Kim Young-gwon

Kim Young-gwon (Korean: 김영권, Hanja: 金英權, Korean pronunciation: [ki.mjʌŋ.ɡwʌn] or [kim.jʌŋ.ɡwʌn]; born 27 February 1990) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays for Gamba Osaka and the South Korea national football team.

Kim Young-gwon
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-02-27) 27 February 1990
Place of birth Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Gamba Osaka
Number 19
Youth career
2008–2009 Jeonju University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 FC Tokyo 23 (0)
2011–2012 Omiya Ardija 40 (0)
2012–2018 Guangzhou Evergrande 91 (3)
2019– Gamba Osaka 55 (1)
National team‡
2008–2009 South Korea U20 20 (2)
2009–2012 South Korea U23 23 (0)
2009[2] South Korea Universiade 6 (0)
2009[3] South Korea (futsal)
2010– South Korea 78 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 December 2019
Kim Young-gwon
Hangul
김영권
Hanja
金英權
Revised RomanizationGim Yeonggwon
McCune–ReischauerKim Yŏnggwŏn
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Club career

In 2008, Kim joined the football club of the Jeonju University and didn't only play football but also futsal, helpful to his skills. In 2009, he participated in the KFA Futsal League which Korea Football Association hosted, and became top scorer with the trophy.[3]

In January 2010, Kim joined J1 League side FC Tokyo after an impression trial within the team.[4] On 20 March 2010, he made his senior debut in a league match against Gamba Osaka. He scored his first senior goal with a direct free kick on 6 June 2010, in the 2010 J.League Cup against Kyoto Sanga FC. Kim played 23 league matches for FC Tokyo in the 2010 season, however, the club relegated to the second tier by finishing 16th place in the league. Kim transferred to Omiya Ardija on 31 December 2010.[5]

On 2 July 2012, Kim transferred to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande on a four-year deal with a fee of 2.5 million US dollars.[6] He made his debut for Guangzhou Evergrande on 22 August, in the first leg of 2012 Chinese FA Cup semi finals which Guangzhou beat Liaoning Whowin 1–0 at Tianhe Stadium. His first Chinese League debut came on 3 days later, in a 0–0 home draw against Tianjin Teda. He played both legs of 2012 AFC Champions League Quarter-finals against Al-Ittihad. He won 2012 Chinese Super League and 2012 Chinese FA Cup with Guangzhou in the 2012 season. On 20 April 2013, Kim scored his first league goal in the sixth round of 2013 Chinese Super League as Guangzhou beat Changchun Yatai 6–1. He won six titles with Guangzhou and was selected as a defender of the Team of the Year for four consecutive years in the Chinese Super League. He also won two AFC Champions Leagues and was named in the Dream Team of the 2015 AFC Champions League.

International career

Kim was named in the South Korea Universiade team for the 2009 Summer Universiade and played all six games. At the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, he was the regular center defender of South Korea under-20, and scored a goal in the last group match against the United States, which resulted South Korea's advancing to the knockout stage. He also played for the South Korea national futsal team and participated in the 2009 Asian Indoor Games.[3] At the 2010 Asian Games, he won the bronze medal with South Korea under-23. During the 2012 Summer Olympics, Kim played as a valuable member and a major defender of the South Korean national football team. South Korea advanced to semi-finals in Olympics football for the first time and eventually won the bronze in the tournament, which was the first Olympic medal ever in Korean football history.

Kim received his first call-up by South Korea national football team in July 2010.[7] He made his international debut on 11 August 2010, in a friendly match against Nigeria. He was named in the primary list for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, however, he wasn't selected in the final squad. On 3 June 2011, Kim scored first international goal in an international friendly against Serbia. He was a member of South Korea's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and started in all three of the team's group matches as they drew with Russia, before losing to Algeria and Belgium.[8] At the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, he scored the second goal in South Korea's 2–0 semi-final defeat of Iraq on 26 January 2015, putting the nation into the Asian Cup final for the first time since 1988.[9] In May 2018, he was named in South Korea's preliminary 28 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. In Korea's final group stage match against Germany, Kim scored in the 91st minute to knock out the defending world champions, coupled with a second goal minutes later by Son Heung-min.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of 3 November 2020[11][12]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Others Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Tokyo 2010J1 League2302061——311
Omiya Ardija 2011J1 League2700021——291
2012J1 League1300031——161
Total4000052——452
Guangzhou Evergrande 2012Chinese Super League7040—20—130
2013Chinese Super League26240—1404[lower-alpha 1]0482
2014Chinese Super League16100—9000251
2015Chinese Super League18000—1103[lower-alpha 2]0320
2016Chinese Super League15020—401[lower-alpha 3]0220
2017Chinese Super League4050—2000110
2018Chinese Super League5000—8000130
Total913150—500801643
Gamba Osaka 2019J1 League3211030——361
2020J1 League2300010——240
Total5511040——601
Career total2094180153500803007
  1. One appearance in Chinese FA Super Cup, three appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  2. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  3. Appearance in Chinese FA Super Cup

International goals
As of matches played on 27 June 2018
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 3 June 2011Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea Serbia2–02–1Friendly
2 26 January 2015Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia Iraq2–02–02015 AFC Asian Cup
3 27 June 2018Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia Germany1–02–02018 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Jeonju University

Guangzhou Evergrande

Gamba Osaka

South Korea U23

South Korea

Individual

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 7 July 2018. p. 16.
  2. 2009년 5월 18일 2009 하계유니버시아드 남자 (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  3. 홍명보호 수비수, 풋살 대표팀 공격수로 뜁니다 (in Korean). No Cut News. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  4. キム ヨングン選手 加入決定のお知らせ (in Japanese). FC Tokyo. 25 January 2010. Archived from the original on 25 January 2010.
  5. 金英權選手、FC東京より完全移籍加入のお知らせ (in Japanese). Omiya Ardija. 31 December 2010. Archived from the original on 3 January 2011.
  6. 韩国外援金英权正式加盟广州恒大足球俱乐部 (in Chinese). Guangzhou Evergrande. 2 July 2012.
  7. 韓国代表vsナイジェリア戦（8/11vsナイジェリア代表＠水原ワールドカップ競技場）メンバー キム ヨングン選手選出のお知らせ (in Japanese). FC Tokyo. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012.
  8. "5 KIM Younggwon". FIFA. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  9. "Korea Republic marches into Asian Cup final". The World Game. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  10. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  11. 金英权 (in Chinese). Sodasoccer. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  12. "KIM YOUNG-GWON". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  13. 2013中超官方最佳阵容：恒大7人 鲁能国安各有2将 (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  14. 2014中超最佳阵容：埃尔克森郑智领衔 恒大四将入选. Qianzhan.com (in Chinese). 7 November 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  15. 2015中超颁奖:高神MVP野牛金靴 斯帅最佳教练 (in Chinese). Sohu Sports. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  16. 2016中超颁奖：高拉特金球金靴 恒大狂揽九奖项 (in Chinese). Sohu Sports. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  17. "EAFF East Asian Cup 2015 & EAFF Women's East Asian Cup 2015 Competition". EAFF. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  18. "The ACL2015 Dream Team". AFC Champions League. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  19. 2019 KFA 시상식 개최...손흥민-지소연 올해의 선수 (in Korean). KFA. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  20. "ファン・サポーターが選ぶベストイレブンが決定！【Ｊ１】" (in Japanese). J.League. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
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