Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
Lee started his professional career with K League club Ulsan Hyundai FC before switching to Daejeon Citizen for the 2009 season. Having limited opportunities with Daejeon, for 2010, Lee dropped down to the second tier of Korean football, the Korea National League, in order to ply his trade with Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard FC.