Kang Ju-hyeok
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.jpg) Kang in 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | August 27, 2006 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Seoul, South Korea | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||
| Positions | ||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||
Current team | FC Seoul | |||||||||||
| Number | 39 | |||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Anyang AFA | |||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Sinjeong FC | |||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Osan Middle School (youth) | |||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Osan High School (youth) | |||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||
| 2024– | FC Seoul | 13 | (1) | |||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | South Korea U-14 | 2 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2022–2023 | South Korea U-17 | 7 | (11) | |||||||||
| 2024– | South Korea U-20 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of December 25, 2025 | ||||||||||||
Kang Ju-hyeok (Korean: 강주혁; born August 27, 2006) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for K League 1 club FC Seoul. He made his debut professional appearance in the 2024 K League 1 season.
Early life and youth career
Kang Ju-hyeok was born on August 27, 2006, in Seoul.[1] His parents are both former track and field runners and his older brother is footballer Kang Se-hyuk. Influenced by his sibling, he began playing football as a hobby in Anyang, Gyeonggi, before being scouted by Sinjeong Elementary School.[2] Kang played in the selection match to qualify for the 2018 Volkswagen Junior World Masters tournament, where he was bestowed a trophy for being the top scorer.[3] In 2019, he was a recipient of Best Eleven Award at the 31st Cha Bum-keun Football Awards.[4]
Kang enrolled at Osan Middle School and played for the FC Seoul U-15 Team.[5] At the 2023 Futures Star Awards, he was given the Star Award.[6] Kang is attending Osan High School and plays for FC Seoul U-18 Team.[7] He is credited in part for leading the team to victory at the 2022 K League U-18 Championship.[2]
Senior career
Kang signed with FC Seoul for the 2024 K League 1 season as the second semi-professional footballer in the club's history following Kang Seong-jin.[8] He made his first appearance as a substitute; at seventeen years, nine months, and six days old, he became the youngest player to debut in FC Seoul and the third youngest in K League history.[7] Kang scored his debut league goal in FC Seoul's match against Incheon United in July. He became the second 17-year-old to score that year after Yang Min-hyeok.[9]
International career
Kang played for the South Korea U-17 football team, where he scored eleven goals in seven matches.[2] He was also selected to represent the U-20 national team.[8]
Style of play
Kang plays as a forward for FC Seoul.[1] For the national team, he has been utilized as a winger. A judge of the Futures Star Awards highlighted Kang's "exceptional" physical energy and felt that he excels among others in his age group. Kang cites Marcus Rashford as his role model.[6]
