Lee Seung-woo

This article is about a footballer. For the writer, see Lee Seung-u.
This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.
Lee Seung-woo

Lee in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-01-06) 6 January 1998
Place of birth Suwon, South Korea
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Forward / Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Barcelona
Youth career
2009–2011 Incheon United
2011–2016 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Barcelona B 1 (0)
National team‡
2013–2015 South Korea U17 18 (13)
2015– South Korea U20 4 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2015
Lee Seung-woo
Hangul 이승우
Hanja 李承佑
Revised Romanization I Seungu
McCune–Reischauer Ri Sŭngu

Lee Seung-woo (Hangul: 이승우; Hanja: 李承佑; born 6 January 1998) is a South Korean footballer who plays for Spanish club FC Barcelona Juvenil A as a forward or attacking midfielder.

Early life

At age of 12, Lee caught the attention of FC Barcelona after he finished as the top scorer in the 2010 Danone Nations Cup, one of the most prestigious youth football tournaments.[1] This event led to him joining the Spanish club. Lee progressed through its youth ranks, scoring consistently and winning MVP awards at several tournaments; his achievements earned him the reputation as one of La Masia's top talents.

Lee and eight other La Masia academy players were banned for infringement of the FIFA Youth Eligibility Rules, after which the club was prevented from signing anyone for one year, or two transfer windows. Until he turned 18 on January 6, 2016, Lee Seung-woo was not allowed to play in any official matches.

International play

Lee made his international debut as a part of South Korea's U-16 team competing for the 2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification, where he scored a hat-trick in 34 minutes against the team from Laos. He also scored a fourth goal later in the match.

In April 2014, Lee was a part of the South Korea U-16 team that was the runner-up at the Montaigu Tournament. Lee was named to the Team of the Tournament. In September, he led South Korea to another runner-up finish, this time at the 2014 AFC U-16 Championship. His best performance came against Japan during the semifinals; he netted a brace for the Korean Republic national football team, also known as the Taegeuk Warriors, with one goal driven directly to the net from the side of his team. He scored 5 goals and assisted four others in 5 total matches, earning the title as tournament MVP. This performance helped South Korea land a berth in the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

In 2015, Lee was the youngest member of South Korea's U-18 team that participated in the Suwon JS Cup.[2]

In the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Lee was a stand-out performer, where he helped Korea with the match against Brazil. However, Korea eventually lost against Belgium in the Round of 16. He shortly returned to Korea afterwards to train with the 2nd division side Suwon FC until January 2016, when he turned 18 and became able to participate in official matches for FC Barcelona again.

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Price, Steve The South Korean Prodigies Held Back by Barcelona's Transfer Ban These Football Times. January 26, 2016
  2. ↑ JIMÉNEZ, RUBÉN (2 March 2015). "Seung-Woo Lee, Asia's Messi". Marca.com. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
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