Counted 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
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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 | D2–2(a) | 57' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Tashkent | |
| 2012-02-29 | W2–0(h) | 65' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Seoul | |
| 2005-06-08 | W4–0(a) | 29' (pen) | FIFA World Cup qualification | Kuwait City | |
| 2005-03-30 | W2–1(h) | 62' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Seoul | |
| 2005-02-09 | W2–0(h) | 23' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Seoul | |
| 2004-11-17 | W2–0(h) | 80' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Seoul | |
| 2004-09-08 | W2–1(a) | 63' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Ho Chi Minh City | |
| 2004-07-31 | L3–4(n) | 25' | AFC Asian Cup | Jinan | |
| 2004-07-27 | W4–0(n) | 25' 41' | AFC Asian Cup | Jinan | |
| 2004-07-23 | W2–0(n) | 41' | AFC Asian Cup | Jinan | |
| 2000-10-29 | W1–0(n) | 76' | AFC Asian Cup | Beirut | |
| 2000-10-26 | L1–2(n) | 90' | AFC Asian Cup | Beirut | |
| 2000-10-23 | W2–1(n) | 99' | AFC Asian Cup | Tripoli | |
| 2000-10-19 | W3–0(n) | 30' 76' 90'hat-trick | AFC Asian Cup | Beirut | |
| 2000-02-17 | D2–2(n) | 14' | Gold Cup | Los Angeles |