Oh Hyeon-gyu
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Oh Hyeon-gyu | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 12 April 2001||
Place of birth | Namyangju, South Korea | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Celtic | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2019 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings[note 1] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2023 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 49 | (13) |
2020–2021 | → Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | 38 | (7) |
2023– | Celtic | 36 | (11) |
International career‡ | |||
2016–2018 | South Korea U17 | 13 | (4) |
2019 | South Korea U20 | 4 | (2) |
2021– | South Korea U23 | 4 | (1) |
2022– | South Korea | 11 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 February 2024 |
Oh Hyeon-gyu | |
Hangul | 오현규 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | O Hyeongyu |
McCune–Reischauer | O Hyŏnkyu |
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.
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 17 February 2024[4]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2019 | K League 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
2021 | K League 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
2022 | K League 1 | 36 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2[a] | 1 | 39 | 14 | |||
Total | 49 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 14 | ||
Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | 2020 | K League 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||
2021 | K League 2 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 35 | 7 | ||||
Total | 38 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 9 | ||
Celtic | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 7 | ||
2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | — | 26 | 5 | ||
Total | 36 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 12 | ||
Career total | 123 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 140 | 35 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in K League promotion-relegation playoffs
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 2 February 2024[12]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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South Korea | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
2023 | 6 | 0 | |
2024 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 11 | 0 |
Honours
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Gimcheon Sangmu
Celtic
- Scottish Premiership: 2022–23[13]2023–24
- Scottish Cup: 2022–23,[14] 2023–24
- Scottish League Cup: 2022–23[15]
Notes
- ^ Played for Maetan Middle School from 2014 to 2016, and Maetan High School from 2017 to 2019, which were academies of Suwon Samsung Bluewings.
References
- ^ "Profile". kleague.com (in Korean). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Hyun-gyu Oh". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Hyun-gyu Oh » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d Oh Hyeon-gyu at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "Oh Hyeon-gyu in 'movie set' Celtic admission after sealing dream move". The Herald. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "Celtic delighted to sign South Korean internationalist Hyeongyu Oh on five-year deal". Celtic FC. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Dundee United vs. Celtic – 29 January 2023 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ Starmer, Keir (11 February 2023). "Celtic knock out St Mirren with late goal blitz". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "오현규 OH Hyeongyu". kfa.or.kr (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Hyeon-Gyu Oh (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ Oh Hyeon-gyu at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Watt, Martin (7 May 2023). "Hearts 0–2 Celtic: Ange Postecoglou's side seal back-to-back titles". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Oh Hyeon-gyu at FootballDatabase.eu
- Hyeongyu Oh at Celtic FC
- Hyeongyu Oh – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Oh Hyeongyu – National Team stats at KFA (in Korean)
- 2001 births
- Living people
- People from Namyangju
- South Korean men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- K League 1 players
- K League 2 players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Suwon Samsung Bluewings players
- Gimcheon Sangmu FC players
- Celtic F.C. players
- South Korea men's youth international footballers
- South Korea men's under-20 international footballers
- South Korea men's under-23 international footballers
- South Korea men's international footballers
- South Korean expatriate men's footballers
- South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- 2023 AFC Asian Cup players