Kim Young-gwon

Kim Young-gwon
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-02-27) 27 February 1990
Place of birth Jeonju, South Korea
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position Centre Back
Club information
Current team
 Guangzhou Evergrande
Number 28
Youth career
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)
National team‡
2008–2009 South Korea U-20 21 (2)
2009–2012 South Korea U-23 23 (0)
2010– South Korea 59 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 May 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2018
Kim Young-gwon
Hangul 김영권
Hanja 金英權
Revised Romanization Gim Yeonggwon
McCune–Reischauer Kim Yŏnggwŏn

Kim Young-gwon (Hangul: 김영권, Korean pronunciation: [ki.mjʌŋ.ɡwʌn] or [kim.jʌŋ.ɡwʌn]; born 27 February 1990) is a South Korean football player who plays for Guangzhou Evergrande and the South Korea national football team.

Club career

Kim played for FC Tokyo in 2010

In January 2010, Kim joined J1 League side FC Tokyo after an impression trial within the team.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4] 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.

International career

Kim played for South Korea national under-20 football team, South Korea Universiade team and South Korea national futsal team when he studied at Jeonju University.[5] He was the regular center defender of South Korea U-20 in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He scored a goal in the last group match against the United States, which resulted South Korea's advancing to the knockout stage. He won the bronze medal with South Korea U-23 in the 2010 Asian Games. During the 2012 London 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.[6] 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.[7]

Kim 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, Kim 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 last group game against Germany, Kim scored in the 91st minute to knock out World Champions, coupled with a second goal minutes later by Son Heung-min.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 May 2018[11][12]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Others Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup League Cup Asia Others Total
2010FC TokyoJ1 League2302061--311
2011Omiya Ardija2700021--291
20121300031--161
China PR League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Others1 Total
2012Guangzhou EvergrandeCSL7040-20-130
201326240-14040482
201416100-9000251
201518000-11030320
201615020-4010220
20174050-2000110
20185000-8000130
Total Japan 6302011300-763
China PR 91315000500801643
Career total 1543170113500802406

1Other tournaments include Chinese FA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup

International goals

Updated to games 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

Club

Guangzhou Evergrande

International

South Korea
South Korea U-23

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 7 July 2018. p. 16.
  2. ↑ キム ヨングン選手 加入決定のお知らせ Archived 25 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine. FC Tokyo Official Website. January 2010. (in Japanese)
  3. ↑ 金英權選手、FC東京より完全移籍加入のお知らせ Archived 3 January 2011 at Archive.is Omiya Ardija Official Website. 31 December 2010. (in Japanese)
  4. ↑ 韩国外援金英权正式加盟广州恒大足球俱乐部 Guangzhou Evergrande F.C. Official Website. 2 July 2012. (in Chinese)
  5. ↑ '풋살왕' 출신 김영권、조광래팀'수비왕'예약이오 Archived 26 April 2013 at Archive.is(in Korean)
  6. ↑ 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 Archived 15 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine.(in Japanese)
  7. ↑ 조광래호 세르비아전 2-1 승리, 결승골넣은 김영권 MVP에 선정 (in Korean)
  8. ↑ "5 KIM Younggwon". FIFA. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Korea Republic marches into Asian Cup final". Special Broadcasting Service. 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". sodasoccer (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  12. ↑ "KIM YOUNG-GWON". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
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