Kim Jin-gyu (footballer, born 1997)

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 Jin-gyu
Kim in December 2019
Personal information
Full name Kim Jin-gyu
Date of birth (1997-02-24) 24 February 1997
Place of birth Pohang, South Korea
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
Gimcheon Sangmu (draft)
Number 32
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) 23 (4)
International career
2015 South Korea U-20 3 (0)
2019–2021 South Korea U-23 13 (1)
2022– South Korea 8 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  South Korea
EAFF Championship
Runner-up2022 JapanTeam
AFC U-23 Championship
Gold medal – first place2020 Thailand
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 July 2022
Kim Jin-gyu
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationKim Jingyu
McCune–ReischauerKim 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.[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 August 2023

Club performance League Cup Other1 Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
2015Busan IParkK League 1141001[lower-alpha 1]0151
2016K League 2 601070
2017 10021121
2018 327312[lower-alpha 2]1379
2019 324102[lower-alpha 3]0354
2020K League 1 811192
2021K League 2 27400274
2022 101020
2022Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsK League 1 262519[lower-alpha 4]1404
2023Gimcheon Sangmu (draft)K League 2 23400234
Career total 1792314414220729

1Includes K League Promotion-Relegation Playoffs and AFC Champions League.

  1. K League Promotion-Relegation Playoffs
  2. K League Promotion-Relegation Playoffs
  3. K League Promotion-Relegation Playoffs
  4. AFC Champions League

International goals

Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kim goal.[2]
List of international goals scored by Kim Jin-kyu
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
115 January 2022Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey Iceland4–15–1Friendly
221 January 2022Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey Moldova1–04–0Friendly

Honours

Club

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

International

South Korea U23

References

  1. 'K리그 최연소 골' 부산 김진규 "JS컵 큰 교훈됐다" (in Korean). Sports Seoul. 2015-07-28. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  2. "Kim, Jin-gyu" (in Korean). Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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