Tadanari Lee

Tadanari Lee (李 忠成, Lee Tadanari, born December 19, 1985) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team. He used his name Lee Chung-sung until February 2007, when he obtained Japanese citizenship.

Tadanari Lee
Tadanari Lee.jpg
Lee playing for Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Personal information
Full nameTadanari Lee
Date of birth19 December 1985 (aged 39)
Place of birthNishitokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Kyoto Sanga FC
Youth career
2001–2003FC Tokyo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004FC Tokyo0(0)
2005–2009Kashiwa Reysol108(24)
2009–2011Sanfrecce Hiroshima70(26)
2012–2013Southampton7(1)
2013FC Tokyo (loan)13(4)
2014–2018Urawa Reds131(24)
2019Yokohama F. Marinos10(1)
2020–Kyoto Sanga FC5(0)
National team
2008Japan U-233(0)
2011–2012Japan11(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season

Biography

Lee was born in Nishitokyo on December 19, 1985. He joined J1 League club FC Tokyo from their youth team in 2004. However he could not play at all in the match. In 2005, he moved to Kashiwa Reysol. Although he debuted in 2005, Kashiwa was relegated to J2 League end of the 2005 season. In 2006, he became a regular player and Kashiwa returned to J1 in a year. Kashiwa won the 2nd place in the 2008 Emperor's Cup. In August 2009, he moved to Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Hiroshima won the 2nd place in the 2010 J.League Cup. In January 2012, he moved to English EFL Championship club Southampton. Although Southampton was promoted to Premier League from the 2012/13 season, he could not play at all in the league. In January 2013, he moved to his first club FC Tokyo on loan. Although he returned to Southampton in summer 2013, he could not play in the league. In January 2014, he returned to Japan and joined Urawa Reds. Urawa won the 2nd place in the 2014 and 2016 J1 League. In 2017, Urawa won the champions in 2017 AFC Champions League. In 2019, he moved to Yokohama F. Marinos. Yokohama won the J1 champions in 2019. In 2020, he moved to J2 club Kyoto Sanga FC.

In February 2007, Lee obtained Japanese citizenship. In 2008, he was selected the Japan U-23 national team for 2008 Summer Olympics and played all 3 matches. In January 2011, he was selected the Japan national team for 2011 Asian Cup. At this tournament, he debuted against Jordan on January 9. 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 on the champions. He played 11 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 2012.

Club statistics

As of end of 2018 season[1][2]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2004 FC Tokyo J1 League 0 0 - - - 0 0
2005 Kashiwa Reysol 8 0 - 3 0 - 11 0
2006 J2 League 31 8 - - - 31 8
2007 J1 League 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 FC Tokyo (loan) J1 League 13 4 - 6 2 - 19 6
2013–14 Southampton Premier League 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 0
2014 Urawa Reds J1 League 30 6 0 0 8 3 0 0 38 9
2015 24 2 2 1 2 1 5 0 33 4
2016 33 10 1 0 5 2 5 2 44 14
2017 21 3 0 0 1 0 10 4 32 7
2018 20 3 2 0 8 2 - 30 5
2019 Yokohama F. Marinos 10 1 0 0 0 0 - 10 1
2020 Kyoto Sanga J2 League 5 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 0
2021 17 0 0 0 0 0 - 17 0
2022 Albirex Niigata (S) Singapore Premier League 22 10 6 1 1 1 - 29 12
2023 23 11 4 0 1 0 - 28 11
Country Japan 322 78 18 5 51 15 26 9 417 107
England 7 1 3 0 4 1 - 14 2
Singapore 45 21 10 1 2 1 - 57 23
Career total 330 79 25 5 55 16 26 9 436 109

National team statistics

[3]

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima[4]

Southampton

Urawa Red Diamonds

Yokohama F. Marinos

Albirex Niigata (S)

Japan[4]

References

  1. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 29 out of 289)
  2. Soccerway profile
  3. Japan National Football Team Database
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Japan - T. Lee – Trophies". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2014.

Other websites

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