Kim Young-Gwon

Kim Young-gwon (Korean: 김영권; born 27 February 1990) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays for Ulsan HD and the South Korea national football team.

Kim Young-gwon
Kim Young-Gwon
Personal information
Full name Kim Young-gwon
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)
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 73 (1)
International career
2008–2009 South Korea U20 20 (2)
2009–2012 South Korea U23 23 (0)
2009 South Korea Universiade 6 (0)
2009 South Korea (futsal)
2010– South Korea 111 (7)
Medal record
Representing Kim Young-Gwon South Korea
Men's football
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 2013South Korea Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024
Kim Young-gwon
Hangul
김영권
Hanja
金英權
Revised RomanizationGim Yeonggwon
McCune–ReischauerKim Yŏnggwŏn
IPA[ki.mjʌŋ.ɡwʌn] or [kim.jʌŋ.ɡwʌn]

Early life

Kim is a native of Jeonju. 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 manager Hong Myung-bo visited Kim's high school to speak to his team.

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

Club career

In 2010, Kim joined J1 League side FC Tokyo, starting his professional career. He scored his first senior goal with a direct free kick in the 2010 J.League Cup against Kyoto Sanga FC. After his first season, Kim transferred to Omiya Ardija, because FC Tokyo was relegated to the second tier by finishing 16th in the league.

In July 2012, Kim transferred to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande. 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 two AFC Champions Leagues during 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

Kim's first international tournament was the Universiade. He played the 2009 Summer Universiade for South Korean Universiade team.

In the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Kim was the regular center defender of South Korean under-20 team, and scored a goal during the last group match against the United States, which resulted South Korea's advancing to the knockout stage.

Kim also played the 2009 Asian Indoor Games for the South Korea national futsal team.

Kim won the bronze medal with South Korean under-23 team in the 2010 Asian Games. Afterwards, he was named in the primary list for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, but he wasn't selected for the final squad.

In the 2012 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 the 2014 FIFA World Cup and started in all of the team's group matches. South Korea drew with Russia, and lost to Algeria and Belgium in the group stage. His defense wasn't good this time, especially against Algerian players.

At the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, Kim scored the second goal in South Korea's 2–0 semi-final defeat of Iraq on 26 January 2015, putting the nation into the Asian Cup final for the first time since 1988. However, South Korea failed to bring the trophy after losing the final to Australia.

Kim was named in South Korea's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He showed outstanding plays unlike four years ago, becoming a great leader of South Korean defenders. Furthermore, in the final group match against Germany, he scored in the 91st minute to knock out the defending world champions, coupled with a second goal minutes later by Son Heung-min.

In the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Kim scored a goal in South Korea's crucial match against Portugal to level the score 1–1, followed by Hwang Hee-chan's goal in stoppage time, which promoted South Korea to the round of 16. In the round of 16, Kim played his 100th cap for the national team against Brazil, with Korea went on to lose 4–1.

Personal life

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 of The Return of Superman.

Career statistics

Club

    As of 17 April 2024
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 0 13 0
2013 Chinese Super League 26 2 4 0 14 0 4 0 48 2
2014 Chinese Super League 16 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 25 1
2015 Chinese Super League 18 0 0 0 11 0 3 0 32 0
2016 Chinese Super League 15 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 22 0
2017 Chinese Super League 4 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 11 0
2018 Chinese Super League 5 0 0 0 8 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 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 0 41 0
2023 K League 1 32 1 1 0 33 1
2024 K League 1 5 0 0 0 10 0 15 0
Total 73 1 1 0 0 0 15 0 89 1
Career total 303 5 21 0 15 3 69 0 8 0 416 8

International

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 8 0
Career total 111 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 Kim Young-Gwon  Serbia 2–0 2–1 Friendly
2 26 January 2015 Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia 33 Kim Young-Gwon  Iraq 2–0 2–0 2015 AFC Asian Cup
3 27 June 2018 Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia 56 Kim Young-Gwon  Germany 1–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup
4 5 June 2021 Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea 80 Kim Young-Gwon  Turkmenistan 3–0 5–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 24 March 2022 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea 90 Kim Young-Gwon  Iran 2–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 14 June 2022 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea 94 Kim Young-Gwon  Egypt 2–0 4–1 Friendly
7 2 December 2022 Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar 99 Kim Young-Gwon  Portugal 1–1 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Jeonju University

Guangzhou Evergrande

Gamba Osaka

Ulsan Hyundai

South Korea U23

South Korea

Individual

See also

References

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