Oh Hyeon-gyu

Oh Hyeon-gyu (Korean: 오현규; born 12 April 2001) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the South Korea national team.

In this Korean name, the family name is Oh.
Oh Hyeon-gyu
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-04-12) 12 April 2001[1]
Place of birth Namyangju, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Celtic
Number 19
Youth career
2014–2016 Maetan Middle School[lower-greek 1]
2017–2019 Maetan High School[lower-greek 1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 49 (13)
2020–2021 → Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) 38 (7)
2023– Celtic 22 (6)
International career‡
2016–2018 South Korea U17 13 (4)
2019 South Korea U20 4 (2)
2021– South Korea U23 4 (1)
2022– South Korea 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023
Oh Hyeon-gyu
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationO Hyeongyu
McCune–ReischauerO Hyŏnkyu

Club career

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Oh made his professional debut in K League 1 with Suwon Samsung Bluewings during the 2019 season, making eleven league appearances.[3] He spent the next two seasons on loan at military club Sangju Sangmu (renamed Gimcheon Sangmu in 2021), where he served his military service.[4] He returned to the Bluewings in the 2022 season and was the club's top scorer with 13 league goals.[3]

Celtic

On 25 January 2023, Oh joined Scottish Premiership club Celtic for an undisclosed fee, reported to be in the region of £2.5 million, signing a five-year contract.[5][6] He was assigned the number 19 shirt.[7]

He made his debut on 29 January 2023, in a league game against Dundee United, replacing Kyogo Furuhashi in the 82nd minute of an eventual 2–0 win.[8] Then, he scored his first goal for the Bhoys on 11 February, in a 5–1 Scottish Cup win over St. Mirren.[9]

International career

Oh represented South Korea at the under-17, under-20 and under-23 youth international levels.[10] He made his senior team debut on 11 November 2022 in a friendly match against Iceland.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of 7 October 2023[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2019 K League 1 11010———120
2021 2000———20
2022 361310——2[lower-alpha 1]13914
Total 4913200000215314
Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) 2020 K League 1 5200———52
2021 K League 2 33522———357
Total 38722000000409
Celtic 2022–23 Scottish Premiership 1664110——217
2023–24 5000002[lower-alpha 2]0—70
Total 21641102000287
Career total 108268310202112130
  1. Appearance(s) in K League promotion-relegation playoffs
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Gimcheon Sangmu

Celtic

Notes
  1. Academy team of Suwon Samsung Bluewings

References
  1. "Profile". kleague.com (in Korean). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  2. "Hyun-gyu Oh". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  3. "Hyun-gyu Oh » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  4. Oh Hyeon-gyu at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  5. "Oh Hyeon-gyu in 'movie set' Celtic admission after sealing dream move". The Herald. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  6. "Celtic delighted to sign South Korean internationalist Hyeongyu Oh on five-year deal". Celtic FC. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  7. "Celtic transfer news: Hyeon-Gyu Oh completes £2.5m move to Scottish Premiership champions on five-year deal". Sky Sports. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  8. "Dundee United vs. Celtic – 29 January 2023 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  9. Starmer, Keir (11 February 2023). "Celtic knock out St Mirren with late goal blitz". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  10. "오현규 OH Hyeongyu". kfa.or.kr (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  11. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Hyeon-Gyu Oh (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  12. Watt, Martin (7 May 2023). "Hearts 0–2 Celtic: Ange Postecoglou's side seal back-to-back titles". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  13. Duncan, Thomas (3 June 2023). "Celtic 3–1 Inverness CT: Ange Postecoglou's side win Scottish Cup to claim treble". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  14. Moffat, Colin (26 February 2023). "Viaplay Cup final: Rangers 1–2 Celtic – Kyogo double delivers the trophy for holders". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 February 2023.

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