Yeon Gi-sung
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 August 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Suwon, South Korea | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Baekam High School | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Honam University | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | Gyeongnam FC | ||
2011 | TTM Phichit | (7[1]) | |
2014 | BEC Tero Sasana | ||
2014 | → PTT Rayong (loan) | ||
2015–2016 | Yadanarbon | ||
2016 | Bangkok Christian College | (7) | |
2017 | Phnom Penh Crown | 10 | (11) |
2018 | PKNP | 10 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2018 |
Yeon Gi-sung (born 1 August 1989) is a Korean footballer who plays as a forward.
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 a 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
- ^ a b "Thai Premier League Topscorer 2011 - Thai Football - since 2009". www.thai-fussball.com.
- ^ a b c d "Korean striker eyes crowning success - Khmer Times". 11 May 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Seven-goal hero: I'm loving it in Phnom Penh - Khmer Times". 20 June 2017.
External links
- Yeon Gi-sung at FootballDatabase.eu
- Expatriate footballers in Cambodia
- Phnom Penh Crown FC players
- People from Suwon
- South Korean footballers
- Association football forwards
- Expatriate footballers in Thailand
- Thai League 1 players
- BEC Tero Sasana F.C. players
- South Korean expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Myanmar
- Myanmar National League players
- Yadanarbon F.C. players
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Malaysia Super League players
- Expatriate footballers in Malaysia
- South Korean football biography stubs