Kim Young-gwon

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Kim Young-gwon(Korean:김영권;born 27 February 1990) is a South Korean professionalfootballerwho plays forUlsan HDand theSouth Korea national football team.

Kim Young-gwon
Personal information
Full name Kim Young-gwon[1]
Date of birth (1990-02-27)27 February 1990(age 34)
Place of birth Jeonju,Jeonbuk,South Korea
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Ulsan HD
Number 19
Youth career
2005–2008 Jeonju Technical High School[ko]
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Jeonju University[ko]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 FC Tokyo 23 (0)
2011–2012 Omiya Ardija 40 (0)
2012–2018 Guangzhou Evergrande 91 (3)
2019–2021 Gamba Osaka 76 (1)
2022– Ulsan HD 89 (3)
International career
2008–2009 South Korea U20 20 (2)
2009–2012 South Korea U23 23 (0)
2009 South Korea Universiade 6 (0)
2009[3] South Korea (futsal)
2010– South Korea 112 (7)
Medal record
RepresentingSouth Korea
Men'sfootball
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team
AFC Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place 2015 Australia Team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Team
EAFF Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 China Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 South Korea Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 South Korea Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2024
Kim Young-gwon
Hangul
김영권
Hanja
Kim anh quyền
Revised RomanizationGim Yeonggwon
McCune–ReischauerKim Yŏnggwŏn
IPA[ki.mjʌŋ.ɡwʌn]or[kim.jʌŋ.ɡwʌn]

Early life

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Kim is a native ofJeonju.When he was in middle school, he was not a highly regarded prospect as coaches viewed his slight frame as a disadvantage. Kim began considering becoming a professional footballer when national youth team managerHong Myung-bovisited Kim's high school to speak to his team.[4]

Kim played college football andfutsalforJeonju University.In 2009, he participated in the Futsal League of theKorea Football Association,and became the champion and the top scorer.[3]His futsal career was a big help to his techniques.

Club career

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In 2010, Kim joinedJ1 LeaguesideFC Tokyo,starting his professional career.[5]He scored his first senior goal with a direct free kick in the2010 J.League CupagainstKyoto Sanga FC.After his first season, Kim transferred toOmiya Ardija,[6]because FC Tokyo was relegated to the second tier by finishing 16th in the league.

In July 2012, Kim transferred toChinese Super LeaguesideGuangzhou Evergrande.[7]He contributed to the best period of Guangzhou Evergrande, showing foreign player's worth. Guangzhou Evergrande won all of the four league titles in addition to twoAFC Champions Leaguesduring the initial four years with Kim from 2013 to 2016, and Kim was also selected for the Team of the Year every year. However, he lost his influence in Guangzhou due to his injury and the removal of Asian quota in the CSL since 2017.

International career

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Kim's first international tournament was theUniversiade.He played the2009 Summer Universiadefor South Korean Universiade team.

In the2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup,Kim was the regular center defender ofSouth Korean under-20 team,and scored a goal during the last group match against theUnited States,which resulted South Korea's advancing to the knockout stage.

Kim also played the2009 Asian Indoor Gamesfor theSouth Korea national futsal team.[3]

Kim won the bronze medal withSouth Korean under-23 teamin the2010 Asian Games.Afterwards, he was named in the primary list for the2011 AFC Asian Cup,but he wasn't selected for the final squad.

In the2012 Summer Olympics,South Korean Olympic football team finished third, winning its first-ever Olympic football medal. Kim was regarded as a notable player among the bronze medalists.

Kim was a member of South Korea's squad for the2014 FIFA World Cupand started in all of the team's group matches. South Korea drew withRussia,and lost toAlgeriaandBelgiumin the group stage.[8]His defense wasn't good this time, especially against Algerian players.

At the2015 AFC Asian Cup,Kim scored the second goal in South Korea's 2–0 semi-final defeat ofIraqon 26 January 2015, putting the nation into the Asian Cup final for the first time since1988.[9]However, South Korea failed to bring the trophy after losing the final toAustralia.

Kim was named inSouth Korea's squadfor the2018 FIFA World Cupin Russia. He showed outstanding plays unlike four years ago, becoming a great leader of South Korean defenders.[10]Furthermore, in the final group match againstGermany,he scored in the 91st minute to knock out the defending world champions, coupled with a second goal minutes later bySon Heung-min.[11]

In the2022 FIFA World Cup,Kim scored a goal in South Korea's crucial match againstPortugalto level the score 1–1, followed byHwang Hee-chan's goal in stoppage time, which promoted South Korea to the round of 16.[12]In the round of 16, Kim played his 100th cap for the national team againstBrazil,with Korea went on to lose 4–1.[13]

