Lee Han-beom

Lee Han-beom
Lee with FC Seoul in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-06-17) 17 June 2002
Place of birth Daegu, South Korea
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Club Brugge
Number 3
Youth career
2015–2018 Seil Middle School
2018–2021 Boin High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 FC Seoul 51 (1)
2023–2026 Midtjylland 43 (1)
2026– Club Brugge 3 (0)
International career‡
2019 South Korea U17 8 (0)
2023– South Korea U23 6 (1)
2025– South Korea 11 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Hangzhou
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 June 2026
Lee Han-beom
Hangul
이한범
Hanja
李韓汎
RRI Hanbeom
MRI Hanbŏm
IPA[i.ɦan.bʌm]

Lee Han-beom (Korean: 이한범; born 17 June 2002) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge and the South Korea national team.[1]

Club career

FC Seoul

Prior to graduating from Boin High School, Lee joined K League 1 club FC Seoul on 31 December 2020.[2][3] On 21 April 2021, he made his professional debut in a K League 1 match against Jeju United.[4] In the 2022 season, he played as a main centre-back for the club before having a knee injury in a K League 1 match on 21 August.[5]

Midtjylland

On 28 August 2023, Lee signed with Danish Superliga club Midtjylland on a four-year contract for a fee reported to be around $1.5 million.[6][7] On 5 November, he made his debut in a 4–1 away win against Hvidovre, where he assisted the final goal.[8] On 25 February 2024, he scored his first professional goal in a 3–2 win over AGF. However, he made only three appearances in his first season at Midtjylland.[9]

In the 2024–25 season, Lee had played only three matches as a starter during the regular season, but played the last five matches of the championship round after main centre-back Ousmane Diao was sent off in the previous match.[9]

Since his last K League 1 match at Seoul on 19 August 2023, Lee made a 48-match unbeaten run before a 2–1 Superliga loss to Sønderjyske on 23 November 2025. During this time, he earned 40 wins and 8 draws without a loss at clubs and national teams excluding matches from which he was absent.[note 1]

In the 2025–26 season, Lee became the club's main centre-back at the Superliga and the Danish Cup.[9] He scored the only goal in the Danish Cup final against Copenhagen, leading his club to win the tournament.[10]

International career

Lee was South Korea's youth international at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup and the 2022 Asian Games,[11] and won a gold medal at the latter.[12] On 10 June 2025, he made his senior international debut in a World Cup qualifier against Kuwait.[11]

Lee was included in the South Korea squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup,[13][14] playing three Group A matches.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 August 2026[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Seoul 2021 K League 1 10010—110
2022 K League 1 23120—251
2023 K League 1 18000—180
Total 51130—541
Midtjylland 2023–24 Danish Superliga 31000031
2024–25 Danish Superliga 110101[b]0130
2025–26 Danish Superliga 2907213[c]0492
2026–27 Danish Superliga 00002[c]020
Total 43182160673
Club Brugge 2026–27 Belgian Pro League 30000030
Career total 9721121601244
  1. ↑ Includes Korean FA Cup, Danish Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Midtjylland

South Korea U23

Notes

  1. ↑ 1 draw at K League 1, 21 wins and 5 draws at Danish Superliga, 3 wins at Danish Cup, 1 win at UEFA Champions League qualifiers, 4 wins at UEFA Europa League, 3 wins and 1 draw at UEFA Europa League qualifiers, 3 wins and 1 draw at international "A" matches, 5 wins at Asian Games[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Lee Han-beom".
  2. ↑ Kim, Ga-eul (31 December 2020). [공식발표]FC서울, 신인 이한범 손호준 영입. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  3. ↑ Lee, Jung-ho (1 February 2021). FC서울 설레게 하는 '금배스타' 이한범 "처음엔 실수 연발, 주눅 들었지만 신인의 패기로 밀리지 않을 겁니다". Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Jeju SK v Seoul live scores & match info". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  5. ↑ 오스마르도 없는데…서울 핵심 이한범, 무릎 부상으로 장기결장 불가피 (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Officielt: FCM henter sydkoreansk midtstopper". bold.dk (in Danish). 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Lee Han-beom flies to Denmark to join FC Midtjylland". Korea JoongAng Daily. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Avancerer til tredjepladsen: Sikker FCM-sejr over oprykkerne" (in Danish). HerningFolkeblad.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Lee Han-beom at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "Han-beom Lee blev matchvinder: - Det er crazy" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 14 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  11. 1 2 "Lee Han-beom" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  12. ↑ "South Korea U23 v Japan U23 live scores & match info". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  13. ↑ "FCM-spillere skal til VM" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 16 May 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "World Cup 2026 squad lists: England, Scotland, Brazil, USA, Spain, France, Germany, Netherlands, Argentina, Portugal and more".
  15. ↑ "Lee Han-beom 2026 World Cup Match Logs". FBref. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
  16. ↑ Thrane, Kasper (14 May 2026). "Midtjysk dødbold afgjorde grim pokalfinale" [Midtjylland set piece settled ugly cup final]. DR (in Danish). Archived from the original on 14 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
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