Ryang Yong-gi

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In this Korean name, the family name is Ryang.
Ryang Yong-gi
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Personal information
Date of birth (1982-01-07) January 7, 1982 (age 40)
Place of birth Tadaoka, Osaka, Japan
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Vegalta Sendai
Number 10
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2004 Hannan University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2019 Vegalta Sendai 522 (76)
2020–2022 Sagan Tosu 3 (0)
2022– Vegalta Sendai 0 (0)
National team‡
2008– North Korea 26 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 July 2020
Ryang Yong-gi
Chosŏn'gŭl
량용기
Hancha
梁勇基
Revised RomanizationYang Yonggi
McCune–ReischauerRyang Yonggi

Ryang Yong-gi (Korean: 량용기; Hanja: 梁勇基; born 7 January 1982 in Tadaoka, Osaka) is a Japanese-born North Korean footballer who plays for Vegalta Sendai in the J2 League.[1]

Ryang is captain of his club where he is a creative midfielder.[2]

Ryang has made one appearance for the Korea DPR national football team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying rounds [3] and was named as one of the North Korean squad for the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup.[4] Ryang won the Golden Boot and Most Valuable Player awards at the competition that guided Korea DPR to win the title and qualify for 2011 AFC Asian Cup.

2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami[]

During the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Ryang was out driving when it hit. "I thought my tires had gone flat or I had driven over the curb, but the shaking continued and I saw the windows of shops shaking too," he recalled. "I knew it was a bad one and rushed home to see my wife." Ryang and his heavily pregnant wife spent the night sleeping in their car, fearful of further damage to buildings in an urban landscape that suffered severe wreckage.[5]

In the aftermath of the disaster, Ryang and his teammates made frequent visits to affected areas to lend support.[5]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 18 July 2020[6][7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vegalta Sendai 2004 J2 League 32 2 2 0 — — 34 2
2005 39 6 1 0 — — 40 6
2006 42 4 1 0 — — 43 4
2007 48 8 1 0 — — 49 8
2008 42 13 0 0 — — 42 13
2009 51 14 4 1 — — 55 15
2010| J1 League 34 11 0 0 3 0 — 37 11
2011 34 4 0 0 3 0 — 37 4
2012 27 3 1 0 5 1 — 33 4
2013 30 4 4 1 2 0 5 1 41 6
2014 33 2 1 0 5 0 — 40 2
2015 33 3 3 0 5 1 — 41 4
2016 26 0 0 0 1 0 — 27 0
2017 24 2 1 0 1 0 — 26 2
2018 14 0 2 0 3 0 — 19 0
2019 13 0 0 0 8 1 — 21 1
Total 522 76 21 2 36 3 5 1 584 81
Sagan Tosu 2020 J1 League 3 0 0 0 1 0 — 4 0
Career total 525 76 21 2 37 3 5 1 588 81

International[]

As of match played 18 July 2020[6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
North Korea
2008 2 0
2009 1 0
2010 7 5
2011 9 0
2012 3 1
2013 0 0
2014 0 0
2015 3 1
2016 0 0
2017 1 0
Total 26 7

International goals[]

As of goal scored on 14 January 2015[6]
Scores and results list North Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ryang goal.
List of international goals scored by Ryang Yong-gi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 17 February 2010 Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka  Turkmenistan 1–0 1–1 2010 AFC Challenge Cup
2 21 February 2010 Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka  India 1–0 3–0 2010 AFC Challenge Cup
3 3–0
4 27 February 2010 Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka  Turkmenistan 1–0 1–1 2010 AFC Challenge Cup
5 31 December 2010 Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Turkmenistan 1–0 1–0 Friendly
6 9 December 2012 Hong Kong Stadium, Wanchai, Hong Kong  Hong Kong 2–0 4–0 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary round 2
7 14 January 2015 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia  Saudi Arabia 1–0 1–4 2015 AFC Asian Cup

Honours[]

Vegalta Sendai
  • J. League Division 2 - 2009
North Korea

References[]

  1. ^ "Stats Centre: Ryang Yong-gi Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-06-17. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  2. ^ "Jong poised to fire Chollima". FIFA. 2008-09-03. Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  3. ^ Ryang Yong-gi – FIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ^ "梁勇基選手 2010AFCチャレンジカップ及び朝鮮民主主義人民共和国代表強化合宿参加のお知らせ". Vegalta Sendai official site. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  5. ^ a b Paul Gittings and Yoko Wakatsuki (28 August 2013). "Korea United: Football hero Ryang Yong-gi's ambitious goal". CNN.
  6. ^ a b c Ryang Yong-gi at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. ^ Ryang Yong-gi at Soccerway

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