Lee Kil-Hoon
Lee Kil-Hoon or Lee Gil-hoon (born March 6, 1983) is a South Korean footballer as a midfielder, who currently plays for Malaysia Premier League club Sabah FA.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Lee Kil-Hoon | ||
| Date of birth | March 6, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sabah FA | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Korea University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | Suwon Bluewings | 35 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | → Gwangju Sangmu | 34 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Busan I'Park | 12 | (0) |
| 2012 | Hohhot Dongjin | 29 | (10) |
| 2013 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 15 | (4) |
| 2013 | HKG Rangers | 7 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Penang FA | ||
| 2016 | Sime Darby | 12 | (2) |
| 2016 | Semen Padang | 9 | (1) |
| 2017 | Biu Chun Glory Sky | 9 | (1) |
| 2017– | Sabah FA | 16 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| – | South Korea U-20 | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 February 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 October 2014 | |||
Club career
In 2006, Lee joined K-League side Suwon Samsung Bluewings. Lee then transferred to Gwangju Sangmu before return to Suwon in 2009. Lee played his last season for the club before joining Busan I'Park in 2010. In 2012, Lee transferred to Chinese side, Hohhot Dongjin before joining another Chinese club, Guizhou Zhicheng in 2013. Lee then played in Hong Kong for Hong Kong Rangers.
In December 2013, Lee moved to Penang FA after impressed in a trial match against Kelantan FA. Lee made his debut on 21 January 2014 against Sarawak FA in the Malaysia FA Cup. He made his league debut in a 3–1 home win over Sabah FA on 24 January. Lee scored his first league goal against UiTM FC on 7 February. Overall, he scored 15 league goals but fail to help Penang earned promotion to Malaysia Super League. He also scored twice in 2014 Malaysia Cup campaign.
In 2016, Lee signed with Malaysia Premier League club Sime Darby.
In January 2017, he joined Biu Chun Glory Sky.
Sabah
In May 2017, Lee signed to Malaysian side Sabah. He made his debut against Kuantan and scored his first goal for Sabah. On 30 June 2017, Sabah also obtained three points in a 1–0 win over Royal Malaysian Police PDRM at the Hang Jebat Stadium in Melaka. Lee scored the winning goal in the 77th minute of match.
International career
Lee received his first call up to the South Korea under-20 side in 2003.
Statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| South Korea | League | KFA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2006 | Suwon Bluewings | K-League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | - | 22 | 0 | |
| 2007 | Gwangju Sangmu | K-League | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | - | 33 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2009 | Suwon Bluewings | K-League | - | |||||||||
| 2010 | - | |||||||||||
| 2011 | Busan I'Park | K-League | - | |||||||||
| China | League | Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2012 | Hohhot Dongjin | China League One | ||||||||||
| 2013 | Guizhou Zhicheng | China League One | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong | League | Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2013-14 | Hong Kong Rangers | Hong Kong First Division League | ||||||||||
Honours
Club
- K League: Runner-up 2006
- Korean FA Cup: Runner-up 2006
- Korean League Cup: Runner-up 2011
- Malaysia Premier League: Runner-up 2015
References
- Lee Gil Hoon – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Korean FA Cup match result (in Korean)