Lee Min-Kyu is a South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

n football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 Defender

Defender (football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

, who plays for Gangwon FC

Gangwon FC

Gangwon FC is a South Korean football club. Based in Gangwon Province of South Korea, Gangwon FC joined the K-League as its 15th club for the 2009 season.- Foundation :...

 in the K-League

K-League

The Korea Professional Football League is South Korea's only fully professional association football league. At the top of the South Korean football league system, it is the country's highest and most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 16 clubs.-Establishment:The...

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Club career

After completing his university education at Hongik University

Hongik University

Hongik University, usually known as "Hongdae" for short, is a private university in the Mapo-gu district of central Seoul, South Korea with a second campus in Jochiwon, Chungcheongnam-do. Hongik University offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate programs...

, Lee was placed on the 2011 intake of the K-League draft. Joining Gangwon FC

Gangwon FC

Gangwon FC is a South Korean football club. Based in Gangwon Province of South Korea, Gangwon FC joined the K-League as its 15th club for the 2009 season.- Foundation :...

 as their fourth choice pick, his first game for his new club was as a starter in the second round match of the 2011 K-League Cup

2011 K-League Cup

The 2011 K-League Cup is South Korea's league cup competition for K-League's 16 football clubs. The competition will begin on 16 March 2011, and end with the one-legged final on 13 July 2011.-Format:Group stage...

 against the Chunnam Dragons

Chunnam Dragons

Chunnam Dragons is a football club founded in 1995 in the Korean city of Gwangyang, which joined the K-League for the 1995 season at the same time as Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, their Jeolla province rivals.-History:...

. Four days later on 10 April, Lee made his debut in the K-League

K-League

The Korea Professional Football League is South Korea's only fully professional association football league. At the top of the South Korean football league system, it is the country's highest and most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 16 clubs.-Establishment:The...

 itself, playing in Gangwon's 1 - 0 loss to Ulsan Hyundai.

Club career statistics

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Gangwon FC

Gangwon FC is a South Korean football club. Based in Gangwon Province of South Korea, Gangwon FC joined the K-League as its 15th club for the 2009 season.- Foundation :...

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K-League

The Korea Professional Football League is South Korea's only fully professional association football league. At the top of the South Korean football league system, it is the country's highest and most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 16 clubs.-Establishment:The...

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External links

• Player Record at soccerway.com