Lee, Jong-Ho 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 footballer who plays as forward for 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:...

 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...

, and nicknamed

Nickname

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 "Gwangyang

Gwangyang

Gwangyang is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Gwangyang city is the home of POSCO's Gwangyang Steel Works, the largest facility of its kind in the world.The city is also home to K-League soccer side Chunnam Dragons....

 Rooney

Wayne Rooney

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Career

Lee attended Gwangyang Jecheol High School (Chunnam U-18 Team). Lee signed a three-year contract with 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:...

 on 24 February 2011. He made his Chunnam debut in a 1–0 League match win over Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors are a professional football club based in Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea. They won their first K-League title in 2009. Prior to this, the club won the AFC Champions League title in 2006, becoming the first club from East Asia to win the tournament since the AFC Champions...

 on 6 March 2011, coming on as a substitute for Nam Joon-Jae

Nam Joon-Jae

Nam Joon-Jae is a South Korean football player who plays for K-League side Jeju United.-External links:* at K-League Official Website...

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International career

On 18 October 2008, Lee accepted the Abdullah Al Dabal MVP award at the AFC U-16 Championship.

Lee also played for the South Korea national under-17 football team in the FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup

The FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to the FIFA U-17 World Championship and known by its current name since 2007, is the world championship of association football for male players under the age of 17 organized by Fédération Internationale de Football...

 in 2009, and scored two goals for his national side.

Club career statistics

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2011 K-League

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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:...

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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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Individual

• AFC U-16 Championship Most Valuable Player : 1

2008

External links

• Lee Jong-Ho at soccerway.com