Yeon Gi-sung

Yeon Gi-sung
Personal information
Date of birth 1 August 1989
Place of birth Suwon, South Korea
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Striker
Youth career
– Baekam High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Honam University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Gyeongnam FC
2011 TTM Phichit (7[1])
2014 BEC Tero Sasana
2014 → PTT Rayong (loan)
2015–2016 Yadanarbon
2016 Bangkok Christian College (7)
2017 Phnom Penh Crown 10 (11)
2018 PKNP 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2018

Yeon Gi-sung (born 1 August 1989) is a Korean footballer who plays as a forward.

Club career

On account of limited game time at Gyeongnam, the attacker went to Thailand to play for Thai Premier League team TTM Phichit in 2011, authoring a hat-trick right away[2] and recording seven goals in total.[1] However, he suffered a dislocated foot, requiring two surgeries, and was benched for 20 months before a four-month stint with BEC Tero Sasana in 2014, leading to a loan spell with PTT Rayong which was cut short by a torn ligament.[2]

As one of the many repercussions of an injury, Yeon had to recover for about a year, finally transferring to Myanmar National League side Yadanarbon F.C. in 2015, helping the club to a runners-up medal.[2] Going back to Thailand to play for Bangkok Christian College for the remainder of the season where he scored 7 times, the Korean officially became the property of Cambodian outfit Phnom Penh Crown FC in May 2017.[2] Appearing in a number of games, Yeon placated the fans with 7 goals in a 11-0 crushing of CMAC FC.[3] Comfortable with life in Cambodia's capital, the forward shares residency with four Korean footballers and two agents, going to Phnom Penh SunLin Church as a Christian.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Thai Premier League Topscorer 2011 - Thai Football - since 2009". www.thai-fussball.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Korean striker eyes crowning success - Khmer Times". 11 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Gisung gives Phnom Penh big win - AFF - The Official Website Of The Asean Football Federation AFF – The Official Website Of The Asean Football Federation". www.aseanfootball.org.
  4. ↑ "Seven-goal hero: I'm loving it in Phnom Penh - Khmer Times". 20 June 2017.


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