Footballer, Born 1997 Kim Jin-Gyu
Kim Jin-gyu (Korean: 김진규; born 24 February 1997) is a South Korean footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Gimcheon Sangmu and the South Korea national team.
 Kim in December 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kim Jin-gyu | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pohang, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Busan IPark | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2022 | Busan IPark | 130 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 26 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | → Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | 40 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | South Korea U-20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | South Korea U-23 | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | South Korea | 8 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 July 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kim Jin-gyu | |
| Hangul | 김진규 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Kim Jingyu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Chinkyu |
Career
Kim signed a professional contract with Busan IPark in January 2015. Kim made his debut for the club on 4 July 2015 in a 1–0 defeat to Seongnam FC. He scored his professional debut goal on 27 July against Daejeon Citizens to become the youngest goal scorer in the K League 1.
Under Choi Yun-kyum in 2018, Kim featured regularly on the left side of a front three. However, Choi's replacement Cho Deok-je preferred to use Kim in central midfield. Under Cho, Kim was a regular for the side that went on to gain promotion to the K League 1.
In January 2020, Kim played for the South Korea U-23 team at the AFC U23 Championship. The team won the tournament to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
In July 2021, Kim was named in the final squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics. He made three appearances in South Korea's run to the quarter-finals.
On 17 March 2022, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors announced the official signing of Kim. He made his debut game for Jeonbuk Hyundai on 19 March 2022 in a draw against Gimcheon Sangmu.
Club career statistics
As of 29 October 2023
| Club performance | League | Cup | Other1 | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | Busan IPark | K League 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 2016 | K League 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 9 | ||
| 2019 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 4 | ||
| 2020 | K League 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2021 | K League 2 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 4 | ||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League 1 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 40 | 4 |
| 2023 | Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | K League 2 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 6 | |
| Career total | 186 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 214 | 31 | ||
1Includes K League Promotion-Relegation Playoffs and AFC Champions League.
International goals
- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kim goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 15 January 2022 | Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey |  Iceland | 4–1 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 21 January 2022 | Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey |  Moldova | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
South Korea U23
Individual
References
External links
- Kim Jin-gyu – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
