Kim Shin-wook

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Kim Shin-wook
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Kim in Seoul Plaza, South Korea in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-04-14) 14 April 1988 (age 33)
Place of birth Gwacheon, South Korea
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Lion City Sailors
Youth career
2004–2006 Kwachon High School
2007–2008 Chungang University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2015 Ulsan Hyundai 215 (81)
2016–2019 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 118 (37)
2019–2021 Shanghai Shenhua 24 (14)
2021– Lion City Sailors 3 (2)
National team‡
2010– South Korea 56 (16)
2014 South Korea U-23 (WC) 3 (1)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 June 2021
Kim Shin-wook
Hangul
김신욱
Hanja
金信煜
Revised RomanizationGim Sin-uk
McCune–ReischauerKim Sin-uk
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Shin-wook (Korean: 김신욱, pronounced [kim.ɕi.nuk̚]; born 14 April 1988) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors and the South Korea national team.

Club career[]

Kim spent his youth training either as a central defender or a defensive midfielder, but upon suggestion by his manager, he changed his position into a forward a few weeks after signing his first professional contract with Ulsan Hyundai FC.[1] At first, he struggled to adjust in the new position but lately he has been proving his worth by being one of the top forwards in the Korean football league. His improvement as a striker the last few years is evidenced by his ever-increasing goal scoring record.

Kim was a very influential figure during Ulsan's road to the 2012 AFC Champions League winning title. Kim performed at a top level in all of the 13 matches he played in and ended the tournament with 6 goals scored. With such performance, he was nicknamed as "Attack on Titan" or "Chinook".[2]

On 8 July 2019 Kim joined Chinese Super League club Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C. and was reunited with his manager at Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Choi Kang-hee.[3] He would make his debut in a league game against Hebei China Fortune F.C. where he also scored his first goal for the club in a 2-1 defeat.[4] After that game Kim quickly established himself as an integral member of the team and he would personally score 10 goals in 15 games as the club moved away from the relegation zone and went on to win the 2019 Chinese FA Cup.[5]

On 15 November 2021 Kim joined Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors FC from Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua on a free transfer and a three-year contract.[6] He would make his debut in the 2022 Singapore Community Shield game against Albirex Niigata Singapore FC where he scored his first goal and brace for the club in a 2-1 win, winning his first silverware with the Sailors in a dream debut.[7]

International career[]

On October 2014, he and his teammates were awarded with a conscription exemption after winning the gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games.[8]

In May 2018 he was named in South Korea's preliminary 28 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[9]

Personal life[]

Kim is known to be a devout Christian who reads the bible before games and is nicknamed "church brother" by his teammates. He sometimes participates in evangelizing activities.[10]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 13 March 2022.[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ulsan Hyundai 2009 K League 1 23 7 1 1 4 0 5 1 — 33 9
2010 28 7 1 1 5 3 — — 34 11
2011 35 8 4 0 8 11 — — 47 19
2012 35 13 4 3 — 11 6 2[a] 0 52 22
2013 36 19 2 0 — — — 38 19
2014 20 9 2 0 — 5 2 — 27 11
2015 38 18 4 2 — — — 42 20
Total 215 81 18 7 17 14 21 9 2 0 273 111
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2016 K League 1 33 7 2 2 — 12 1 2[a] 1 49 11
2017 35 10 1 0 — — — 36 10
2018 33 11 2 0 — 10 6 — 45 17
2019 17 9 1 0 — 7 4 — 25 13
Total 118 37 6 2 0 0 29 11 2 1 155 51
Shanghai Shenhua 2019 Chinese Super League 12 9 3 1 — — — 15 10
2020 4 3 0 0 — 3 0 — 7 3
2021 8 2 0 0 — — — 8 2
Total 24 14 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 30 15
Lion City Sailors 2022 Singapore Premier League 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 2 4 4
Total 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 4
Career total 360 134 27 10 17 14 53 20 5 3 462 181
  1. ^ a b Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Singapore Community Shield

International[]

As of 9 June 2021[12]
South Korea
Year Apps Goals
2010 3 0
2011 3 0
2012 7 1
2013 9 1
2014 7 1
2015 3 0
2016 4 0
2017 5 3
2018 10 4
2019 4 4
2021 1 2
Total 56 16
Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kim goal[12]
List of international goals scored by Kim Shin-wook
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 June 2012 Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Qatar 3–1 4–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 19 November 2013 Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  Russia 1–0 1–2 Friendly
3. 25 January 2014 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States  Costa Rica 1–0 1–0
4. 9 December 2017 Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo, Japan  China PR 1–1 2–2 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
5. 16 December 2017  Japan 1–1 4–1
6. 3–1
7. 27 January 2018 Mardan Stadium, Antalya, Turkey  Moldova 1–0 1–0 Friendly
8. 30 January 2018  Jamaica 1–1 2–2
9. 2–1
10. 3 February 2018  Latvia 1–0 1–0
11. 10 October 2019 Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, South Korea  Sri Lanka 2–0 8–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
12. 4–0
13. 6–0
14. 7–0
15. 9 June 2021 Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea  Sri Lanka 1–0 5–0
16. 3–0

Honours and achievements[]

Club[]

Ulsan Hyundai

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Shanghai Shenhua

Lion City Sailors

International[]

South Korea

South Korea U23

Individual[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kim Myung-jo · Kim Shin-wook 'Successful Era'" (in Korean). Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. ^ 정, 지훈 (4 June 2018). "Kim Shin-wook, "We can advance to the Round of 16"". Interfootball. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  3. ^ "官宣不停！申花宣布金信煜加盟 与恩师崔康熙重逢". sports.sina.cn (in Chinese). 8 July 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  4. ^ "HEBEI CFFC VS. SHANGHAI SHENHUA 2 - 1". int.soccerway.com. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  5. ^ "申花打破足协杯先主后客夺冠魔咒 并终结尴尬纪录" (in Chinese). sports.sina.com.cn. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Sailors sign Kim Shin-wook". 15 November 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Football: Dream debut for Kim as his brace helps Sailors beat Albirex 2-1 to win Community Shield | the Straits Times". 19 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Kim Shin-wook, who replaced the gold medal in the Asian Games". 오마이스타. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  10. ^ 월드컵 현장에 '기독교'도 뜨겁다...한국 대표팀 다수가 크리스천 ['Christianity' is hot in the World Cup scene ... Many Korean national teams are Christian]. Brazilian Protestant Social Voices (in Korean). Korea Daily. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  11. ^ KIM SHIN-WOOK at int.soccerway.com Retrieved 2020-01-24
  12. ^ a b "KFA - Kim Shin-wook".

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