Lee Kang-in
Lee Kang-in (Korean: 이강인; born 19 February 2001) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the South Korea national team.
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| Full name | Lee Kang-in | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 February 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Incheon, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Incheon United | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Flyings FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2017 | Valencia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Valencia B | 26 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Valencia | 44 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Mallorca | 66 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Paris Saint-Germain | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | South Korea U20 | 16 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | South Korea U23 | 15 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | South Korea | 25 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 February 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lee Kang-in | |
| Hangul | 이강인 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | I Gangin |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Kangin |
| IPA | [i.ɡaŋ.in] or [i] [kaŋ.in] |
A product of Valencia's youth academy, Lee made his professional debut for the club at the age of 17 in 2018, becoming the youngest South Korean footballer to debut professionally in Europe. In his debut season, he won the Copa del Rey, before making his UEFA Champions League debut in his second professional season. Lee joined Mallorca in 2021, where he established himself as one of Europe's top dribblers, before leaving Spain for French club Paris Saint-Germain in 2023.
In 2019, Lee won the Asian Young Footballer of the Year, the same year that he won the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup's Golden Ball award. Lee's team finished runner-up during the event. He later made his senior debut for South Korea in September 2019, representing his nation's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup.