Kang Sang-woo
South Korean footballer (born 1993)
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Kang Sang-woo (Korean: 강상우; Hanja: 姜祥佑; born 7 October 1993) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a full-back or winger for K League 1 club Ulsan HD.
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Kang in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kang Sang-woo | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Seoul, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ulsan HD | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Kyunghee University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2022 | Pohang Steelers | 160 | (10) |
| 2019–2020 | → Sangju Sangmu (draft) | 31 | (10) |
| 2022–2023 | Beijing Guoan | 57 | (12) |
| 2024 | FC Seoul | 35 | (1) |
| 2025– | Ulsan HD | 43 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | South Korea U20 | 20 | (4) |
| 2014–2016 | South Korea U23 | 9 | (0) |
| 2021– | South Korea | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 September 2023 | |||
Club career
Kang joined Pohang Steelers in 2014 as a free agent rookie and go on to make his debut in an AFC Champions League group game on 18 March 2014 against Shandong Luneng Taishan in a 2–2 draw, where he came on as a late substitute.[1] This would be followed by his first starting appearance, which was against Jeju United on 5 July 2014, in a league game that ended in a 0–0 draw.[2] He would become a regular within the team until he was loaned out to Sangju Sangmu, the sports division of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, as part of his military service.
On 15 April 2022, Kang joined Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan.[3] He would make his debut on 5 June 2022, in a league game against Cangzhou Mighty Lions that ended in a 2–1 defeat.[4] After his spot on the team was given to Samuel Adegbenro ahead of the 2024 season, his contract was terminated by Guoan on 6 March 2024. He scored 13 goals and provided 12 assists across 59 games in all competitions during his time with the team.[5]
On 7 March 2024, K League 1 club FC Seoul announced the signing of Kang. He was given the number 15 shirt.[6]
International career
Kang was a member of the South Korea national under-20 team and represented the team at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[8]
He made his debut for South Korea national football team on 9 June 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Sri Lanka.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 9 December 2025
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pohang Steelers | 2014 | K League Classic | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 2016 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2017 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | K League 1 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 3 | |||
| 2020 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| 2021 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 48 | 7 | |||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 160 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 2 | — | 180 | 13 | |||
| Sangju Sangmu (draft) | 2019 | K League 1 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 4 | ||
| 2020 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 11 | ||||
| Beijing Guoan | 2022 | Chinese Super League | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 4 | ||
| 2023 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 59 | 13 | ||||
| FC Seoul | 2024 | K League 1 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 1 | ||
| Ulsan HD | 2025 | K League 1 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Career total | 315 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 349 | 39 | ||
Honours
South Korea U-20
South Korea U-23
Individual