Yeon Gi-sung

Yeon Gi-sung (born 1 August 1989) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a forward.

Yeon Gi-sung
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-08-01) August 1, 1989
Place of birth Suwon, South Korea
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Baekam High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Honam University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 FC Seoul
2010 Gyeongnam FC 5
2011 TTM Phichit 14 (9[1])
2013 BEC Tero Sasana 3
2014 → PTT Rayong (loan) 8 (3)
2015 Yadanarbon 12 (8)
2016 Bangkok Christian College 10 (8)
2017 Phnom Penh Crown 10 (12)
2018 PKNP 10 (3)
2019 Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 18 (10)
2020–2021 Chamchuri United 17 (12)
2021 Ranong United 16 (7)
2021–2022 Rajpracha 14 (2)
2022 Rayong 12 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2022

Club career

On account of limited game time at Gyeongnam, the attacker went to Thailand to play for Thai Premier League team TTM Phichit in 2011, authoring a hat-trick right away[2] and recording seven goals in total.[1] However, he suffered a dislocated foot, requiring two surgeries, and was benched for 20 months before a four-month stint with BEC Tero Sasana in 2014, leading to a loan spell with PTT Rayong which was cut short by a torn ligament.[2]

As one of the many repercussions of an injury, Yeon had to recover for about a year, finally transferring to Myanmar National League side Yadanarbon F.C. in 2015, helping the club to a runners-up medal.[2] Going back to Thailand to play for Bangkok Christian College for the remainder of the season where he scored 7 times, the Korean officially became the property of Cambodian outfit Phnom Penh Crown FC in May 2017.[2] Appearing in a number of games, Yeon placated the fans with 7 goals in an 11-0 crushing of CMAC FC.[3] Comfortable with life in Cambodia's capital, the forward shares residency with four Korean footballers and two agents, going to Phnom Penh SunLin Church as a Christian.[4]

References
  1. "Thai Premier League Topscorer 2011 - Thai Football - since 2009". www.thai-fussball.com.
  2. "Korean striker eyes crowning success - Khmer Times". 11 May 2017.
  3. "Gisung gives Phnom Penh big win - AFF - The Official Website Of The Asean Football Federation AFF – The Official Website Of The Asean Football Federation". www.aseanfootball.org.
  4. "Seven-goal hero: I'm loving it in Phnom Penh - Khmer Times". 20 June 2017.
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