Kim Jin-kyu (footballer, born 1997)
Kim Jin-kyu (Korean: 김진규; born 24 February 1997) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Busan IPark.[1]
 Kim in December 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kim Jin-kyu | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1997 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pohang, South Korea | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | |||||||||||||||
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Current team | Busan IPark | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Busan IPark | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2015– | Busan IPark | 129 | (17) | |||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | South Korea U-20 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | South Korea U-23 | 13 | (1) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 July 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
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Career
Kim signed a professional contract with Busan IPark in January 2015. Kim made his debut for Busan IPark on 4 July 2015 in a 1–0 defeat to Seongnam, and scored his professional debut goal on 27 July against Daejeon to become the youngest goal scorer in K League 1.[2]
Under Choi Yun-kyum in 2018, Kim featured regularly on the left side of a front three. However, Choi's replacement Cho Deok-je preferred to utilize Kim in central midfield. Under Cho, Kim was a regular for the side that went on to gain promotion to the K League 1.
In January 2020, Kim featured for Korea in the AFC U23 Championship. Korea won the tournament to qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games.
In July 2021, Kim was named in the final Korea U23 squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Kim made three appearances in Korea's run to the quarter finals.
Club career statistics
As of 6 November 2021
| Club performance | League | Cup | Play-offs | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | Busan IPark | K League 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 2016 | K League 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 9 | ||
| 2019 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 4 | ||
| 2020 | K League 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2021 | K League 2 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | |
| Career total | 129 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 142 | 21 | ||
Honours
References
- Kim Jin-kyu at Soccerway
- "Archived copy" 'K리그 최연소 골' 부산 김진규 "JS컵 큰 교훈됐다" (in Korean). Sports Seoul. 2015-07-28. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
- Kim Jin-kyu – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
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