looks up to. ^[3]^[9]

Career statistics [ edit ]

Club [ edit ]

As of matches played 15 March 2023 ^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Pohang Steelers	2022	K League 1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bayern Munich II (loan)	2021?22	Regionalliga Bayern	6	1	?		6	1
Bayern Munich II (loan)	2022?23	Regionalliga Bayern	2	2	?		2	2
Bayern Munich II	2022?23	Regionalliga Bayern	18	7	?		18	7
Bayern Munich II	Total		26	10	0	0	26	10
Wehen Wiesbaden (loan)	2023?24	2. Bundesliga	6	1	0	0	6	1
Career total			32	11	0	0	32	11

Notes

References [ edit ]

^ ^a ^b Lee Hyun-ju at WorldFootball.net
^ ^a ^b "[인터뷰] 첫 主張腕章 달고 世界舞臺에 첫발 내딛는 이현주의 覺悟" [[Interview] Lee Hyun-ju's determination to take the first step on the world stage with the first captain's armband]. post.naver.com (in Korean). 24 April 2019 . Retrieved 5 November 2022 .
^ ^a ^b "FC Bayern holt Lee von den Pohang Steelers" [FC Bayern sign Lee from the Pohang Steelers]. kicker.de (in German). 14 January 2022 . Retrieved 5 November 2022 .
^ "Der FC Bayern zieht die kaufoption bei youngster Hyun-ju Lee" [FC Bayern pulls the option to buy from youngster Hyun-ju Lee]. onefootball.com (in German). 9 August 2022 . Retrieved 5 November 2022 .
^ Mayer, Patrick (11 August 2022). "Keine Pause fur Salihamidzic: FC Bayern holt nachstes Top-Talent - er spielte bereits fur Munchen" [No break for Salihamidzic: FC Bayern gets the next top talent - he has already played for Munich]. tz.de (in German) . Retrieved 5 November 2022 .
^ https://svww.de/news/artikel/svww-leiht-hyunju-lee-vom-fc-bayern-muenchen-ii-aus
^ "19歲 이현주, 바이에른 뮌헨 完全移籍" [19-year-old Hyun-joo Lee transfers to Bayern Munich]. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). 10 August 2022.
^ "바이에른 뮌헨 이현주, 파리 準備하는 올림픽 代表팀 拔擢" [Bayern Munich's Lee Hyun-joo selected for Paris Olympic team]. No Cut News (in Korean). 13 September 2022 . Retrieved 5 November 2022 .
^ "Hyunju Lee: "Ich schaue zu Kimmich und Musiala auf" " [Hyunju Lee: "I look up to Kimmich and Musiala"]. fcbayern.com (in German). 14 January 2022 . Retrieved 5 November 2022 .
^ Lee Hyun-ju at Soccerway

[wf-1] Lee Hyun-ju at WorldFootball.net

[naver-2] "[인터뷰] 첫 主張腕章 달고 世界舞臺에 첫발 내딛는 이현주의 覺悟" [[Interview] Lee Hyun-ju's determination to take the first step on the world stage with the first captain's armband]. post.naver.com (in Korean). 24 April 2019 . Retrieved 5 November 2022 .

[kicker-3] "FC Bayern holt Lee von den Pohang Steelers" [FC Bayern sign Lee from the Pohang Steelers]. kicker.de (in German). 14 January 2022 . Retrieved 5 November 2022 .

[4] "Der FC Bayern zieht die kaufoption bei youngster Hyun-ju Lee" [FC Bayern pulls the option to buy from youngster Hyun-ju Lee]. onefootball.com (in German). 9 August 2022 . Retrieved 5 November 2022 .

[5] Mayer, Patrick (11 August 2022). "Keine Pause fur Salihamidzic: FC Bayern holt nachstes Top-Talent - er spielte bereits fur Munchen" [No break for Salihamidzic: FC Bayern gets the next top talent - he has already played for Munich]. tz.de (in German) . Retrieved 5 November 2022 .

[6] ttps://svww.de/news/artikel/svww-leiht-hyunju-lee-vom-fc-bayern-muenchen-ii-aus

[7] "19歲 이현주, 바이에른 뮌헨 完全移籍" [19-year-old Hyun-joo Lee transfers to Bayern Munich]. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). 10 August 2022.

[8] "바이에른 뮌헨 이현주, 파리 準備하는 올림픽 代表팀 拔擢" [Bayern Munich's Lee Hyun-joo selected for Paris Olympic team]. No Cut News (in Korean). 13 September 2022 . Retrieved 5 November 2022 .

[9] "Hyunju Lee: "Ich schaue zu Kimmich und Musiala auf" " [Hyunju Lee: "I look up to Kimmich and Musiala"]. fcbayern.com (in German). 14 January 2022 . Retrieved 5 November 2022 .

[10] Lee Hyun-ju at Soccerway

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