Kim Young-gyu (Korean: 김영규; born 5 January 1995), commonly known as Kiu, is a South Korean footballer who plays as a winger for Daejeon Korail FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kim Young-Gyu | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Yeongju, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Daejeon Korail | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Real Madrid | ||
| 2010–2011 | → Palencia (loan) | ||
| 2011–2013 | Almería | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Almería B | 56 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Almería | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Avilés (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Melilla (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Mérida | 34 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Istra 1961 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | → El Ejido (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Siheung City | 31 | (4) |
| 2022– | Daejeon Korail | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | South Korea U20 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2021 | |||
Football career
editKiu was born in Yeongju, and began his footballing career at local club Young In FBC. In 2010, aged 15, he signed for Real Madrid, but never appeared neither for its first team, nor for its youth setup. In January of the following year, he signed for second-tier club UD Almería,[1] after impressing with CF Palencia.[2]
Kiu was promoted to the reserves in the 2013 summer, and made his debut for the Andalusians' first team on 19 August, coming on as a late substitute for Fernando Soriano in a 2–3 La Liga home loss against Villarreal CF.[3] On 30 January 2015, after appearing rarely, he was loaned to Real Avilés also in Segunda División B, until June.[4]
On 26 July 2016, Kiu was loaned to fellow third-tier club UD Melilla, for one year.[5] After that, he joined Mérida AD on a permanent basis.[6]
Following Mérida's relegation, Kiu joined NK Istra 1961 of the Croatian First Football League in August 2018. Having made three substitute appearances of total five minutes duration, he came back to Spain's third tier in January when he was loaned to CD El Ejido, who ended the campaign with descent.[7]
References
edit- ^ "El Almería ficha a dos internacionales coreanos para su cantera" [Almería signs two Korean international for its cantera] (in Spanish). Teleprensa. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "El sueño de Kiu" [Kiu's dream] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ^ "Valiant Villarreal open with win". ESPN FC. 19 August 2013. Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ^ "Kim Young-Gyu llega cedido por el Almería "B"" [Kim Young-Gyu arrives on loan from Almería "B"] (in Spanish). Real Avilés. 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "La Unión Deportiva Melilla firma al surcoreano Kiu por una temporada" [Unión Deportiva Melilla sign South Korean Kiu for one season] (in Spanish). UD Melilla. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ Galicia, Samuel (12 July 2017). "Kiu, un refuerzo de calidad para la medular del Mérida AD" [Kiu, a quality addition for the spine of Mérida AD]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "El extremo Kiu llega al CD El Ejido" [Winger Kiu arrives at CD El Ejido] (in Spanish). Notícias de Almería. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.