‘K -League 1 2nd’ Daejeon, Lee Myung -jae, a national side defender

Lee Myung -jae. Photo courtesy of Daejeon Hana Citizen
(Seoul Economy)
Lee Myung -jae, a national side defender, was in the K -League K -League 1 Hana Citizen’s army.
Daejeon announced on the 25th that it recruited Lee Myung -jae, who played in Burmingham City, England.
In February of this year, Lee Myung -jae, who first stepped into the European stage in Birmingham City, a member of the English 3rd League League 1, returned to the K -League in about four months and chose Daejeon as a new home.
Lee Myung -jae, a member of the Chongqing High School in Seoul and Hongik University, debuted as a professional in Ulsan in 2014. Lee Myung -jae, who made his professional debut at Ulsan HD in the 2014 season, played for 10 seasons except for the rental of Albix Niigata (2014) and the commercial military service (2020-2021). He also played as a leading role in the K -League 1 win and the Korea Cup (FA Cup).
In 2017, he made his professional debut goal in the 31st round home game with Jeonnam Dragons, and in the last season of Ulsan (2024), he was selected as the K -League 1 Best Eleven defender (left).
Last season, Lee Myung -jae, who broke down the re -contract with Ulsan, made a short -term contract with Birmingham until the end of the 2024-2025 season after pursuing overseas expansion in the winter transfer market.
Daejeon recruited midfielder Kim Bong -soo, striker Hernandez, Seo Jin -soo, and Fullback Kim Jin -ya in the summer transfer market, followed by Lee Myung -jae.
Lee Myung -jae said in the club, “I am very honored to be a member of the Hana Citizen. We will do our best to fully add the DNA of the winning experience and victory to the team.
By Lee Jong -ho, reporter phillies@sedaily.com
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