Lee Dong-gyeong
Squad number 26 · Ulsan HD
Their 2026 World Cup
Lee Dong-gyeong travelled to the 2026 World Cup with South Korea, wearing number 26, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 3 matches (1 win and 2 defeats) and bowed out in the group stage (Group A), beaten by South Africa 1-0.
Midfield went to Hwang In-Beom (3 matches, 264′) and Seol Young-Woo (3 matches, 251′).
Another 3 players in the South Korea squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the South Korea team page.
Biography
Lee Dong-gyeong (Korean: 이동경; born 20 September 1997) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ulsan HD and the South Korea national team.
Ulsan HD Prior to the 2018 season, Lee dropped out of Hongik University and joined K League 1 club Ulsan Hyundai (renamed Ulsan HD in 2024). On 29 July 2018, he made his professional debut in a 1–1 draw with Jeju United. After making his first appearance at Ulsan, he was loaned to K League 2 club FC Anyang for the second half of the season. During the 2019 season, he found his spot at Ulsan, playing 25 K League 1 matches. On 18 May 2019, Lee scored his first professional goal in a 3–1 win over Suwon Samsung Bluewings. Before the start of the 2020 season, he considered moving to Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC, but decided to stay at Ulsan to prepare for the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Japan. However, manager Kim Do-hoon did not use him as a main player, and so he tried to negotiate with Primeira Liga club Boavista in September.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.
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