Kim Yu-song (Korean: 김유성; born 24 January 1995[1]) is a North Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for April 25 in the DPR Korea League.
 Yu-song in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Wonsan, North Korea | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | April 25 | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| April 25 | 6 | (9) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | North Korea U19 | 6 | (2) |
| 2015 | North Korea U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017– | North Korea U23 | 3 | (4) |
| 2016– | North Korea | 17 | (8) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:03, 14 June 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 November 2018 | |||
| Kim Yu-song | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 김유성 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Gim Yuseong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Yusŏng |
Club career edit
During the 2017 AFC Cup, Kim made headlines for scoring five goals in a 6–0 victory over Mongolian side Erchim FC.[2]
International career edit
Kim made his senior international debut in a 5–2 away loss to Vietnam, replacing Kim Kuk-Bom after 73 minutes.[3] He scored his first goal for his nation on 6 June 2017; the equaliser in a 2–2 draw with Qatar, before scoring another equaliser a week later, this time against Hong Kong.[4][5]
Career statistics edit
International edit
- As of matches played 13 November 2017.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Korea | 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 17 | 8 | |
International goals edit
- Scores and results list North Korea's goal tally first.[6]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 June 2017 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Qatar |
2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 13 June 2017 | Hong Kong Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong |  Hong Kong |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 3. | 5 September 2017 | Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea |  Lebanon |
1–0 | 2–2 | |
| 4. | 10 November 2017 | New I-Mobile Stadium, Buriram, Thailand |  Malaysia |
2–0 | 4–1 | |
| 5. | 13 November 2017 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |||
| 6. | 2–0 | |||||
| 7. | 3–0 | |||||
| 8. | 11 November 2018 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan |  Mongolia |
2–0 | 4–1 | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification |
U23 goals edit
- Scores and results list North Korea's U-23 goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21 Jule 2017 | Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea |  Chinese Taipei |
0–1 | 1–7 | 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
| 2. | 1–3 | |||||
| 3. | 1–7 | |||||
| 4. | 23 Jule 2017 |  Laos |
5–0 | 6–0 |
References edit
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 - Squad Lists" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ "Fans' Asian Player of Matchday 3: 4.25 SC's 5-goal hero Kim Yu-song". goal.com. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ "Vietnam 5-2 North Korea". ESPN. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ "Hong Kong almost pull off famous victory over North Korea". South China Morning Post. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ "Hong Kong 1-1 North Korea". The AFC. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ "Kim, Yu-Song". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
External links edit
- Kim Yu-song at Soccerway
- Kim Yu-song at FIFA
- Kim Yu-song[permanent dead link] at DPRKFootball
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