Kim Geon-woong
South Korean footballer (born 1997)
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Kim Geon-woong (Korean: 김건웅; Hanja: 金健雄; born 29 August 1997) is a South Korean football midfielder who plays for Jeju United and the South Korea national under-23 football team.
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| Date of birth | 29 August 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Jeju United | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2015 | Hyundai High School | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2020 | Ulsan Hyundai | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | → Jeonnam Dragons (loan) | 33 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Suwon FC | 95 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Jeju United | 51 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | → Incheon (loan) | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | South Korea U-20 | 19 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018– | South Korea U-23 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 August 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Kim joined Ulsan Hyundai in 2016.[1] On 1 May 2016, Kim made his senior team debut in K League Classic against Incheon United at Incheon Football Stadium, replacing Seo Jung-jin at the 79th minute by the coach Yoon Jong-hwan.[2] On 13 July 2016, he scored his first goal for senior team against Incheon United in 2016 Korean FA Cup quarter-final match at the 15th minute. Ulsan won the game by 4–1.[3]
International career
Kim was a member of the South Korea U-20 national team from 2015 to 2016.[4] He won the gold medal with the South Korea U-23 national team at the 2018 Asian Games.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 22 October 2022[6]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| South Korea | League | KFA Cup | Asia | Other | Total | |||||||
| 2016 | Ulsan Hyundai | K League 1 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | Jeonnam Dragons (loan) | K League 2 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2020 | Suwon FC | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | K League 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | South Korea | 144 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 155 | 8 | |
| Career total | 144 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 155 | 8 | ||
