Lee Hyun-ju (footballer)

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.

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Lee Hyun-ju
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-02-07) 7 February 2003
Place of birth Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
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 Apps (Gls)
2022 Pohang Steelers 0 (0)
2022 → Bayern Munich II (loan) 8 (3)
2022– Bayern Munich II 18 (7)
2023– → SV Wehen Wiesbaden (loan) 9 (2)
International career‡
2017 South Korea U14 2 (1)
2018–2019 South Korea U17 8 (6)
2022– South Korea U23 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:31, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:12, 12 September 2023 (UTC)
Lee Hyun-ju
Hangul
Revised RomanizationLee Hyeonju
McCune–ReischauerLee Hyŏnchu

Club career

Early life

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

Move to Germany

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

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

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

Club
As of matches played 15 March 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pohang Steelers 2022 K League 1 000000
Bayern Munich II (loan) 2021–22 Regionalliga Bayern 61–61
2022–23 Regionalliga Bayern 22–22
Bayern Munich II Regionalliga Bayern 187–187
Total 2610002610
Wehen Wiesbaden (loan) 2023–24 2. Bundesliga 610061
Career total 3211003211
Notes

    References
    1. Lee Hyun-ju at WorldFootball.net
    2. "[인터뷰] 첫 주장완장 달고 세계무대에 첫발 내딛는 이현주의 각오" [[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.
    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 für Salihamidzic: FC Bayern holt nächstes Top-Talent - er spielte bereits für München" [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. https://svww.de/news/artikel/svww-leiht-hyunju-lee-vom-fc-bayern-muenchen-ii-aus
    7. "19세 이현주, 바이에른 뮌헨 완전 이적" [19-year-old Hyun-joo Lee transfers to Bayern Munich]. hankookilbo.com (in Korean). 10 August 2022.
    8. "바이에른 뮌헨 이현주, 파리 준비하는 올림픽 대표팀 발탁" [Bayern Munich's Lee Hyun-joo selected for Paris Olympic team]. nocutnews.co.kr (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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