Kim Jin-su
Kim Jin-su (Hangul: 김진수; Hanja: 金珍洙; Korean pronunciation: [kim.dʑin.su] or [kim] [tɕin.su]; born 13 June 1992) is a South Korean footballer who plays for Saudi Professional League side Al-Nassr as a left back.
 Kim playing for South Korea at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. | |||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 June 1992 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||||||||||||
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Current team | Al-Nassr | ||||||||||||
| Number | 28 | ||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Singal High School | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | Kyung Hee University | ||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Albirex Niigata | 66 | (1) | ||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 34 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 78 | (7) | ||||||||||
| 2020– | Al-Nassr | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | South Korea U17 | 31 | (4) | ||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | South Korea U20 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2014 | South Korea U23 | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||
| 2013– | South Korea | 46 | (1) | ||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 December 2019 | |||||||||||||
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| Kim Jin-su | |
| Hangul | 김진수 |
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| Hanja | 金珍洙 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Jin-su |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Chin-su |
Club career
On 13 January 2012, Albirex Niigata announced the signings of both Kim Jin-su and his compatriot Kim Young-keun.[1] On 19 February 2012, Kim made his professional debut against Vissel Kobe in a pre-season friendly match, which Albirex won 3-0. Furthermore, he scored his first professional goal in the same match, with a long range strike.[2]
He made his competitive debut in a J1 League match against Kawasaki Frontale on 10 March 2012, playing the full 90 minutes.
On his birthday in 2014, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim announced the signing of Kim Jin-su. Later on, he returned to Korea to play for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in 2017.
International career
Kim has represented South Korea at many youth levels. He had participated in the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup and the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
On 20 July 2013, Kim made his debut for the South Korea senior team against Australia in a 0–0 draw.
In May 2018 he was named in South Korea’s preliminary 28 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[4]
Kim Jin-soo, who was uncertain about the 2018 World Cup finals due to injuries, was pushed out of the final competition for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[5]
Club statistics
- As of 23 August 2020
| Club | Season | League | Cup1 | League Cup2 | Continental3 | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Albirex Niigata | 2012 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2014 | 12 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Total | 66 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 78 | 3 | ||
| TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 2014–15 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2017 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 4 | ||
| 2018 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | 11 | 3 | ||
| 2019 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2020 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Total | 78 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | 94 | 9 | ||
| Al-Nassr | 2020–21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 181 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 211 | 12 | |
1Includes Emperor's Cup and DFB-Pokal and Korean FA Cup.
2Includes J.League Cup.
3Includes AFC Champions League.
International goals
- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.[6]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 22 January 2019 | Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |  Bahrain | 2–1 | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | 2019 AFC Asian Cup |
Honours
International
- South Korea U23
- South Korea
Individual
References
- "Archived copy" 韓国・慶煕大より金 眞秀選手 新加入のお知らせ (in Japanese). Albirex Niigata. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- 新潟、3-0で神戸下す. The Niigata Nippo (in Japanese). Niigata. 20 February 2012.
- "Korean international Kim's transfer to Al-Nasr confirmed". Arab News. 30 August 2020.
- "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- 한, 준 (2 June 2018). "Lee Cheong-yong, Kwon Kyung Won, Kim Jin Soo, 23 entries are eliminated". SPOTV NEWS. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- "Kim, Jin-Su". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
External links
- Kim Jin-su – National Team Stats at KFA (in Korean)
- Kim Jin-su – FIFA competition record
- Kim Jin-su at J.League (in Japanese)
- Kim Jin-su at Asian Games Incheon 2014
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