Tadanari Lee

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Tadanari Lee
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Personal information
Date of birth (1985-12-19) 19 December 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Nishitōkyō, Tokyo, Japan
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Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Urawa Red Diamonds
Number 20
Youth career
Komine FC
1998–2000 Yokogawa Musashino
2000–2004 FC Tokyo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 FC Tokyo 0 (0)
2005–2009 Kashiwa Reysol 108 (24)
2009–2012 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 70 (26)
2012–2014 Southampton 7 (1)
2013 → FC Tokyo (loan) 13 (4)
2014– Urawa Red Diamonds 30 (6)
International career‡
2007–2008 Japan U-23 12 (4)
2011–2012 Japan 11 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:23, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 February 2012
Tadanari Lee
Hangul 이충성
Hanja 李忠成
Revised Romanization I Chung-seong
McCune–Reischauer Yi Ch'ungsŏng
Japanese name:
Ri Tadanari (李忠成?)

Tadanari Lee (李 忠成 Ri Tadanari?, born 19 December 1985) is a Japanese football player of Korean descent who plays for Urawa Red Diamonds.[1] He is sometimes known as "Chung".[2]

Family

Lee was born to third generation Zainichi Korean parents in Tanashi (present: Nishitokyo), Tokyo. His Korean name is Lee Chung-Sung (Korean: 이충성, Hanja: 李 忠成) and also had used pass name Tadanari Ōyama (大山 忠成 Ōyama Tadanari?).[3] His father was also a footballer, who played for Yokohama Tristar FC in the Japan Soccer League.

Football career

Japan

Lee started playing football at Komine FC and later moved to Yokogawa Musashino F.C.. In 2001 he joined FC Tokyo youth team and took second places at All Japan Club Youth Soccer tournament, Prince Takamado Cup and J. League Youth tournament. He briefly joined training squads for the South Korea U-19 and U-20 teams but not played at official games. He experienced severe discrimination from Korean teammates referring to him as a “half-Jap” with strong racial undertones.[4]

He was promoted to FC Tokyo in 2004 and moved to Kashiwa Reysol in 2005 and later joined Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 2009.[5]

Lee competed for Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics finals.[6] After becoming a regular starter for Sanfrecce and finishing the 2010 season strongly, Lee was rewarded with a call-up to Japan's Asian Cup squad and made his full international debut on 9 January 2011 against Jordan.[7] His first international goal was dramatic, coming as it did in the 109th minute of the final to secure a 1–0 win over Australia and Japan's fourth Asian Cup success.[8]

Southampton

On 11 January 2012, Lee secured a work permit to allow him to play for Southampton, who confirmed the free transfer on 25 January 2012.[9]

He made his debut for Southampton on 28 January 2012, as a substitute in a fourth round FA Cup match against Millwall.[10] Lee started and played the duration of the replay, failing to score as Milwall won 3–2 after a 92nd-minute winner from Liam Feeney.

He scored his first goal for Southampton in a 4–0 victory over Derby County on 18 February, with a "venomous strike into the far corner" of the goal.[11] He made his first league start one week later, a 3–0 victory away at Watford, with Lee winning a penalty for the third goal from Rickie Lambert. He has not played since 10 March 2012, after damaging ligaments and missing the rest of the season.[12]

His goal won the Southampton's Goal of the Season Award.[citation needed]

After 5 months out injured, he made his return to action with a goal in a 4–1 victory at Stevenage in the League Cup.

He was handed the number 19 shirt for the 2013–14 season after Southampton invited him back to the First Team. He made his first return to the Southampton team after year when starting in the League Cup against Bristol City.

On 14 January 2014 he was released from his contract at Southampton after a two-year spell.[13][14]

Return to Japan

On 14 February 2013, Lee returned to his former club, FC Tokyo on loan until the end of June.[15] He made his debut on 2 March 2013, coming on as a 72nd-minute substitutee. He scored his first goal for the club on 23 March 2013 in the 77th minute against two-time defending champion Kashima Antlers.[16]

Career statistics

As of 29 April 2016[17]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2004 F.C. Tokyo J. League Division 1 0 0 - - - 0 0
2005 Kashiwa Reysol 8 0 - 3 0 - 11 0
2006 J. League Division 2 31 8 - - - 31 8
2007 J. League Division 1 30 10 1 0 5 0 - 36 10
2008 19 4 4 1 4 0 - 27 5
2009 20 2 - 5 3 - 25 5
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 8 0 2 0 - - 10 0
2010 30 11 2 0 3 2 6 3 41 16
2011 32 15 - 1 0 - 33 15
2011–12 Southampton Championship 7 1 2 0 - - 9 1
2012–13 Premier League 0 0 1 0 2 1 - 3 1
2013 F.C. Tokyo (loan) J. League Division 1 13 4 - 6 2 - 19 6
2013–14 Southampton Premier League 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 0
2014 Urawa Red Diamonds J. League Division 1 30 6 0 0 8 3 0 0 38 9
2015 Urawa Red Diamonds 24 2 2 1 2 1 5 0 33 4
2016 Urawa Red Diamonds 8 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 3
Country Japan 255 64 11 2 38 11 13 3 315 80
Country England 7 1 3 0 4 1 - 14 2
Career total 262 65 14 2 42 12 13 3 329 82
Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2011 10 2
2012 1 0
Total 11 2

International career statistics

Appearances in major competitions

Team Competition Category Appearances Goals Team Record
Start Sub
 Japan 2008 Summer Olympics qualification U-22 7 2 4 Qualified
 Japan 2008 Summer Olympics U-23 1 2 0 Round 1
 Japan 2011 AFC Asian Cup Senior 0 2 1 Champion

Goals for senior national team

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 29 January 2011 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Australia 0–1 0–1 2011 AFC Asian Cup Final
2. 7 October 2011 Kobe Wing Stadium, Kobe, Japan  Vietnam 1–0 1–0 International Friendly

Honours

Club

Sanfrecce Hiroshima[18]
Southampton[18]

International

Japan[18]

References

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  3. ↑ 五輪ピッチに「新日本人」…在日のルーツと誇り胸に
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  9. ↑ Tadanari Lee secures work permit (From Daily Echo)
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  16. ↑ Lee guides FC Tokyo past Antlers | The Japan Times
  17. ↑ Soccerway profile
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External links

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