Song Min-kyu (footballer)

Song Min-kyu (Korean: 송민규; born 12 September 1999) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and the South Korea national team.

Song Min-kyu
Personal information
Full name Song Min-kyu[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-12) 12 September 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Nonsan, South Korea
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Number 10
Youth career
2015–2016 Chungju Commercial High School (Youth)
2017 Chungju Commercial High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Pohang Steelers 72 (19)
2021– Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 97 (19)
International career
2020–2023 South Korea U23 14[α] (2)
2021– South Korea 14 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Team
EAFF Championship
Runner-up 2022 Japan Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024
Song Min-kyu
Hangul
송민규
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSong Mingyu
McCune–ReischauerSong Minkyu

Career

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Song started his career with Pohang Steelers. He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win over Gangwon on the 3rd of April 2019.[2]

International career

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He made his debut for South Korea national football team on 9 June 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Sri Lanka.[3]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 7 November 2024

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2018 Pohang Steelers K League 1 2 0 1 0 3 0
2019 27 2 0 0 27 2
2020 27 10 4 1 31 11
2021 16 7 1 0 0 0 17 7
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 17 3 2[a] 0 19 3
2022 22 3 5 0 5[a] 1 32 4
2023 30 7 3 2 4[a] 1 37 10
2024 28 6 1 0 4[b] 1 33 7
Career total 169 38 15 3 15 3 199 44
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in AFC Champions League
  2. ^ Three appearances and one goal in AFC Champions League, one appearance in AFC Champions League Two

International goals

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Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.[4]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 November 2022 Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, South Korea   Iceland 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Honours

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South Korea U23

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Individual

Notes

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  1. ^ Includes two appearances one goal against another KFA team.

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Korea Republic (KOR)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 17. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Pohang Steelers vs Gangwon FC - 3 April 2019". uk.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "Sri Lanka v South Korea game report". ESPN. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Song, Min-kyu". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  5. ^ "K League Data Portal" (in Korean). K League. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
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