Kang Soo-il
Kang Soo-il (Korean: 강수일; born 15 July 1987) is a Korean footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kang Soo-il | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2005 | Sangji University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Incheon United | 47 | (6) |
| 2011–2015 | Jeju United | 97 | (12) |
| 2014 | → Pohang Steelers (loan) | 29 | (6) |
| 2017 | Thespakusatsu Gunma | 22 | (10) |
| 2018–2019 | Ratchaburi Mitr Phol | 29 | (16) |
| 2019 | Tokyo Verdy | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | Trat | 4 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:12, 26 November 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:54, 24 July 2015 (UTC) | |||
| Kang Soo-il | |
| Hangul | 강수일 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 姜修一 |
| Revised Romanization | Gang Su-il |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kang Su-il |
He was awarded the MVP in the 2008 season of Reserve League.
Career
Born to a Korean mother and an African American G.I. father, Kang dropped out of University to join Incheon United in 2007 in order to earn money to support his family after his mother suffered a back injury.[1] he moved to Jeju United in 2011 and spent the 2014 season on loan at Pohang Steelers.
Eligible to play for both South Korea and United States, Kang opted to represent his country of birth.[1] Called up to make his international debut for South Korea against UAE in June 2015, hours before the kick-off he was forced to withdraw after failing a doping test.[1] He blamed his testing positive for anabolic steroid methyltestosterone on his use of moustache-growing cream. He did not contest the charge and accepted an automatic 15-game ban from the K-League.[1]
Club career statistics
- As of 29 August 2015
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| South Korea | League | KFA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2007 | Incheon United | K League 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | 27 | 5 | |||
| 2010 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | 28 | 4 | |||
| 2011 | Jeju United | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 35 | 3 | ||||
| 2013 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 1 | ||||
| 2015 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 5 | ||||
| 2014 | Pohang Steelers | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 33 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 173 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 203 | 29 | ||
References
- Duerden, John. "Kang Soo-il's drugs ban ruins inspirational tale for mixed-race Koreans". the Guardian. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
External links
- Kang Soo-il on Instagram
- Kang Soo-il – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Kang Soo-il at J.League (in Japanese)
- Kang Soo-il at Soccerway