Kim Geon-woong

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Kim Geon-woong
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-08-29) 29 August 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth South Korea
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Jeju United
Number 8
Youth career
–2015 Hyundai High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Ulsan Hyundai 16 (0)
2019 → Jeonnam Dragons (loan) 33 (3)
2020–2023 Suwon FC 95 (4)
2023 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 11 (0)
2023– Jeju United 13 (2)
International career‡
2015–2016 South Korea U-20 19 (2)
2018– South Korea U-23 3 (0)
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Men's football
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 August 2018
Kim Geon-woong
Hangul
김건웅
Hanja
金健雄
Revised RomanizationGim Geonung
McCune–ReischauerKim Kŏnung

Kim Geon-woong (Korean: 김건웅; Hanja: 金健雄; born 29 August 1997) is a South Korean football midfielder who plays for Jeju United and the South Korea national under-23 football team.

Club career[edit]

Kim joined Ulsan Hyundai in 2016.[1] On 1 May 2016, Kim made his senior team debut in K League Classic against Incheon United at Incheon Football Stadium, replacing Seo Jung-jin at the 79th minute by the coach Yoon Jong-hwan.[2] On 13 July 2016, he scored his first goal for senior team against Incheon United in 2016 Korean FA Cup quarter-final match at the 15th minute. Ulsan won the game by 4–1.[3]

International career[edit]

Kim was a member of the South Korea U-20 national team from 2015 to 2016.[4] He won the gold medal with the South Korea U-23 national team at the 2018 Asian Games.[5]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 22 October 2022[6]
Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
South Korea League KFA Cup Asia Other Total
2016 Ulsan Hyundai K League 1 12 0 3 1 — — 15 1
2017 2 0 1 0 1 0 — 4 0
2018 2 0 0 0 2 0 — 4 0
2019 Jeonnam Dragons (loan) K League 2 33 3 1 0 — — 34 3
2020 Suwon FC 25 1 1 0 — 1 0 27 1
2021 K League 1 34 1 1 0 — — 35 1
2022 36 2 0 0 — — 36 0
2023 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total South Korea 144 7 7 1 3 0 1 0 155 8
Career total 144 7 7 1 3 0 1 0 155 8

References[edit]

  1. ^ 볼보이 지원하던 유소년팀 출신 김민규·김건웅 [Kim Min-gyu, Kim Geon-woong who applied for a ball boy come from the Youth Team.] (in Korean). Kyeongsang Ilbo. 24 January 2016. Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Incheon United vs. Ulsan - 1 May 2016 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  3. ^ "울산, 2년 연속 FA컵 4강 진출…첫 우승에 한걸음 더" [Ulsan advenced to FA Cup semi-final in a row, One Step Closer to Championship cup.] (in Korean). SportsSeoul. 13 July 2016. Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Kim Geon-woong - KFA". kfa.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Asian Games 2018: Son Heung-min leads Korea Republic to gold". foxsportsasia.com. 1 September 2018. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  6. ^ Kim Geon-Woong at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 March 2023.

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