Kim Seung-gyu
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kim Seung-gyu | ||
Date of birth | 30 September 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Ulsan, South Korea | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Kashiwa Reysol | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2007 | Ulsan Hyundai | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2015 | Ulsan Hyundai | 112 | (0) |
2016–2019 | Vissel Kobe | 107 | (0) |
2019 | Ulsan Hyundai | 16 | (0) |
2020– | Kashiwa Reysol | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2006–2007 | South Korea U17 | 17 | (0) |
2008–2009 | South Korea U20 | 16 | (0) |
2009–2012 | South Korea U23 | 9 | (0) |
2014 | South Korea U23 (WC) | 6 | (0) |
2013– | South Korea | 48 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 December 2019 |
Kim Seung-gyu | |
Hangul | 김승규 |
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Hanja | 金承奎 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Seunggyu |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Sŭnggyu |
Kim Seung-gyu (Korean pronunciation: [kim.sɯŋ.ɡju]; born 30 September 1990) is a South Korean football player for Japanese club Kashiwa Reysol, and also currently the goalkeeper for South Korea national football team. He is well known for his quick reflexes.
Club career
After graduation of middle school, in 2006, he entered Ulsan Hyundai by the draft system of K League. He played as under-18 team player during 2006 and 2007, and started to play as a senior player in 2008. Kim was named the Best XI of the season in the 2013 K League 1 due to his outstanding performance. In 2016, he opted to move abroad, playing for Vissel Kobe in Japan.[2]
International career
Kim Seung-gyu made his International debut for the senior team against Peru on 14 August 2013 in a goalless draw, keeping a clean sheet in his debut.
Kim was named in the 2014 FIFA World Cup squad as the second choice keeper behind Jung Sung-ryong. He did not play the first two games, but after Jung Sung-ryong's poor performance against Algeria he was selected to play against Belgium. He made numerous saves, but conceded one as Korea lost 1–0. Despite the loss, Kim was well praised by the fans for his performance, conceding only one goal against one of the top ranked teams in the world on his World Cup debut. Following the World Cup he was made the first choice keeper for the South Korea national football team.
Kim was named as a wild card player for the South Korea under-23 national team to play in the 2014 Asian Games. Kim helped his team get a gold medal for the first time in 28 years. Kim conceded no goals in the six matches he played and was granted a military exemption. Due to his outstanding performance, he is compared to Korea's former goalkeeper Lee Woon-jae.
In May 2018 he was named in South Korea's preliminary 28 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia,[3] but the manager Shin Tae-yong chose Jo Hyeon-woo as the starting goalkeeper, so he didn't appear at the tournament.
Under Paulo Bento, South Korea's new manager who attach importance to precise passing, he regained the starting position of the national team by polishing up his passing and goal kick skills,
Career statistics
Club
- As of 1 December 2019[4]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Ulsan Hyundai | 2008 | K League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2009 | K League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2010 | K League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
2011 | K League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2012 | K League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
2013 | K League 1 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||
2014 | K League 1 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
2015 | K League 1 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | |||
Total | 114 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 134 | 0 | ||
Vissel Kobe | 2016 | J1 League | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |
2017 | J1 League | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | ||
2018 | J1 League | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
2019 | J1 League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
Total | 107 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 0 | ||
Ulsan Hyundai | 2019 | K League 1 | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
Career total | 237 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 271 | 0 |
International clean sheets
- As of 18 December 2019[5]
- Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
Honours
Ulsan Hyundai
South Korea U23
South Korea
- AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 2015
- EAFF Championship: 2015, 2019
Individual
- K League 1 Best XI: 2013
- Korean Fans' Goalkeeper of the Year: 2016
- EAFF Championship Best Goalkeeper: 2019
References
- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "韓国Kリーグ蔚山現代よりGKキム スンギュ選手 完全移籍加入決定のお知らせ".
- ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 58 out of 289)
- ^ "KFA - Kim Seung-gyu".
External links
- Kim Seung-gyu at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Kim Seung-gyu – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Kim Seung-gyu – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Kim Seung-gyu at Asian Games Incheon 2014
- Profile at Vissel Kobe
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Association football goalkeepers
- South Korean footballers
- Ulsan Hyundai FC players
- Vissel Kobe players
- Kashiwa Reysol players
- K League 1 players
- J1 League players
- 2014 FIFA World Cup players
- 2015 AFC Asian Cup players
- Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
- Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea
- Sportspeople from Ulsan
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- 2018 FIFA World Cup players
- South Korea under-17 international footballers
- South Korea under-20 international footballers
- South Korea under-23 international footballers
- South Korea international footballers
- South Korean expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Japan
- South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- 2019 AFC Asian Cup players