Personal life

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In 2014 Kim married Park Se-jin. They have three children, a daughter and two sons. Kim has made guest appearances with his two older children in several episodes ofThe Return of Superman.[14][15]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 6 November 2024[16][17][18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Others Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Tokyo 2010 J1 League 23 0 2 0 6 1 31 1
Omiya Ardija 2011 J1 League 27 0 0 0 2 1 29 1
2012 J1 League 13 0 0 0 3 1 16 1
Total 40 0 0 0 5 2 45 2
Guangzhou Evergrande 2012 Chinese Super League 7 0 4 0 2[a] 0 13 0
2013 Chinese Super League 26 2 4 0 14[a] 0 4[b] 0 48 2
2014 Chinese Super League 16 1 0 0 9[a] 0 0 0 25 1
2015 Chinese Super League 18 0 0 0 11[a] 0 3[c] 0 32 0
2016 Chinese Super League 15 0 2 0 4[a] 0 1[d] 0 22 0
2017 Chinese Super League 4 0 5 0 2[a] 0 0 0 11 0
2018 Chinese Super League 5 0 0 0 8[a] 0 0 0 13 0
Total 91 3 15 0 50 0 8 0 164 3
Gamba Osaka 2019 J1 League 32 1 1 0 3 0 36 1
2020 J1 League 28 0 2 0 1 0 31 0
2021 J1 League 16 0 0 0 0 0 4[a] 0 20 0
Total 76 1 3 0 4 0 4 0 87 1
Ulsan HD 2022 K League 1 36 0 0 0 5[a] 0 41 0
2023 K League 1 32 1 1 0 5[a] 0 38 1
2024 K League 1 21 2 2 0 8[a] 0 31 2
Total 89 3 3 0 0 0 18 0 110 3
Career total 319 7 23 0 15 3 72 0 8 0 437 10
  1. ^abcdefghijkAppearances inAFC Champions League (Elite)
  2. ^One appearance inChinese FA Super Cup,three appearances inFIFA Club World Cup
  3. ^Appearances inFIFA Club World Cup
  4. ^Appearance inChinese FA Super Cup

International

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As of match played 5 September 2024[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
South Korea 2010 2 0
2011 5 1
2012 1 0
2013 10 0
2014 11 0
2015 14 1
2016 2 0
2017 4 0
2018 14 1
2019 15 0
2021 7 1
2022 15 3
2023 3 0
2024 9 0
Career total 112 7
List of international goals scored by Kim Young-gwon
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 3 June 2011 Seoul World Cup Stadium,Seoul,South Korea 4 Serbia 2–0 2–1 Friendly
2 26 January 2015 Stadium Australia,Sydney,Australia 33 Iraq 2–0 2–0 2015 AFC Asian Cup
3 27 June 2018 Kazan Arena,Kazan,Russia 56 Germany 1–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup
4 5 June 2021 Goyang Stadium,Goyang,South Korea 80 Turkmenistan 3–0 5–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 24 March 2022 Seoul World Cup Stadium,Seoul,South Korea 90 Iran 2–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 14 June 2022 Seoul World Cup Stadium,Seoul,South Korea 94 Egypt 2–0 4–1 Friendly
7 2 December 2022 Education City Stadium,Al Rayyan,Qatar 99 Portugal 1–1 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup

Honours

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Jeonju University

Guangzhou Evergrande

Gamba Osaka

Ulsan Hyundai

South Korea U23

South Korea

Individual

See also

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References

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  1. ^"FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Korea Republic"(PDF).FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 13. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 13 October 2009.
  2. ^"2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players"(PDF).FIFA. 7 July 2018. p. 16. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 19 June 2018.
  3. ^abcde홍명보호 수비수, 풋살 대표팀 공격수로 뜁니다(in Korean).No Cut News.28 October 2009.Retrieved9 March2020.
  4. ^[축사부일체]⑧스승이 주선한 김영권-홍명보의 만남, 7년 뒤 그들은.The Chosun Ilbo(in Korean). 21 May 2014.
  5. ^キム ヨングン tuyển thủ gia nhập quyết định の お biết らせ(in Japanese). FC Tokyo. 25 January 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 25 January 2010.
  6. ^"Kim anh quyền tuyển thủ, FC Đông Kinh より hoàn toàn di tịch gia nhập の お biết らせ"(in Japanese). Omiya Ardija. 31 December 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 3 January 2011.
  7. ^"Hàn Quốc ngoại viện kim anh quyền chính thức gia nhập Quảng Châu hằng đại câu lạc bộ bóng đá"(in Chinese). Guangzhou Evergrande. 2 July 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 7 July 2012.Retrieved2 July2012.
  8. ^"5 KIM Younggwon".FIFA. Archived fromthe originalon 18 June 2014.Retrieved26 January2015.
  9. ^"Korea Republic marches into Asian Cup final".The World Game. 26 January 2015.Retrieved25 January2015.
  10. ^[월드컵] 브라질서 고개 숙였던 김영권, 러시아서 완성한 역전 드라마(in Korean). News1. 28 June 2018.Retrieved19 January2022.
  11. ^"Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?".Goal.Retrieved18 May2018.
  12. ^"Son steps up as South Korea's late win sends Uruguay out and sums up wild World Cup".ESPN.2 December 2022.Retrieved5 December2022.
  13. ^"2022 FIFA World Cup: Kim Young-gwon reaches 100 caps for South Korea".K League United. 6 December 2022.
  14. ^[단독]'김영권♥' 아내 박세진 "남편은 가정적이고 따뜻한 사람" (인터뷰②).The Chosun Ilbo(in Korean). 23 March 2020.
  15. ^'슈퍼맨이 돌아왔다' 김영권 가족의 '막내 탄생기' 공개.The Dong-A Ilbo(in Korean). 17 January 2021.
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  17. ^Kim Young-gwonat Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
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  20. ^"2013 trung siêu phía chính phủ tốt nhất đội hình: Hằng đại 7 người lỗ có thể quốc an các có 2 đem"(in Chinese). Sina Sports. 24 November 2013.Retrieved11 March2020.
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