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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. A product of Valencia's youth academy, Lee made his professional debut for Valencia 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.

Infobox

2009
Incheon United
2011
Flyings FC
Full name
Lee Kang-in
Date of birth
(2001-02-19) 19 February 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth
Incheon, South Korea
Height
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)
Attacking midfielder, winger
Current team
Paris Saint-Germain
Number
19
2011–2017
Valencia
Years
Team
2017–2019
South Korea U20
2018–2021
Valencia
2021–2023
Mallorca
2023–
Paris Saint-Germain
2021–
South Korea U23
2019–
South Korea

Tables

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics › Club
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
National cup
Apps
National cup
Goals
Europe
Apps
Europe
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Valencia B
Valencia B
Club
Valencia B
Season
2017–18
League
Segunda División B
League
11
League
1
National cup
—
National cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
11
Other
1
2018–19
2018–19
Club
2018–19
Season
Segunda División B
League
15
League
3
League
—
National cup
—
National cup
—
Europe
15
Europe
3
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
26
League
4
League
—
League
—
National cup
—
National cup
26
Europe
4
Valencia
Valencia
Club
Valencia
Season
2018–19
League
La Liga
League
3
League
0
National cup
6
National cup
0
Europe
2
Europe
0
Other
—
Other
11
Total
0
2019–20
2019–20
Club
2019–20
Season
La Liga
League
17
League
2
League
2
National cup
0
National cup
5
Europe
0
Europe
0
Other
0
Other
24
Total
2
2020–21
2020–21
Club
2020–21
Season
La Liga
League
24
League
0
League
3
National cup
1
National cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
27
Other
1
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
44
League
2
League
11
League
1
National cup
7
National cup
0
Europe
0
Europe
0
Other
62
Other
3
Mallorca
Mallorca
Club
Mallorca
Season
2021–22
League
La Liga
League
30
League
1
National cup
4
National cup
0
Europe
—
Europe
—
Other
34
Other
1
2022–23
2022–23
Club
2022–23
Season
La Liga
League
36
League
6
League
3
National cup
0
National cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
39
Other
6
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
66
League
7
League
7
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
—
Europe
73
Europe
7
Paris Saint-Germain
Paris Saint-Germain
Club
Paris Saint-Germain
Season
2023–24
League
Ligue 1
League
23
League
3
National cup
3
National cup
0
Europe
9
Europe
1
Other
1
Other
1
Total
36
Total
5
2024–25
2024–25
Club
2024–25
Season
Ligue 1
League
30
League
6
League
3
National cup
0
National cup
11
Europe
0
Europe
5
Other
1
Other
49
Total
7
2025–26
2025–26
Club
2025–26
Season
Ligue 1
League
13
League
1
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
5
Europe
0
Europe
1
Other
1
Other
19
Total
2
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
66
League
10
League
6
League
0
National cup
25
National cup
1
Europe
7
Europe
3
Other
104
Other
14
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
202
League
23
League
24
League
1
National cup
32
National cup
1
Europe
7
Europe
3
Other
265
Other
28
Club
Season
League
National cup
Europe
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Valencia B
2017–18
Segunda División B
11
1
—
—
—
11
1
2018–19
Segunda División B
15
3
—
—
—
15
3
Total
26
4
—
—
—
26
4
Valencia
2018–19
La Liga
3
0
6
0
2
0
—
11
0
2019–20
La Liga
17
2
2
0
5
0
0
0
24
2
2020–21
La Liga
24
0
3
1
—
—
27
1
Total
44
2
11
1
7
0
0
0
62
3
Mallorca
2021–22
La Liga
30
1
4
0
—
—
34
1
2022–23
La Liga
36
6
3
0
—
—
39
6
Total
66
7
7
0
—
—
73
7
Paris Saint-Germain
2023–24
Ligue 1
23
3
3
0
9
1
1
1
36
5
2024–25
Ligue 1
30
6
3
0
11
0
5
1
49
7
2025–26
Ligue 1
13
1
0
0
5
0
1
1
19
2
Total
66
10
6
0
25
1
7
3
104
14
Career total
202
23
24
1
32
1
7
3
265
28
Appearances and goals by national team and year · Career statistics › International
South Korea
South Korea
National team
South Korea
2019
2019
