Lee Han-beom
.jpg) Lee with FC Seoul in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 June 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Daegu, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Club Brugge | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Seil Middle School | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Boin High School | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | FC Seoul | 51 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2026 | Midtjylland | 43 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Club Brugge | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | South Korea U17 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | South Korea U23 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | South Korea | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 October 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lee Han-beom | |
| Hangul | 이한범 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 李韓汎 |
| RR | I Hanbeom |
| MR | I Hanbŏm |
| IPA | [i.ɦan.bʌm] |
Lee Han-beom (Korean: 이한범; born 17 June 2002) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge and the South Korea national team.[1]
Club career
[edit]FC Seoul
[edit]Prior to graduating from Boin High School, Lee joined K League 1 club FC Seoul on 31 December 2020.[2][3] On 21 April 2021, he made his professional debut in a K League 1 match against Jeju United.[4] In the 2022 season, he played as a main centre-back for the club before having a knee injury in a K League 1 match on 21 August.[5]
Midtjylland
[edit]On 28 August 2023, Lee signed with Danish Superliga club Midtjylland on a four-year contract for a fee reported to be around $1.5 million.[6][7] On 5 November, he made his debut in a 4–1 away win against Hvidovre, where he assisted the final goal.[8] On 25 February 2024, he scored his first professional goal in a 3–2 win over AGF. However, he made only three appearances in his first season at Midtjylland.[9]
In the 2024–25 season, Lee had played only three matches as a starter during the regular season, but played the last five matches of the championship round after main centre-back Ousmane Diao was sent off in the previous match.[9]
Since his last K League 1 match at Seoul on 19 August 2023, Lee made a 48-match unbeaten run before a 2–1 Superliga loss to Sønderjyske on 23 November 2025. During this time, he earned 40 wins and 8 draws without a loss at clubs and national teams excluding matches from which he was absent.[note 1]
In the 2025–26 season, Lee became the club's main centre-back at the Superliga and the Danish Cup.[9] He scored the only goal in the Danish Cup final against Copenhagen, leading his club to win the tournament.[10]
Club Brugge
[edit]On August 3, 2026, Lee officially completed his transfer from FC Midtjylland to Club Brugge on a three year contract until 2029, in which the transfer fee was reported at approximately 10.5million euro.
Lee made his Belgian Pro League on August 8, 2026, where he played the full 90 minuites during Club Bugge's 3-0 victory against KV Kotrtrijk and after he earned man of the match honor and a standing ovation from the home crowd.[11]
On a match against Aston Villa on September 8, 2026, he made a debut at UEFA Champions League, with the result being 2-3 loss.
International career
[edit]Lee was South Korea's youth international at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup and the 2022 Asian Games,[12] and won a gold medal at the latter.[13] On 10 June 2025, he made his senior international debut in a World Cup qualifier against Kuwait.[12]
Lee was included in the South Korea squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup,[14] playing three Group A matches.[15]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 20 September 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Seoul | 2021 | K League 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 2022 | K League 1 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | K League 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 51 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 54 | 1 | |||
| Midtjylland | 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 29 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 13[c] | 0 | 49 | 2 | |
| 2026–27 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 67 | 3 | ||
| Club Brugge | 2026–27 | Belgian Pro League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Career total | 101 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 129 | 5 | ||
- ↑ Includes Korean FA Cup, Danish Cup
- 1 2 Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
[edit]- As of match played 2 October 2026[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | |||
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Midtjylland
South Korea U23
Notes
[edit]- ↑ 1 draw at K League 1, 21 wins and 5 draws at Danish Superliga, 3 wins at Danish Cup, 1 win at UEFA Champions League qualifiers, 4 wins at UEFA Europa League, 3 wins and 1 draw at UEFA Europa League qualifiers, 3 wins and 1 draw at international "A" matches, 5 wins at Asian Games[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Lee Han-beom".
- ↑ Kim, Ga-eul (31 December 2020). [공식발표]FC서울, 신인 이한범 손호준 영입. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ↑ Lee, Jung-ho (1 February 2021). FC서울 설레게 하는 '금배스타' 이한범 "처음엔 실수 연발, 주눅 들었지만 신인의 패기로 밀리지 않을 겁니다". Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ↑ "Jeju SK v Seoul live scores & match info". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ↑ 오스마르도 없는데…서울 핵심 이한범, 무릎 부상으로 장기결장 불가피 (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ↑ "Officielt: FCM henter sydkoreansk midtstopper". bold.dk (in Danish). 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ↑ "Lee Han-beom flies to Denmark to join FC Midtjylland". Korea JoongAng Daily. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ↑ "Avancerer til tredjepladsen: Sikker FCM-sejr over oprykkerne" (in Danish). HerningFolkeblad.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Lee Han-beom at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ↑ "Han-beom Lee blev matchvinder: - Det er crazy" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 14 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ Seung-su, Yang (8 August 2026). "Lee Han-beom Named MOM in Club Brugge Debut". The Chosun Daily. Retrieved 9 September 2026.
- 1 2 "Lee Han-beom" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ↑ "South Korea U23 v Japan U23 live scores & match info". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ↑ "FCM-spillere skal til VM" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 16 May 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- ↑ "Lee Han-beom 2026 World Cup Match Logs". FBref. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
- ↑ Lee Han-beom at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Thrane, Kasper (14 May 2026). "Midtjysk dødbold afgjorde grim pokalfinale" [Midtjylland set piece settled ugly cup final]. DR (in Danish). Archived from the original on 14 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
External links
[edit]- Lee Han-beom at FC Midtjylland (in Danish)
- Lee Han-beom at Danish Superliga (in Danish)
- Lee Han-beom – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean and English)
- Lee Han-beom at Soccerway
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- 2002 births
- Living people
- 21st-century South Korean sportsmen
- South Korean men's footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- FC Seoul players
- K League 1 players
- FC Midtjylland players
- Club Brugge KV players
- Danish Superliga players
- South Korea men's youth international footballers
- South Korea men's under-23 international footballers
- South Korea men's international footballers
- South Korean expatriate men's footballers
- South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
- Asian Games footballers for South Korea
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists in football
- 2026 FIFA World Cup players