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Lee Kang-in

Lee Kang-in, South Korean footballer

Born
February 19, 2001
Age in 2026
25
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
2001

About Lee Kang-in

Lee Kang-in (Korean: 이강인; born 19 February 2001) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the South Korea national team. A product of Valencia's youth academy, Lee made his professional debut at the age of 17 in 2018, becoming the youngest South Korean footballer to debut professionally in Europe. In his debut season, he won the Copa del Rey, before making his UEFA Champions League debut in his second professional season. Lee joined Mallorca in 2021, before joining French side Paris Saint-Germain in 2023. With PSG, he won three Ligue 1 titles and two Coupes de France, including two UEFA Champions League titles back-to-back in 2025 and 2026, with the former being part of a continental treble. In 2019, Lee won the Asian Young Footballer of the Year, the same year that he won the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup's Golden Ball award. Lee's team finished runner-up during the event. He later made his senior debut for South Korea in September 2019, representing his nation's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup. A product of Valencia's youth academy, Lee made his professional debut for Valencia at the age of 17 in 2018, becoming the youngest South Korean footballer to debut professionally in Europe. Lee made his first team debut on 30 October 2018, starting and playing 83 minutes in a 2–1 win over Ebro in the Copa del Rey, becoming the youngest South Korean footballer to debut professionally in Europe.

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Lee Kang-in timeline

  1. A product of Valencia's youth academy, Lee made his professional debut for Valencia at the age of 17 in 2018, becoming the youngest South Korean footballer to debut professionally in Europe.
  2. Lee made his first team debut on 30 October 2018, starting and playing 83 minutes in a 2–1 win over Ebro in the Copa del Rey, becoming the youngest South Korean footballer to debut professionally in Europe.
  3. In 2019, Lee won the Asian Young Footballer of the Year, the same year that he won the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup's Golden Ball award.

The world when Lee Kang-in was born

Lee Kang-in was born in 2001. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 2001

  • #1 song"Hanging by a Moment" – Lifehouse
  • Top movieA Beautiful Mind
  • Top TV showSurvivor
  • Best-selling bookHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone – J.K. Rowling (US paperback peak)

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBarry Bonds hits 73 home runs
  • Top headline9/11 attacks change the world forever
  • Technology milestoneApple iPod released
  • Defining fadiPod
  • Notable inventioniPod
  • World population6.17 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGeorge W. Bush
  • Sports championArizona Diamondbacks (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population284.9M

2001 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Lee Kang-in's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure20012026
Gas$1.46$3.45/gal
Average home$147,800$435,000
Average income$51,407$67,500
Minimum wage$5.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$5.66$11.95
Postage stamp$0.34$0.73
Population284.9M341 million

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