Kim Geon-ung
Kim Geon-ung (a.k.a. Kim Keon-woong; Korean: 김건웅; Hanja: 金健雄; born 29 August 1997) is a South Korean football midfielder who plays for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and the South Korea national under-23 football team.
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| Date of birth | 29 August 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | South Korea U-20 | 19 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018– | South Korea U-23 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 August 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Kim Geon-ung | |
| Hangul | 김건웅 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 金健雄 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Geonung |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Kŏnung |
Club career
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
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
Club
- As of 22 October 2022[6]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| 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
- 볼보이 지원하던 유소년팀 출신 김민규·김건웅 [Kim Min-gyu, Kim Geon-ung who applied for a ball boy come from the Youth Team.] (in Korean). Kyeongsang Ilbo. January 24, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
- "Incheon United vs. Ulsan - 1 May 2016 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
- "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. July 13, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- "Kim Geon-ung - KFA". kfa.com. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- "Asian Games 2018: Son Heung-min leads Korea Republic to gold". foxsportsasia.com. 1 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-06-05. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
- Kim Geon-Woong at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 March 2023.