My son, Ho-ho, congratulations on your A-match debut goal and your father's sincere message... It's meaningful and honorable to score

Jul 12, 2025

My son, Ho-ho, congratulations on your A-match debut goal and your father's sincere message... It's meaningful and honorable to score
Sportschosun DB



How does it feel to follow your father and score with the national flag.

Lee Ho-jae (Pohang), a national striker who wrote history, said, `It is not common for the rich to be selected for the national team, but the rich scored a goal together. So I think it's all the more meaningful, all the more glorious."

In the second game of the 2025 East Asian Football Confederation E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) against Hong Kong at Yongin Mir Stadium on the 11th, Lee Ho-jae led his team to a 2-0 victory by scoring an additional goal in the 22nd minute of the second half.




Lee Ho-jae, who made his A-match debut as a substitute in the last match against China and started the day, put a cross floated by Moon Sun-min (Seoul) in front of the goal as a header.

Hojae Lee practiced "A lot about cross timing, and I think it's a relief that one got caught. Sun-min's scoring stake is 70% and my stake is about 30%, he said with a smile.

Lee Ho-jae's father was Lee Ki-hyung, the current director of Yanven, who gained fame in the 1990s as a `canon shooter.' He scored six goals in 47 A matches. Lee Ho-jae scored after his father in 21 years and 9 months since Lee last scored against Nepal in October 2003. Coach Lee sent a congratulatory message to his son right after the game. Lee Ho-jae said, "I was very emotional because I received a congratulatory text from my father who played a lot of national team games. Thank you very much."




My son, Ho-ho, congratulations on your A-match debut goal and your father's sincere message... It's meaningful and honorable to score
The E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) match between South Korea and Hong Kong at Yongin Mir Stadium in Gyeonggi Province on the afternoon of the 11th. Lee Ho-jae is attacking. Yongin = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.11/
My son, Ho-ho, congratulations on your A-match debut goal and your father's sincere message... It's meaningful and honorable to score
The E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) match between South Korea and Hong Kong at Yongin Mir Stadium in Gyeonggi Province on the afternoon of the 11th. Lee Ho-jae is with Moon Seon-min after scoring an additional goal. Yongin = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.11/
In a press conference after the game, Hong Myung-bo, head coach of the A national team, said, `Lee Ho-jae had a few scenes of isolation. Today, after the tournament, you will feel how much more you have to grow and work hard. "But I want to congratulate you on your A-match debut goal in a short time."," he said, offering both bitter and compliments.

Lee Ho-jae said, `As a striker, I'm sure that scoring a goal will increase my confidence. I will try to develop further through this part."

Lee Ho-jae is the youngest of the three strikers (resident regulation Oh Se-hoon and Lee Ho-jae) who participated in the East Asian Cup. He "I got to know Mingyu for the first time here. Mingyu is learning the know-how that only he has. Sehun couldn't talk much because he just joined. I want to learn know-how and experience from Sehun as well."




The national team, which has won consecutive games against China (3-0) and Hong Kong, will play the de facto final against Japan on the 15th. Lee Ho-jae said, `If the coach puts me in the game, I will do my best to score offensive points as a striker in that time and make plays that help the team.'



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.