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Kang-in Lee
Attacking Midfield / South Korea
Attacking Midfield
25
South Korea
€28.0M
Profile
Key strength: Vision and passing
Creative playmaker
In the rarefied air of Paris Saint-Germain's glittering squad, where superstars reign and trophies are expected, 24-year-old Kang-in Lee is writing his own quiet success story. While PSG sits atop Ligue 1, the South Korean attacking midfielder has carved out a meaningful role—contributing 3 goals and 3 assists across 23 appearances this season, accumulating 1,148 minutes of invaluable experience among football's elite. With a €25 million market value reflecting his immense potential, Lee operates as a creative playmaker in a midfield stacked with talent like João Neves and Warren Zaïre-Emery. His vision and passing acumen allow him to unlock defenses, even while competing for minutes alongside generational talents such as Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé, and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. Lee's South Korean heritage gives PSG a strategic foothold in Asia's booming football market, but it's his technical quality that earned him a place in Luis Enrique's rotation. Each appearance at Parc des Princes is another chapter in his education—learning from the world's best while steadily building his confidence. For Lee, the question isn't whether he belongs at this level, but how quickly he can evolve from squad contributor to indispensable star.