Lee attended Gwangyang Jecheol High School (Jeonnam Dragons U-18 Team).

Lee signed a three-year contract with Jeonnam Dragons on 24 February 2011.

[2] He made his Jeonnam Dragons debut in a 1–0 League match win over Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on 6 March 2011, coming on as a substitute for Nam Joon-jae.

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

In 2011, Lee also played for the South Korea national under-20 football team in the FIFA U-20 World Cup