Moon Seon-min

Moon Seon-min
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-06-09) 9 June 1992
Place of birth Seoul, South Korea
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Incheon United
Number 27
Youth career
2008–2010 Janghoon High School
2011 Nike Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Östersunds FK 81 (10)
2015 → Djurgårdens IF (loan) 10 (1)
2016 Djurgårdens IF 10 (1)
2017– Incheon United 50 (13)
National team‡
2009 South Korea U-17 3 (0)
2018– South Korea 8 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 May 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2018
Moon Seon-min
Hangul 문선민
Hanja 文宣民
Revised Romanization Mun Seonmin
McCune–Reischauer Mun Sŏnmin

Moon Seon-min (Hangul: 문선민; born 9 June 1992) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Incheon United.[2] He became the first football player from South Korea to play in Allsvenskan, the highest league in Sweden.[3]

Club career

Early career

After graduating high school in 2010, Moon took part in the Nike, Inc. sponsored competition "The Chance" in early 2011. He became one of the eight winners who got to move to England and join the Nike Academy that summer.[4][5]

Östersunds FK

Moon was signed by third tier Swedish club Östersunds FK in 2012, after their English manager Graham Potter spotted him while he was in his homeland to scout Ghanaian David Accam, who also was training with the Nike Academy at the time.[6] The club got promoted to the second tier Superettan, but after the 2013 season Moon decided to move back home to South Korea due to homesickness. However, halfway into the preseason of 2014, he returned to Östersund and signed with the club again.[7] After that year, he received a player of the year award for his performances.[8]

Djurgårdens IF

On 17 July 2015, Moon was signed by Allsvenskan side Djurgårdens IF. The club had originally planned to sign him for the start of the 2016 Allsvenskan, but after a season-ending injury to their right winger Haris Radetinac they decided to loan him from Östersund for the rest of the year with an option to buy at the end of the loan.[9]

Inchenon United

He left the club on 25 November 2016, when his contract was terminated.[10] Moon returned to South Korea and he eventually signed for Incheon United.

International career

At the 2018 FIFA World Cup

In May 2018 he was named in South Korea's preliminary 28 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 03 August 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Östersunds FK 2012 Division 1 1521 0——162
2013 Superettan 252———252
2014 Superettan 255———255
2015 Superettan 161———161
Total 811010——8210
Djurgårdens IF 2015 Allsvenskan 101———101
2016 Allsvenskan 10110——111
Total 20210——212
Incheon United 2017 K League 1 3041 0——314
2018 K League 1 2411———2411
Total 54151 0——5515
Career total 1552730——15827

International

Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.[12]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.28 May 2018Daegu Stadium, Daegu, South Korea Honduras2–02–0Friendly

References

  1. ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "'World Cup Representative' Moon Sun-min becomes Incheon United's 'Star'" (in Korean). Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ms. Sunmin, who grew up in Sweden, sets the target for Sweden". ytn.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Moons debut: ett väldigt positivt intryck" (in Swedish). Östersunds-Posten. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  5. ↑ ""The Chance" Final Eight Players Announced". Nike, Inc. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Graham: "Whoever came to the club had to have a real desire for ÖFK"" (in Swedish). Östersunds FK. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Seon-Min Moon tillbaka i ÖFK" (in Swedish). Östersunds-Posten. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "SEON- MIN MOON DEN BÄSTE !" (in Swedish). FotbollZ. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Seon-Min Moon klar för Djurgården" (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Seon-Min Moon lämnar Djurgården" (in Swedish). aftonbladet.se. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  11. ↑ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  12. ↑ "Moon, Seon-Min". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
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