Kim Hyun-sung
South Korean footballer (born 1989)
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Kim Hyun-Sung (Korean: 김현성; born 27 September 1989) is a South Korean football forward. He has played for FC Seoul, Daegu FC, the Japanese club Shimizu S-Pulse, Busan IPark, Seongnam FC, and Gyeongju KHNP. He also represented South Korea in men's football at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, winning a bronze medal.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kim Hyun-sung | ||
| Date of birth | 27 September 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Suwon, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2007 | FC Seoul | ||
| 2008 | Konkuk University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2015 | FC Seoul | 53 | (6) |
| 2010–2011 | → Daegu FC (loan) | 35 | (8) |
| 2012 | → Shimizu S-Pulse (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | Busan IPark | 29 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Seongnam FC | 45 | (3) |
| 2023 | Gyeongju KHNP | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | South Korea U-23 | 14 | (4) |
Medal record | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 December 2012 | |||
Club career
Kim, a product of FC Seoul's youth academy, was elevated to the club's senior squad for the 2009 season, along with a number of other graduates of the academy. However, he failed to appear in a match for FC Seoul in the K League, and for the 2010 season he was loaned to Daegu FC to gain first team experience. He debuted in Daegu's win over Busan IPark in the League Cup on 6 June 2010.[1] His debut in the K-League itself came a month later in a match against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, when he came on as a substitute.[2] Remaining with Daegu for the 2011 season, Kim was firmly established in the side, playing all but four K-league matches during the season as well as scoring seven goals.[3] At the end of the 2011 season, his loan agreement expired and Kim returned to FC Seoul.
On 13 January 2016, Kim Hyun-sung joined Busan IPark.
Club statistics
- As of 27 April 2025
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2009 | FC Seoul | K League 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Daegu FC | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2011 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | 30 | 8 | |||
| 2012 | FC Seoul | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 15 | 2 | |||
| 2012 | Shimizu S-Pulse | J1 League | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 17 | 3 | |
| 2013 | FC Seoul | K League 1 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | 24 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 26 | 4 | |||
| 2016 | Busan IPark | K League 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | Seongnam FC | K League 1 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 3 | ||
| 2020 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | Gyeongju KHNP | K3 League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 178 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 216 | 26 | ||
International career
Since 2011, Kim has been a member of the South Korea U-23 team, playing a number of qualifier matches for the Olympics, as well as the 2012 King's Cup, an annual tournament held in Thailand.[4] He played in the Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was a bronze medalist.[5]
