Lee was selected by the Daegu FC in the fifth round of the 2009 K-League Draft on 20 November 2009.
[1] Lee made his K-League debut on 8 March 2009 in a match against Seongnam Ilhwa.
He scored his first career K-league goal against Pohang Steelers in a 2–2 draw on 22 March 2009.
[citation needed] Lee received his first call up to the South Korea squad for the friendly against Turkey on 10 February 2011,[3] but he did not play in the game.
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