Kim Young-gwon
Kim with South Korea at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
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 68 (1)
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 109 (7)
Medal record
Representing  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 2013 South Korea Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 February 2024
Kim Young-gwon
Hangul
김영권
Hanja
金英權
Revised RomanizationGim Yeonggwon
McCune–ReischauerKim Yŏnggwŏn
IPA[ki.mjʌŋ.ɡwʌn] or [kim.jʌŋ.ɡwʌn]

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.

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.[4]

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.[3] 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.[5] 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,[6] 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.[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 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.[3]

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.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11]

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.[12] In the round of 16, Kim played his 100th cap for the national team against Brazil, with Korea went on to lose 4–1.[13]

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.[14][15]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 February 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 0 — 13 0
2013 Chinese Super League 26 2 4 0 — 14 0 4[a] 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[b] 0 32 0
2016 Chinese Super League 15 0 2 0 — 4 0 1[c] 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 — 5 0 — 38 1
2024 K League 1 0 0 0 0 — 2 0 — 2 0
Total 68 1 1 0 0 0 12 0 — 81 1
Career total 298 5 21 0 15 3 66 0 8 0 408 8
  1. ^ One appearance in Chinese FA Super Cup, three appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in Chinese FA Super Cup

International

As of match played 6 February 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 6 0
Career total 109 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

Jeonju University

Guangzhou Evergrande

Gamba Osaka

Ulsan Hyundai

South Korea U23

South Korea

Individual

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
  2. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 7 July 2018. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e 홍명보호 수비수, 풋살 대표팀 공격수로 뜁니다 (in Korean). No Cut News. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  4. ^ [축사부일체]⑧스승이 주선한 김영권-홍명보의 만남, 7년 뒤 그들은. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 21 May 2014.
  5. ^ キム ヨングン選手 加入決定のお知らせ (in Japanese). FC Tokyo. 25 January 2010. Archived from the original on 25 January 2010.
  6. ^ "金英權選手、FC東京より完全移籍加入のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Omiya Ardija. 31 December 2010. Archived from the original on 3 January 2011.
  7. ^ "韩国外援金英权正式加盟广州恒大足球俱乐部" (in Chinese). Guangzhou Evergrande. 2 July 2012. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
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  10. ^ [월드컵] 브라질서 고개 숙였던 김영권, 러시아서 완성한 역전 드라마 (in Korean). News1. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
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  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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  30. ^ 'K리그 MVP의 눈물' 김영권 "머리가 하얘졌다"+홍명보 '최고 감독'... K리그 빛낸 별들 모두 가려졌다 '2023 K리그 대상 시상식' (종합). Naver (in Korean). Starnews. 4 December 2023.

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