Kim Seung-gyu
_(cropped).jpg) Kim with South Korea in 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 September 1990 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ulsan, South Korea | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||
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Current team | Vissel Kobe | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2007 | Ulsan Hyundai | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2006–2015 | Ulsan Hyundai | 110 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2016– | Vissel Kobe | 34 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | South Korea U-17 | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | South Korea U-20 | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | South Korea U-23 | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2014 | South Korea U-23 (WC) | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2013– | South Korea | 35 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 February 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Kim Seung-gyu | |
| Hangul | 김승규 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 金承奎 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Seunggyu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Sŭnggyu |
Kim Seung-gyu (Korean pronunciation: [kim.sɯŋ.ɡju]; born 30 September 1990) is a South Korean football player for Japanese club Vissel Kobe, and also currently the goalkeeper for South Korea national football team. He is well known for his quick reflexes. Best performance ever made in World Cup 2018 in Russia. [2]
Club career
After graduation of middle school, he entered Ulsan Hyundai by 2006 Draft. However, he didn't play in K League and played as U-18 team player during 2006 and 2007. He debuted in K League in 2008. In 2013 Kim was named in the K League Classic best XI 2013 squad for his outstanding performance. In 2016, he opted to move abroad, playing for Vissel Kobe in Japan.[3]
International career
Kim Seung-gyu made his International debut for the senior team against Peru on 14 August 2013 in a goalless draw, keeping a clean sheet in his debut.
Kim was named in the 2014 World Cup squad as the second choice keeper behind Jung Sung-ryong. He did not play the first two games, but after Jung Sung-ryong's poor performance against Algeria he was selected to play against Belgium. He made numerous saves, but conceded one as Korea lost 1–0. Despite the loss, Kim was well praised by the fans for his performance, conceding only one goal against one of the top ranked teams in the world on his World Cup debut. Following the World Cup he was made the first choice keeper for the South Korea national football team.
Kim was named as a wild card player for the South Korea U-23 national team to play in the 2014 Asian Games. Kim helped his team get a gold medal for the first time in 28 years. Kim conceded no goals in the six matches he played and was granted a military exemption. Due to his outstanding performance, he is compared to Korea's former goalkeeper Lee Woon-jae.
In May 2018 he was named in South Korea's preliminary 28 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[4]
Career statistics
Club
Updated to 23 February 2017.[5]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| South Korea | League | KFA Cup | League Cup | AFC | Total | |||||||
| 2006 | Ulsan Hyundai | K League 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | K League 1 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 0 | ||||
| Japan | League | Cup | League Cup | AFC | Total | |||||||
| 2016 | Vissel Kobe | J1 League | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 37 | 0 | |
| Total | South Korea | 112 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 127 | 0 | |
| Career total | 146 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 164 | 0 | ||
International clean sheets
- As of 11 September 2018[6]
- Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
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Honours
Club
International
- AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 2015
- EAFF East Asian Cup: 2015
Individual
References
- ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ↑ "Kim seung-gyu introduction". VISSEL KOBE.
- ↑ "韓国Kリーグ蔚山現代よりGKキム スンギュ選手 完全移籍加入決定のお知らせ".
- ↑ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 58 out of 289)
- ↑ "KFA - Kim Seung-gyu".
External links
- Profile at Vissel Kobe
- Kim Seung-gyu – K League stats at kleague.com
- Kim Seung-gyu – FIFA competition record (archive)
- Kim Seung-gyu at Asian Games Incheon 2014