1. Lee Kang-in 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.
21 Facts About Lee Kang-in
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Lee Kang-in 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.
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In 2019, Lee Kang-in 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.
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Lee Kang-in 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.
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Lee Kang-in had his debut on 21 December 2017, in a match with Deportivo Aragon, being substituted in the 82nd minute.
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Lee Kang-in became the youngest ever non-Spanish and the first Asian league debutant for Valencia, as well as the fifth Korean to play in La Liga.
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On 30 January 2019, Lee Kang-in officially joined the Valencia first-team, receiving jersey number 16.
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Lee Kang-in became the 5th youngest ever to debut for Los Ches in the same competition.
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On 30 August 2021, fellow La Liga club Mallorca confirmed the free transfer of Lee Kang-in, signing on a four-year contract.
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Lee Kang-in was selected to play for the South Korea U-20 football team in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup and played in every group and knockout match, leading his team to a historic runner-up finish in the tournament and scoring two goals and four assists in seven games.
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Lee Kang-in received his first call up to the senior South Korea national football team in March 2019 for friendlies against Bolivia and Colombia, and became the 7th youngest to be in the South Korean national team.
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Lee Kang-in was called up for friendlies in September 2022 just before the 2022 FIFA World Cup by showing his evolution on both side of the ball in La Liga.
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Lee Kang-in only participated in team training without appearances in the friendlies, but was selected for the 26-men World Cup team.
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Lee Kang-in assisted Cho Gue-sung's header with an accurate cross in the second group match against Ghana.
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Lee Kang-in was exempted from mandatory military service after winning the 2022 Asian Games in October 2023.
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Lee Kang-in was called up the South Korean squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.
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Lee Kang-in created the highest number of key passes and successful crosses until the quarter-finals.
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In 2007, the six-year-old Lee Kang-in was featured in the third season of the KBS N Sports reality football show Fly Shoot Dori.
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Lee Kang-in later attended Seokjeong Elementary School in Incheon and played for Flyings FC.
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Lee Kang-in was born on 19 February 2001 in Incheon, the youngest of three children.
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Lee Kang-in's father Lee Woon-seong was a taekwondo instructor in Incheon and a big football fan.