Seol Young-woo (Korean설영우; born 5 December 1998) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade and the South Korea national team.[2]

Seol Young-woo
Seol in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-12-05) 5 December 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Ulsan, South Korea
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Full-back
Team information
Current team
Red Star Belgrade
Number 66
Youth career
2011–2016 Ulsan Hyundai
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 University of Ulsan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 Ulsan HD 120 (5)
2024– Red Star Belgrade 13 (1)
International career
2014 South Korea U17 4 (0)
2016 South Korea U20 1 (0)
2019[1] South Korea Universiade 4 (0)
2020–2023 South Korea U23 15[α] (0)
2023– South Korea 22 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Club career

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Ulsan HD

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Born in Ulsan, Seol played as a youth player for hometown team Ulsan Hyundai (renamed Ulsan HD in 2024) since childhood. After attending university for a while, he played for the senior team of Ulsan Hyundai since 2020. He contributed to Ulsan's two K League 1 titles in 2022 and 2023. On 1 October 2024, he was nominated for the AFC Player of the Year for 2023 by helping his club and national team reach the semi-finals of the 2023–24 AFC Champions League and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, respectively, in addition to the league title.[3]

Red Star Belgrade

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On 29 June 2024, Seol moved to Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract with an option for a one-year extension.[4][5]

International career

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Seol was called up for the South Korea national team for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. He underachieved in the group stage, and conceded a penalty against Malaysia.[6] He provided an accurate cross, assisting Cho Gue-sung's equalising header in second-half stoppage time of the round of 16 match against Saudi Arabia. He showed tremendous workrate by moving 15.54 km in the quarter-final match against Australia and was selected for the team of the matchday after the match,[7] although he took a rest for only two days after the round of 16.[8] South Korea was eliminated in the semi-finals by Jordan, but found solace in a new talented full-back.[9]

Style of play

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Seol had played as a winger until his university days, but changed his role to a full-back at the start of his professional career.[10] He is a right-footed full-back, but could be deployed on both left and right flank.[11]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 4 December 2024[12][13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ulsan HD 2020 K League 1 14 0 2 0 6[a] 0 22 0
2021 K League 1 31 2 3 0 2[a] 0 2[b] 0 38 2
2022 K League 1 34 0 3 0 6[a] 1 43 1
2023 K League 1 32 3 2 0 4[a] 0 38 3
2024 K League 1 9 0 0 0 6[a] 2 15 2
Total 120 5 10 0 24 3 2 0 156 8
Red Star Belgrade 2024–25 Serbian SuperLiga 13 1 0 0 7[c] 0 20 1
Career total 133 6 10 0 31 3 2 0 176 9
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearances in AFC Champions League
  2. ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

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Ulsan HD

South Korea U23

Individual

Notes

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  1. ^ Includes seven appearances as an overage player in Asian Games.

References

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  1. ^ 2019년 6월 14일 2019 하계유니버시아드 남자 (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Seol Young-woo at Korea Football Association" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  3. ^ "AFC Annual Awards Seoul 2023 nominees revealed". AFC. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Јунг Ву Сеол потписао за Црвену звезду" (in Serbian). Red Star Belgrade. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Official: Seol Young-woo moves to Serbian side FK Crvena zvezda". K League United. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  6. ^ [알와크라 라이브] 설영우 "왼쪽? 오른쪽? 감독님이 내보내주기만 하면 시키는 대로 뛴다" (in Korean). Footballist. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  7. ^ "These players brought exceptional performances to the pitch!". Facebook.com. AFC Asian Cup. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  8. ^ "[Asian Cup] 'Seol Young-woo 15.5km — Son Heung-min 14.5km' The distance he played after two days off, won the match against Australia with 'spirit'". Medium. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  9. ^ 귀한 측면 수비 찾았다… 설영우, 亞컵 유일 수확 (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  10. ^ [전훈 인터뷰] '난 울산 칸셀루' 설영우 "언젠가 대표팀에서 규성이 형처럼" (in Korean). Footballist. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  11. ^ 울산 설영우, 홍心 잡고 전천후 풀백으로 진화. Nate (in Korean). Sportalkorea. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  12. ^ Seol Young-woo – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)  
  13. ^ Seol Young-woo at Soccerway
  14. ^ "K League" 울산 설영우, 9월 K리그 '레모나 이달의 영플레이어 상' 수상 (in Korean). K League. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  15. ^ "K League" 울산 설영우, 11월 K리그 '레모나 이달의 영플레이어 상' 수상 (in Korean). K League. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  16. ^ [K리그 대상]'전북 첫 5연패' 홍정호 MVP·김상식 감독상 '독식'…영플레이어상 설영우(종합). Naver (in Korean). Kukmin Ilbo. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  17. ^ 손흥민-지소연, 2021년 빛낸 KFA 올해의 선수 선정 (in Korean). KFA. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  18. ^ "K-League XI vs. Atletico Madrid 3 - 2". Soccerway. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  19. ^ 'K리그 MVP의 눈물' 김영권 "머리가 하얘졌다"+홍명보 '최고 감독'... K리그 빛낸 별들 모두 가려졌다 '2023 K리그 대상 시상식' (종합). Naver (in Korean). Starnews. 4 December 2023.
  20. ^ "K League" 울산 설영우, 2023년 마지막 10, 11, 12월 EA SPORTS K리그 이달의선수상 수상 (in Korean). K League. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
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