Koh Myong-jin (Korean고명진; Korean pronunciation: [ko.mjʌŋ.dʑin]; born 9 January 1988) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ulsan Hyundai in K League 1.[1]

Koh Myong-jin
고명진
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-01-09) 9 January 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Suwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Ulsan Hyundai
Number 22
Youth career
Seokgwan Middle School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2015 FC Seoul 192 (13)
2015–2019 Al Rayyan 82 (9)
2019 Slaven Belupo 4 (0)
2020- Ulsan Hyundai 36 (0)
International career
2003–2004 South Korea U17 6 (7)
2007 South Korea U23 1 (0)
2011– South Korea 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 July 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 April 2022
Koh Myong-jin
Hangul
고명진
Hanja
高明桭
Revised RomanizationGo Myeong-jin
McCune–ReischauerKo Myŏng-jin

Club career

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Koh joined FC Seoul, then known as the Anyang LG Cheetahs, in 2003. In 2015 he moved to Al-Rayyan. In September 2019, he moved to Slaven Belupo in Croatia, but left the club two months later.[2]

He moved back to South Korea to join Ulsan Hyundai FC ahead of the 2020 K League 1 season. In his first season with Ulsan, he helped them win the 2020 AFC Champions League for the second time in the club's history.[3]

International career

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On 23 May 2011, Koh was called up to the South Korea national team for the friendly matches against Serbia and Ghana, though he did not play.[4] He made his national team debut in a friendly match against Australia on 14 November 2012 in a 2–1 loss.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 30 July 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Seoul 2004 K League 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
2005 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2006 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0
2007 10 1 2 0 2 0 14 1
2008 9 1 0 0 5 0 14 1
2009 21 2 2 0 3 0 4 0 29 2
2010 7 0 1 0 2 0 10 0
2011 24 2 3 0 0 0 4 1 31 3
2012 29 1 1 0 40 1
2013 30 3 3 0 13 2 46 5
2014 31 2 3 0 10 0 44 2
2015 20 1 1 0 8 1 29 2
Total 192 13 16 0 20 0 39 4 267 17
Al-Rayann 2015–16 Qatar Stars League 23 2 0 0 0 0 23 2
2016–17 23 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 29 5
2017–18 18 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 24 1
2018–19 18 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 23 1
Total 82 9 0 0 0 0 17 0 99 9
Slaven Belupo 2019-20 1.HNL 4 0 0 0 4 0
Ulsan Hyundai 2020 K League 1 14 0 2 0 8 0 24 0
2021 15 0 0 0 6 0 21 0
2022 7 0 1 0 5 0 13 0
Total 36 0 3 0 0 0 19 0 58 0
Career total 314 22 19 0 20 0 75 4 428 26

Honours

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FC Seoul

Al-Rayyan

Ulsan Hyundai

Individual

References

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  1. ^ [1] at Yonhap News Agency
  2. ^ Korejac Koh nije više igrač Slaven Belupa at Sportnet
  3. ^ "Ulsan Hyundai lift AFC Champions League trophy with come from behind win over Persepolis". the-AFC. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  4. ^ "고명진, 축구대표팀 첫 발탁..지동원도 선발". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  5. ^ "AL RAYYAN CROWNED QSL CHAMPIONS, END 21 YEARS WAIT". Qatar Football Association. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by FC Seoul captain
2015
Succeeded by