Song Min-kyu (Korean: 송민규; born 12 September 1999) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and the South Korea national team.
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| Full name | Song Min-kyu[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 September 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nonsan, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger, forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Chungju Commercial High School (Youth) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Chungju Commercial High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Pohang Steelers | 72 | (19) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 76 | (15) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | South Korea U23 | 14[α] | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | South Korea | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Song Min-kyu | |
| Hangul | 송민규 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Song Mingyu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Song Minkyu |
Career edit
Song started his career with Pohang Steelers. He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win over Gangwon on the 3rd of April 2019.[2]
International career edit
He made his debut for South Korea national football team on 9 June 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Sri Lanka.[3]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
As of 20 April 2024
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2018 | Pohang Steelers | K League 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | 31 | 11 | |||
| 2021 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | ||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 17 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 | |||
| 2022 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 4 | ||
| 2023 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | 33 | 9 | |||
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7[a] | 2 | 14 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 148 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 176 | 40 | ||
- ^ Appearances in 2023–24 AFC Champions League
International goals edit
- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.[4]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 11 November 2022 | Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, South Korea |  Iceland |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Honours edit
South Korea U23
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Individual
- R League top assist provider: 2018[5]
- K League Young Player of the Year: 2020
Notes edit
- ^ Includes two appearances one goal against another KFA team.
References edit
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Korea Republic (KOR)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 17. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Pohang Steelers vs Gangwon FC - 3 April 2019". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Sri Lanka v South Korea game report". ESPN. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Song, Min-kyu". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "K League Data Portal" (in Korean). K League. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
External links edit
- Song Min-kyu – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
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