Ki Sung-Yong
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- This is a Korean name; the family name is Ki.
| Ki Sung-Yong | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Ki Sung-Yong | |
| Date of birth | January 24, 1989 | |
| Place of birth | Gwangju, Republic of Korea | |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 11⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | FC Seoul | |
| Number | 21 | |
| Youth career | ||
| John Paul College | ||
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2006-Present | FC Seoul | 50 (6) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2006-2008 2007-2008 2008-Present |
Korea Republic U-20 Korea Republic U-23 Korea Republic |
14 (1) 13 (0) 14 (3) |
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Ki Sung-Yong (Korean: 기성용; born January 24, 1989) is a South Korean football midfielder who currently plays for FC Seoul. He is widely regarded as one of the top, young footballing prospects from Korea Republic along with Lee Chung-Yong. Both players are affectionately known as "Ssang Yong (Double Dragon)", owed as much to their meteoric rise in talent as their pivotal roles within FC Seoul.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Youth career
[edit] John Paul College
He played the bulk of his youth career at John Paul College in Brisbane under the BSP (Brain Sport Program) overseen by Jeff Hopkins, now head coach of Queensland Roar Women's team. He was part of the team that won the U-15 Nationals (Bill Turner Cup) for John Paul College in 2004. Following offers from FC Seoul, Ki moved back to Korea Republic to pursue his career.
[edit] FC Seoul
[edit] 2006
He joined K-League side FC Seoul in 2006.
[edit] 2007
2007 marked Ki's rise to fame as he accrued significant playing time and experience as a crucial player in FC Seoul under manager Şenol Güneş. Although he failed to score during the 2007 season, he displayed raw potential in his vision, range of passing and his technique. His apparent ability became even more exposed on the global stage during the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada; there, he was moved to a central defensive position because of last minute injuries in the Korea Republic squad. His ability to play long accurate passes to the very mobile and speedy forward line of Korea Republic unhinged opponents time and time again. It because of this ability as well as his dangerous runs from deep, that many Korea Republic fans dubbed him the next "Hong Myung-Bo".
After the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Ki was at the center of many transfer rumors including being linked to Manchester United. It was later revealed, however, that FC Seoul dismissed the rumours that Manchester United had invited the player over to England to train with Alex Ferguson's side.[2]
[edit] 2008
During the 2008 season, Ki reinforced his position as a key player of FC Seoul.
He lead the team to an unprecedented K-League runners-up position with 4 goals and 1 assist in 21 appearances.
[edit] 2009
2009 may very well see the continued and dramatic rise in talent for Ki Sung-Yong. In FC Seoul's first K-League match of the 2009 season, Ki scored one goal in the 6-1 drubbing of Chunnam Dragons. There has been increased speculation in a big move abroad with suitors including Hamburg SV and Porto among others.[3]
[edit] International career
On the international stage, Ki has played for both the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup and Korea Republic as well as the Korea Republic U-23.
On 7 June 2008, he made his international debut in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Jordan.
He scored his A-match debut goal against North Korea in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match. It proved to be the crucial tying goal for Korea Republic. His second goal came in a subsequent friendly against Uzbekistan when he finished Lee Chung-Yong's cross with a left-foot volley from outside the penalty area.
[edit] Club career statistics
As of July 5, 2009
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| FC Seoul | 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 28 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 3 | |
| Career totals | 50 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 7 | 5 | |
[edit] International Goals - Korea Republic
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | September 10, 2008 | Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai, China |  Korea DPR |
1 – 1 | 1 – 1 | 2010 World Cup Qualifying |
| 2 | October 11, 2008 | Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, Korea Republic |  Uzbekistan |
1 – 0 | 3 – 0 | Friendly |
| 3 | June 6, 2009 | Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, UAE |  United Arab Emirates |
0 – 2 | 0 – 2 | 2010 World Cup Qualifying |
[edit] Honours
[edit] References
- ^ "(Korean) FC서울의 ‘용라인’은 7번으로 통한다". isplus.joins.com/. 2008-12-03. http://isplus.joins.com/sports/ksoccer/200812/03/200812030947446231011000000110020001100201.html. Retrieved on 2008-12-03.
- ^ "United eye Korean starlet". skysports.com. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_2732885,00.html. Retrieved on 2007-09-16.
- ^ "(Korean) FOX '기성용, 포르투·함부르크 갈 수도'". http://www.goal.com/kr. 2009-6-11. http://www.goal.com/kr/news/146/world-cup/2009/06/11/1317854/fox-%EA%B8%B0%EC%84%B1%EC%9A%A9-%ED%8F%AC%EB%A5%B4%ED%88%AC%ED%95%A8%EB%B6%80%EB%A5%B4%ED%81%AC-%EA%B0%88-%EC%88%98%EB%8F%84.
[edit] External links
- K-League Player Record (Korean)
- National Team Player Record (Korean)
- FIFA Player Statistics
- Club & Country Statistics
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