Kwon Kyung-won
Kyung-won with South Korea in 2017
Personal information
Full name Kwon Kyung-won[1]
Date of birth (1992-01-31) 31 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Seoul, South Korea
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Suwon FC
Number 21
Youth career
2007–2010 Jeonju Youngsaeng High School (Youth)
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Dong-a University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 25 (0)
2015–2017 Al Ahli 45 (4)
2017–2020 Tianjin Quanjian 62 (1)
2019 → Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (loan) 13 (2)
2020–2021 → Sangju / Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) 23 (1)
2021 Seongnam FC 18 (1)
2022–2023 Gamba Osaka 36 (3)
2024– Suwon FC 7 (0)
International career‡
2013–2014 South Korea U23 4 (0)
2017– South Korea 30 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  South Korea
EAFF Championship
Winner 2017 Japan Team
Winner 2019 South Korea Team
Runner-up 2022 Japan Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 December 2022
Kwon Kyung-won
Hangul
권경원
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGwon Gyeongwon
McCune–ReischauerKwŏn Kyŏngwŏn

Kwon Kyung-won (Korean: 권경원; born 31 January 1992) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a left-footed centre back or a defensive midfielder for K League 1 club Suwon FC and the South Korea national team.

Club career

He was selected by Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the 2010 K-League draft[3] and entered Dong-a University. He joined Jeonbuk before 2013 season starts.

In February 2015, Kwon signed for Al Ahli Dubai on a three-year contract making him the club's designated Asian player.

In January 2017, Kwon signed for Tianjin Tianhai on a five-year contract making him the club's designated Asian player.

On 3 July 2019, Kwon joined Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on a loan deal until the end of 2019 seaseon.

On 1 January 2022, Kwon signed for J1 League club Gamba Osaka.

International career

In May 2018 he was named in South Korea's preliminary 28 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[4] However, he did not make the final 23.[5]

Club statistics

As of 20 April 2024.
Club performance League Cup League Cup Super Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
South Korea League FA Cup League Cup Super Cup AFC Total
2013 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors K League 1 20 0 1 0 — — 4 0 25 0
2014 5 0 3 0 — — 1 0 9 0
United Arab Emirates League President's Cup League Cup Super Cup AFC Total
2014–15 Al Ahli UAE Pro-League 11 1 2 0 — 1 0 14 1 28 2
2015–16 23 2 2 0 3 0 — — 28 2
2016–17 11 1 1 0 6 0 1 0 — 19 1
China PR League FA Cup League Cup Super Cup AFC Total
2017 Tianjin Quanjian Chinese Super League 21 1 2 0 — — — 23 1
2018 26 0 1 0 — — 11 0 38 0
2019 15 0 0 0 — — — 15 0
South Korea League FA Cup League Cup Super Cup AFC Total
2019 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (loan) K League 1 13 2 — — — — 13 2
2020 Sangju Sangmu
Gimcheon Sangmu (draft)		 23 1 0 0 — — — 23 1
2021 K League 2 0 0 0 0 — — — 0 0
2021 Seongnam FC K League 1 18 1 0 0 — — — 18 1
Japan League Emperor's Cup League Cup Super Cup AFC Total
2022 Gamba Osaka J1 League 16 2 0 0 3 0 — — 19 2
2023 20 1 1 0 2 0 — — 23 1
South Korea League FA Cup League Cup Super Cup AFC Total
2024 Suwon FC K League 1 7 0 0 0 — — — 7 0
Total South Korea 86 4 4 0 — — 5 0 95 4
United Arab Emirates 45 4 5 0 9 0 2 0 14 1 75 5
China PR 62 1 3 0 — — 11 0 76 1
Japan 36 3 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 42 3
Total 229 12 13 0 14 0 2 0 30 1 288 13

International goals

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.[6]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 7 October 2017 VEB Arena, Moscow, Russia  Russia 1–4 2–4 Friendly
2. 14 November 2020 Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria  Mexico 2–3 2–3 Friendly

Honours

Al-Ahli

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

South Korea

Individual

References

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Korea Republic (KOR)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 17. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "권경원 KWON Kyungwon" (in Korean). Korean Football Association. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  3. ^ "'될 성 부른 떡잎' K-리그 우선지명 43명 발표" (in Korean). Xports News. 1 November 2010. Archived from the original on 13 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Lee Chung-Yong cut from South Korea squad". 2 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Kwon, Kyung-Won". KFA. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  7. ^ "ACL2015 Dream Team". Facebook.com. AFC Champions League. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  8. ^ "نهيان بن مبارك يكرّم الفائزيــن بجوائـــــــز دوري الخليج العربي" (in Arabic). Al-Bayan. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  9. ^ [포토] '2020 K리그 베스트11 DF 김태한-권경원-홍정호-강상우'. Naver (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved 6 November 2020.

External links


2020 K League 1 Best XI
Suwon FC – current squad
South Korea squads
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