Kim Seung-gyu

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Kim Seung-gyu
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Kim with South Korea in 2017
Personal information
Full name Kim Seung-gyu
Date of birth (1990-09-30) 30 September 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth Ulsan, South Korea
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Kashiwa Reysol
Number 17
Youth career
2003–2005 Hyundai Middle School
2006–2008 Ulsan Hyundai High School
2006–2012 Ulsan Hyundai
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2015 Ulsan Hyundai 114 (0)
2016–2019 Vissel Kobe 107 (0)
2019 Ulsan Hyundai 16 (0)
2020– Kashiwa Reysol 63 (0)
National team‡
2006–2007 South Korea U17 17 (0)
2008–2009 South Korea U20 16 (0)
2009–2012 South Korea U23 9 (0)
2014 South Korea U23 (WC) 6 (0)
2013– South Korea 60 (0)
Honours
Representing  South Korea
AFC Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place 2015 Australia Team
EAFF Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 China Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 South Korea Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Team
AFC U-19 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Saudi Arabia Team
* 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 Seung-gyu
Hangul
김승규
Hanja
金承奎
Revised RomanizationGim Seunggyu
McCune–ReischauerKim Sŭnggyu

Kim Seung-gyu (Korean pronunciation: [kim.sɯŋ.ɡju]; born 30 September 1990) is a South Korean football player who played as a goalkeeper for the South Korea national football team and a Japanese club Kashiwa Reysol.

Club career[]

Kim was a much-anticipated youth player of a South Korean club Ulsan Hyundai, and he joined the senior team with the draft system of K League after graduating middle school. However, he usually played in reserve team and high school team for a long time. While the main goalkeeper Kim Young-kwang was injured in 2013, he showed impressive performanced in important opportunity, and finally won the competition with existing player. He was also selected for the K League Best XI in that season.

In 2016, he opted to move abroad, playing for Vissel Kobe in Japan.[2]

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 FIFA 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 over-aged player for the South Korea under-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.

Kim was named in South Korea's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia,[3] but the manager Shin Tae-yong chose Jo Hyeon-woo as the starting goalkeeper, so he couldn't appear at the tournament. However, the next manager Paulo Bento preferred Kim, and he participated in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. He conceded two goals in five matches until the quarter-finals of the tournament.

Style of play[]

Kim is originally known for his quick reflexes. He also polished up his passing skills and goal kicks after the demand of his team.

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 12 March 2022[4]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ulsan Hyundai 2008 K League 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
2009 K League 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
2010 K League 3 0 1 0 4 0 — 8 0
2011 K League 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
2012 K League 12 0 0 0 — 0 0 12 0
2013 K League 1 32 0 2 0 — — 34 0
2014 K League 1 29 0 1 0 — 6 0 36 0
2015 K League 1 34 0 4 0 — — 38 0
Total 114 0 8 0 4 0 8 0 134 0
Vissel Kobe 2016 J1 League 34 0 1 0 2 0 — 37 0
2017 J1 League 31 0 3 0 5 0 — 39 0
2018 J1 League 30 0 2 0 0 0 — 32 0
2019 J1 League 12 0 0 0 1 0 — 13 0
Total 107 0 6 0 8 0 0 0 121 0
Ulsan Hyundai 2019 K League 1 16 0 — — — 16 0
Kashiwa Reysol 2020 J1 League 24 0 — 3 0 — 27 0
2021 J1 League 35 0 1 0 1 0 — 37 0
2022 J1 League 4 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 0
Total 63 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 68 0
Career total 300 0 15 0 16 0 8 0 339 0

International clean sheets[]

As of 1 February 2022[5]
Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

Honours[]

Ulsan Hyundai

Kashiwa Reysol

South Korea U23

South Korea

Individual

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. ^ "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".
  3. ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ "KFA - Kim Seung-gyu".

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