Kim Jin-su

Kim Jin-su
Hangul	김진수
Hanja	金珍洙
Revised Romanization	Gim Jin-su
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Chin-su

Kim Jin-su
	Kim playing for South Korea at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.
Personal information
Date of birth	13 June 1992 (age 29)
Place of birth	Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Club information
Current team	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors; (on loan from Al-Nassr)
Number	23
Youth career
2008–2011	Singal High School
2011~2012	Kyung Hee University
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2014	Albirex Niigata
2014–2016	1899 Hoffenheim
2017–2020	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2020–	Al-Nassr
2021–	→ Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (loan)
National team‡
2007–2009	South Korea U17
2010–2011	South Korea U20
2014	South Korea U23
2013–	South Korea
Honours
Representing Korea
Asian Games
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 March 2022; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 February 2022

Kim Jin-su (Hangul: 김진수; Hanja: 金珍洙; Korean pronunciation: [kim.dʑin.su] or [kim] [tɕin.su]; born 13 June 1992) is a South Korean footballer who plays for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on loan from Al-Nassr as a left back.

Club career[]

On 13 January 2012, Albirex Niigata announced the signings of both Kim Jin-su and his compatriot Kim Young-keun.^[1] On 19 February 2012, Kim made his professional debut against Vissel Kobe in a pre-season friendly match, which Albirex won 3-0. Furthermore, he scored his first professional goal in the same match, with a long range strike.^[2]

He made his competitive debut in a J1 League match against Kawasaki Frontale on 10 March 2012, playing the full 90 minutes.

On his birthday in 2014, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim announced the signing of Kim Jin-su. Later on, he returned to Korea to play for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in 2017.

In 2020, he signed for Saudi club Al-Nassr.^[3]

International career[]

Kim has represented South Korea at many youth levels. He had participated in the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup and the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

On 20 July 2013, Kim made his debut for the South Korea senior team against Australia in a 0–0 draw.

In May 2018 he was named in South Korea’s preliminary 28 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.^[4]

Kim Jin-soo, who was uncertain about the 2018 World Cup finals due to injuries, was pushed out of the final competition for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.^[5]

Club statistics[]

As of 12 March 2022

Club	Season	League		Cup¹		League Cup²		Continental³		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Albirex Niigata	2012	23	1	1	0	4	0	—		28	1
	2013	31	0	1	1	4	0	—		36	1
	2014	12	0	—		2	1	—		14	1
	Total	66	1	2	1	10	1	—		78	3
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	2014–15	19	0	2	0	—		—		21	0
	2015–16	15	0	0	0	—		—		15	0
	2016–17	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total	34	0	2	0	—		—		36	0
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	2017	29	4	1	0	—		—		30	4
	2018	7	1	0	0	—		4	2	11	3
	2019	27	2	0	0	—		7	0	34	2
	2020	15	0	2	0	—		2	0	19	0
	Total	78	7	3	0	—		13	2	94	9
Al-Nassr	2019–20	0	0	2	0	—		0	0	2	0
	2020–21	7	0	1	0	—		0	0	8	0
	Total	7	0	3	0	—		0	0	10	0
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (loan)	2021	12	0	—		—		2	0	14	0
	2022	5	0	0	0	—		0	0	5	0
	Total	17	0	0	0	—		2	0	19	0
Career total		202	8	10	1	10	1	15	2	237	12

¹Includes Emperor's Cup and DFB-Pokal and Korean FA Cup and Kings Cup.

²Includes J.League Cup.

³Includes AFC Champions League.

International goals[]

Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.^[6]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	22 January 2019	Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Bahrain	2–1	2–1 (a.e.t.)	2019 AFC Asian Cup
2	1 February 2022	Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Syria	1–0	2–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification