Yun Il-lok

Yun Il-lok (Korean: 윤일록; Hanja: 尹日録; born 7 March 1992) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays for Ulsan Hyundai in the South Korean K League 1. He has played for a number of youth-level teams representing South Korea, and in 2013 graduated to his country's senior men's side, winning the EAFF E-1 Football Championship in 2017 and 2019 as well as gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games.

Yun Il-lok
Yun in 2020
Personal information
Full name Yun Il-lok
Date of birth (1992-03-07) 7 March 1992
Place of birth Gwangju, South Korea
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Ulsan Hyundai
Number 7
Youth career
2008–2010 Gyeongnam FC Youth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Gyeongnam FC 63 (10)
2013–2017 FC Seoul 137 (21)
2018–2019 Yokohama F. Marinos 16 (0)
2019 → Jeju United (loan) 34 (11)
2020–2021 Montpellier 17 (0)
2021– Ulsan Hyundai 26 (1)
International career‡
2009 South Korea U17 11 (0)
2010–2011 South Korea U20 15 (0)
2011–2014 South Korea U23 14 (4)
2013– South Korea 10 (1)
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Men's football
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 September 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 December 2019
In this Korean name, the family name is Yun.

Club career

Yun entered professional football as a teenager, being selected by Gyeongnam FC as part of their squad for the 2011 season, having spent his youth career with Gyeongnam's U-18 side. His professional debut came almost immediately, in his club's second K-League match of the season against Ulsan, which ended in a 1–0 victory for Gyeongnam.[1] Within a month, Yun scored his first K-League goal in Gyeongnam's 2–1 win over Incheon United.[2]

In January 2020, following the expiry of his contract at Yokohama, Yun moved to Europe where he joined the French club Montpellier on a free transfer.[3]

International career

Yun represented South Korea at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria, playing all five matches as Korea progressed from the group stage to the quarterfinals. There, the team's run came to an end against the host nation and eventual finalist. Yun played a notable part in the round of 16 match against Mexico, when late in the second half his assist led to the equalising goal in the match, forcing extra time after which Korea won the subsequent penalty shootout.[4] Yun regards this assist as his most memorable moment in football.[5]

Yun was also selected for the squad for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup hosted by Colombia.[6] After progressing through the group stages of the competition, Korea met Spain in the Round of 16 where they lost in a penalty shoot-out. Yun played in all four matches of the tournament.[7] Yun was also called up for duty with the South Korea U-23 team, playing in a friendly against Uzbekistan in which he scored a goal[8] as well as an Olympic Final Qualifier against Qatar in November 2011.[9]

Yun has since graduated to the senior men's squad, scoring a goal in the EAFF East Asian Cup against Japan in his sides 2-1 loss on 28 July 2013.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of 14 September 2022[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gyeongnam FC 2011 K League 2141050—274
2012 42642——468
Total 63105250007312
FC Seoul 2013 K League Classic 29220—104416
2014 27730—1034010
2015 20140—81322
2016 26650—50366
2017 35522—42419
Total 1372116200371019033
Yokohama F. Marinos 2018 J1 League 1603080—270
Jeju United (loan) 2019 K League 1 341110——3511
Montpellier 2019–20 Ligue 1 500000—50
2020–21 1201000—130
Total 170100000180
Ulsan Hyundai 2021 K League 1 12021—32173
2022 14120—72233
2023 0000—0000
Total 2614100104406
Career total 29345305130471438362

International
Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yun goal.[12]
List of international goals scored by Yun Il-lok
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
128 July 2013Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea Japan1–11–22013 EAFF East Asian Cup

Honours

Club

FC Seoul

Ulsan Hyundai

International

South Korea U23

South Korea

References
  1. "Gyeongnam FC vs. Ulsan 1 - 0". soccerway.com.
  2. "Gyeongnam FC vs. Incheon United 2 - 1". soccerway.com.
  3. "Montpellier will sign South Korean attacker Yun Il-Lok". Get French Football News. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  4. "Match Report - Korea vs. Mexico". fifa.com.
  5. "Club Player Record". gyeongnamfc.com.
  6. Ki Hee, Ahn (2011-07-14). "U-20 대표팀, 콜롬비아 월드컵 참가 21명 최종명단 확정(U-20 national team, confirm the final roster of 21 players for the World Cup in Colombia.)". Sportalkorea.
  7. "FIFA Player Record - Yun Il-Lok". fifa.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2009.
  8. "Korea (U22) vs Uzbekistan (U22) 5 – 1". Korean Football Association. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  9. "Korea (U23) vs. Qatar (23) 1 – 1". Korean Football Association. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  10. "EAFF: Korea vs. Japan 1 – 2". soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  11. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 43 out of 289)
  12. "Yun, Il-Lok". National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
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