My Take
Lee Jae-sung is the kind of player who quietly makes everyone around him better, and I think that's genuinely rare. Growing up in Ulsan and going all the way through Korea University before carving out a Bundesliga career at Mainz 05 tells you a lot about the guy — disciplined, smart, built for the long game. He can play as an attacking midfielder or out wide, and he does both without complaint, which coaches absolutely love. What gets me is how consistently he shows up for the South Korea national team in the big moments — not always with the highlight-reel goal, but with the press, the pass, the run that breaks the line. He's the kind of footballer that analytically minded fans have known about for years while casual observers are only catching up now.
Overview
Lee Jae-sung (Korean: 이재성; born 10 August 1992) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Bundesliga club Mainz 05 and the South Korea national team.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lee Jae-sung
- Name (Japanese)
- 李在成
- Reading
- 不明
- Born
- August 10, 1992 (age 33)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Monkey
- Origin
- Ulsan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 180 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Korea University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jaesung17/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%8E%E5%9C%A8%E6%88%90
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.