National team
2019
Year
3
Apps
0
2020
2020
National team
2020
Year
2
Apps
0
2021
2021
National team
2021
Year
1
Apps
0
2022
2022
National team
2022
Year
4
Apps
0
2023
2023
National team
2023
Year
8
Apps
4
2024
2024
National team
2024
Year
17
Apps
6
2025
2025
National team
2025
Year
9
Apps
1
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
44
Apps
11
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
South Korea
2019
3
0
2020
2
0
2021
1
0
2022
4
0
2023
8
4
2024
17
6
2025
9
1
Total
44
11
List of international goals scored by Lee Kang-in · Career statistics › International
1
1
No.
1
Date
13 October 2023
Venue
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea
Cap
15
Opponent
Tunisia
Score
1–0
Result
4–0
Competition
Friendly
2
2
No.
2
Date
2–0
3
3
No.
3
Date
17 October 2023
Venue
Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea
Cap
16
Opponent
Vietnam
Score
5–0
Result
6–0
Competition
Friendly
4
4
No.
4
Date
16 November 2023
Venue
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea
Cap
17
Opponent
Singapore
Score
5–0
Result
5–0
Competition
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
5
5
No.
5
Date
15 January 2024
Venue
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar
Cap
20
Opponent
Bahrain
Score
2–1
Result
3–1
Competition
2023 AFC Asian Cup
6
6
No.
6
Date
3–1
7
7
No.
7
Date
25 January 2024
Venue
Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar
Cap
22
Opponent
Malaysia
Score
2–2
Result
3–3
Competition
2023 AFC Asian Cup
8
8
No.
8
Date
6 June 2024
Venue
National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore
Cap
28
Opponent
Singapore
Score
1–0
Result
7–0
Competition
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
9
9
No.
9
Date
4–0
10
10
No.
10
Date
11 June 2024
Venue
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea
Cap
29
Opponent
China
Score
1–0
Result
1–0
Competition
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
11
11
No.
11
Date
10 June 2025
Venue
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea
Cap
38
Opponent
Kuwait
Score
2–0
Result
4–0
Competition
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
No.
Date
Venue
Cap
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
1
13 October 2023
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea
15
Tunisia
1–0
4–0
Friendly
2
2–0
3
17 October 2023
Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea
16
Vietnam
5–0
6–0
Friendly
4
16 November 2023
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea
17
Singapore
5–0
5–0
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
5
15 January 2024
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar
20
Bahrain
2–1
3–1
2023 AFC Asian Cup
6
3–1
7
25 January 2024
Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar
22
Malaysia
2–2
3–3
2023 AFC Asian Cup
8
6 June 2024
National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore
28
Singapore
1–0
7–0
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
9
4–0
10
11 June 2024
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea
29
China
1–0
1–0
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
11
10 June 2025
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea
38
Kuwait
2–0
4–0
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. Includes Copa del Rey, Coupe de France
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearance in Trophée des Champions
  5. One appearance in Trophée des Champions, four appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup
  6. Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  7. After Lee Chun-soo in 2003 for Real Sociedad, Lee Ho-jin in 2006 for Racing Santander, Park Chu-young in 2012 for Celta
  8. On 1 November 2020, Yunus Musah broke Lee Kang-in's record, to become the youngest non-Spanish to score for Valencia, ag
  9. He also became the second Asian player to win the Coupe de France. (The first winner is Ado Onaiwu, who won the 2022–23
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  36. "Calciomercato Napoli, Lee e Frattesi sono le priorità: gol e assist per Conte"
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