South KoreaCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Lee Dong-gook is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is a record scorer in the K League 1, and had brief spells in Europe with Werder Bremen and Middlesbrough. He also played for the South Korea national football team at two FIFA World Cups and three AFC Asian Cups. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-08-27
In the line-ups
2 appearances in recorded line-ups · 2007The archive holds 2 team sheets naming Lee Dong-gook in South Korea's starting line-up, from 2007-07-15 to 2007-07-22.
2 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
18 goals across 15 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 2000–2012| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-09-11 |  Uzbekistan | D2–2(a) | 57' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Tashkent |
| 2012-02-29 |  Kuwait | W2–0(h) | 65' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Seoul |
| 2005-06-08 | Kuwait | W4–0(a) | 29' (pen) | FIFA World Cup qualification | Kuwait City |
| 2005-03-30 | Uzbekistan | W2–1(h) | 62' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Seoul |
| 2005-02-09 | Kuwait | W2–0(h) | 23' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Seoul |
| 2004-11-17 |  Maldives | W2–0(h) | 80' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Seoul |
| 2004-09-08 |  Vietnam | W2–1(a) | 63' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Ho Chi Minh City |
| 2004-07-31 |  Iran | L3–4(n) | 25' | AFC Asian Cup | Jinan |
| 2004-07-27 | Kuwait | W4–0(n) | 25' 41' | AFC Asian Cup | Jinan |
| 2004-07-23 |  United Arab Emirates | W2–0(n) | 41' | AFC Asian Cup | Jinan |
| 2000-10-29 |  China | W1–0(n) | 76' | AFC Asian Cup | Beirut |
| 2000-10-26 |  Saudi Arabia | L1–2(n) | 90' | AFC Asian Cup | Beirut |
| 2000-10-23 | Iran | W2–1(n) | 99' | AFC Asian Cup | Tripoli |
| 2000-10-19 |  Indonesia | W3–0(n) | 30' 76' 90'hat-trick | AFC Asian Cup | Beirut |
| 2000-02-17 |  Costa Rica | D2–2(n) | 14' | Gold Cup | Los Angeles |
Honours
15 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours15 | ||||
| AFC Champions League | ×1 | 2016 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | |
| K League 1 | ×9 | 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | |
| AFC Youth Championship | ×1 | 1998 | South Korea U20 | |
| Asian Club Championship | ×1 | 1997–98 | Pohang Steelers | |
| Asian Games bronze medal | ×1 | 2002 | South Korea U23 | |
| K League all-time top goalscorer | ×1 | |||
| Korean FA Cup | ×1 | 2020 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | |
| Individual honours44 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 6 | ||||
| AFC Asian Cup top goalscorer | 2000 | |||
| AFC Champions League top goalscorer | 2011 | |||
| AFC Youth Championship top goalscorer | 1998 | |||
| EAFF Championship top goalscorer | 2010 | |||
| K League 1 top assist provider | 2011 | |||
| K League 1 top goalscorer | 2009 | |||
| Player of the year · 9 | ||||
| K League 1 Most Valuable Player | ×4 | 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015 | ||
| K League All-Star Game Most Valuable Player | ×4 | 1998, 2001, 2003, 2012 | ||
| AFC Champions League Most Valuable Player | 2011 | |||
| Teams of the season · 1 | ||||
| AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament | 2000 | |||
| More honours · 28 | ||||
| K League All-Star | ×15 | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019 | ||
| K League 1 Best XI | ×5 | 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 | ||
| K League FANtastic Player | ×4 | 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015 | ||
| AFC Asian All-Star | 2000 | |||
| K League Hall of Fame | 2023 | |||
| K League Rookie of the Year | 1998 | |||
| Korean FA Goal of the Year | 2004 | |||