 Yun training with South Korea in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yun Suk-young[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 February 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Suwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gangwon FC | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Jeonnam Dragons | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Jeonnam Dragons | 80 | (4) |
| 2013–2016 | Queens Park Rangers | 33 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2016 | Brøndby IF | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Kashiwa Reysol | 17 | (0) |
| 2018 | → FC Seoul (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Gangwon FC (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Busan IPark (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2021– | Gangwon FC | 65 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | South Korea U17 | 10 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | South Korea U20 | 12 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | South Korea U23 | 27 | (0) |
| 2012–2018 | South Korea | 13 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 February 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 September 2018 | |||
| Yun Suk-young | |
| Hangul | 윤석영 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Yun Seokyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yun Sŏkyŏng |
Yun Suk-young (Korean: 윤석영; Korean pronunciation: [jun.sʌ.ɡjʌŋ]; born 13 February 1990) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a left-back for Gangwon FC in the K League 1.
Yun made his debut for Jeonnam Dragons in 2009 and went on to make a total on 86 appearances for the side.[3]
Yun signed for Queens Park Rangers on the 30 January 2013 for an undisclosed fee on a three and a half year deal.[4] Yun did not make a senior appearance for QPR in his first season with the club, in which they were relegated from the Premier League. However, he was included in the match day squad as a substitute for the first game of the 2013–14 Championship season before making his first league start of the campaign the next week in the away trip to Huddersfield Town, where he provided the assist for Junior Hoilett's equalising goal.
On 18 March 2014 in away game at Sheffield Wednesday, Yun come in as substitute for Junior Hoilett at half time to cover the left-back position after Richard Dunne had been sent off. QPR lost the game 3–0.[5] In the following game, on 23 March he played full 90 minutes against Middlesbrough and was awarded the Man of the Match.[6] QPR won the game 3–1.[7] He scored his first QPR goal on the 3 May 2014 in a 3–2 win against Barnsley.[8]
Yun signed a two-month loan deal with Doncaster Rovers on 25 October 2013.[9]
On 15 February 2016, Yun signed for Charlton Athletic on loan until the end of season.[10]
Signed for Brøndby IF on free transfer on 12 September 2016 a contract for the remainder of the year. On 9 December 2016, Brøndby IF announced, that Yun would leave the club at the start of the new year.[11]
On 1 January 2017, he joined J.League side Kashiwa Reysol. Yun made 10 appearances during the 2017 J1 League season, as Kashiwa finished fourth, qualifying for the 2018 AFC Champions League play-off round. The following January, he extended his contract until 2020.[12]
On 29 June 2018, he joined K League 1 side FC Seoul on loan for the second half of the season.
Yun joined Gangwon FC on loan for the 2019 K League 1 season on March 5, 2019.
Ahead of the 2020 K League 1 season, he joined Busan IPark on loan from Kashiwa Reysol. Yun missed most of the season due to injury, making six appearances in total, as Busan were relegated to K League 2.
On 6 January 2021, Yun returned to Gangwon FC, this time on a permanent deal. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3-0 home victory over Daegu FC on 10 April 2021.
Yun played at Under 17 and Under 20 before appearing for the South Korea senior team on 16 October 2009 against Iran in a World Cup qualifier.
He also appeared in the 2012 Summer Olympics at Under 23 level, winning a bronze medal.[13][14]
In the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Yun appeared in all three of South Korea's games during the group stage. The team finished last in their group with one point.
Despite the similarities in name, Yun is not related to incumbent President of South Korea Yoon Suk-yeol.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other1 | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jeonnam Dragons | 2009 | K League 1 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 23 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2012 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 27 | 2 | |||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2012–13 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Championship | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2014–15 | Premier League | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Charlton Athletic (loan) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Brøndby IF | 2016–17 | Alka Superliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 2017 | J1 League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| FC Seoul (loan) | 2018 | K League 1 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| Gangwon FC (loan) | 2019 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Busan IPark (loan) | 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Gangwon FC | 2021 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 263 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 295 | 8 | ||
1Includes EFL Championship play-offs and AFC Champions League and K League Promotion-Relegation Playoffs.
