Lee Suk-jae (Korean이석재; born 8 July 2003) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Worthing.

Lee Suk-jae
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-07-08) 8 July 2003 (age 20)
Place of birthSeoul, South Korea
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Worthing
Youth career
Daedong Elementary School
United Services Portsmouth
–2019Pickwick
2019–2021Portsmouth
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2021Portsmouth0(0)
2021–2022Gosport Borough5(0)
2022–2023Havant & Waterlooville1(0)
2022–2023Salisbury (loan)19(2)
2023–Worthing8(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:44, 1 August 2023 (UTC)

Career

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Born in Seoul, Lee moved to Portsmouth as a child, playing for a number of teams locally before joining Portsmouth on a two-year scholarship in 2019.[1] He made his senior debut on 10 November 2020 in an EFL Trophy match against West Ham United U21, also playing in the same competition against Cheltenham Town the following month.[2] However, Lee turned down the offer of a professional contract from Pompey at the end of the season and left the club.[3]

After trials with Sunderland[4], Brentford and Southampton[5], he joined Gosport Borough in November 2021.[6] Lee made his debut for the club, coming on as a substitute, in a 2-1 loss against Taunton Town.[7] He went on to make five appearances for Gosport Borough.

On 15 April 2022, Lee joined Havant & Waterlooville.[8] His only appearance for the club came on 18 April 2022, coming on as a substitute, in a 3-0 win against Eastbourne Borough.[9]

Lee joined Salisbury on dual registration on 26 August 2022.[10] He made his debut for the club, coming on as a substitute, in a 2-1 win against Poole Town on 29 August 2022.[11] Lee then scored his first goal for Salisbury, in a 2-0 win against Hanwell Town on 2 November 2022.[12] His second goal for the club came on 21 February 2023, in a 5-1 win against Highworth Town.[13] By the time Lee left Salisbury on 1 March 2023, he made nineteen appearances and scoring two times for the side.[14]

Shortly after joining Worthing, Lee made his debut for the club, coming on as a substitute, in a 7-2 loss against Ebbsfleet United on 7 March 2023.[15] At the end of the 2022-23 season, he made eight appearances for the side.

Career statistics

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As of 5 February 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Portsmouth2020–21[16]League One0000002[a]020
Gosport Borough2021–22[17]SFL Premier Division South4000000040
Havant & Waterlooville (loan)2021–22[16]National League South1000000010
Career total5000002070
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "Pompey Sign Six New Scholars". Portsmouth F.C. 9 August 2019. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Pompey 0 West Ham U21 1". Portsmouth F.C. 10 November 2020. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
    "Cheltenham 0 Pompey 3". Portsmouth F.C. 8 December 2020. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Pompey Retained List: Summer 2021". Portsmouth F.C. 15 May 2021. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Ex-Portsmouth youngster set for trial with Sunderland under-23s following Brentford interest". Archived from the original on 2022-05-08. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
    "Former Portsmouth youngster Seok Jae Lee set for trial with Sunderland U23's". Archived from the original on 2022-05-08. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  5. ^ "Former Portsmouth youngster signs for Bognor after rejecting Blues contract". Portsmouth News. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Seok-Jae Lee arrives at Gosport". Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  7. ^ "Former Portsmouth prospect to be involved as Gosport Borough boss Shaun Gale reveals squad plans for Portsmouth Senior Cup trip to AFC Portchester". Portsmouth News. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
    "TAUNTON TOWN 2-1 GOSPORT BOROUGH". Gosport Borough. 20 November 2021. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  8. ^ https://www.facebook.com/HWFCOfficial/posts/1793058784235807 Archived 2023-02-22 at the Wayback Machine [user-generated source]
    "Former Portsmouth prospect and Sunderland triallist who could play a part in Hawks' National League South play-off push". Archived from the original on 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  9. ^ "Hawks leave it late but eventually secure comfortable home victory over EIGHT-MAN Eastbourne Borough". Portsmouth News. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Sukjae Lee Dual Reg". Archived from the original on 2022-08-29. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  11. ^ "'We got away with it - but I'll take that' - Claridge admits injury-stricken Salisbury fortunate to beat Poole". Salisbury Journal. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Salisbury seal first victory under new boss Dutton". Salisbury Journal. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Salisbury thrash Highworth to book semi-final clash with Swindon Town". Salisbury Radio. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Player Update". Salisbury F.C. 1 March 2023. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Report: Ebbsfleet United 7 Worthing 2". Worthing F.C. 8 March 2023. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  16. ^ a b "Lee Suk-jae: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  17. ^ "Lee Suk-jae: Aylesbury United FC". Archived from the original on 2023-02-22. Retrieved 2022-04-30.