Ri Kwang-il

Ri Kwang-il

Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-04-13) April 13, 1988
Place of birth	Pyongyang, North Korea
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	April 25
Number	1
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2009	Sobaeksu
2009–2010	Radnički Kragujevac	2	(0)
2010	→ Erdoglija Kragujevac (loan)
2010–2014	Sobaeksu
2014–	April 25
International career‡
2006–2007	North Korea U20
2014–	North Korea	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 November 2017

Ri Kwang-il
Chosŏn'gŭl	리광일
Revised Romanization	I Gwangil
McCune–Reischauer	Ri Kwangil

Ri Kwang-il (Korean: 리광일, born 13 April 1988) is a North Korean international football player. He played for Sobaeksu in the DPR Korea League.

Career

In summer 2009 together with other two players from Sobaeksu, An Il-bom and Myong Cha-hyon, he moved to Serbia and signed a one-year contract with FK Radnički Kragujevac. They played in one of the Serbian third levels, the Serbian League West. After playing twice in the first six months, he was dropped by Radnički coach Vlado Čapljić for the second half of the season, and he was loaned to another club from same city, FK Erdoglija Kragujevac for the last six months.

He has been a part of the North Korea national football team since 2010, and was filled in the squad at the 2011 Asian Cup as a non-used substitute. He was part of the North Korean squad at the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup too. In 2014, he finally made his debut for the North Korean national team. He was called for the 2010 Asian Games, 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup and 2015 AFC Asian Cup.

Earlier, he was part of North Korea squad at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Honours

Radnički Kragujevac

• Serbian League West: 2009–10

External links

• Ri Kwang-il – FIFA competition record (archived)