Kim Jae-sung
South Korean footballer (born 1983)
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Kim Jae-sung (Korean: 김재성, born 3 October 1983) is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Full name
Kim Jae-sung
Date of birth
3 October 1983
Place of birth
South Korea
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
 Kim with South Korea at the 2010 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kim Jae-sung | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Ajou University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Bucheon SK / Jeju United | 63 | (4) |
| 2008–2014 | Pohang Steelers | 131 | (17) |
| 2012–2013 | → Sangju Sangmu (military service) | 50 | (7) |
| 2015–2017 | Seoul E-Land | 55 | (5) |
| 2016 | → Jeju United (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2017 | Adelaide United | 7 | (0) |
| 2017 | Jeonnam Dragons | 14 | (0) |
| 2018 | Udon Thani | 13 | (0) |
| Total | 341 | (33) | |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2012 | South Korea | 16 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:11, 19 January 2018 (UTC) | |||
Kim previously played for Bucheon SK and Jeju United.
Kim graduated from the same Football Academy College as Park Ji-sung. He has said that he used to train with Ji Sung Park as a teenager at the college.[citation needed]
He has also had recent international duty call backs and was influential in the 3–1 victory over Japan in the 2010 East Asian Football Championship.[citation needed]
On 9 January 2010, Kim made his first international cap for South Korea at the friendly match against Zambia.[citation needed]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bucheon SK/ Jeju United | 2005 | K League 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2006 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||||
| 2007 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 63 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | — | — | 94 | 6 | ||||
| Pohang Steelers | 2008 | K League 1 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 33 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 5 | ||
| 2010 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | — | 33 | 5 | |||
| 2011 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 5 | ||||
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 2014 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 37 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 131 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 27 | ||
| Sangju Sangmu (army) | 2012 | K League 1 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 26 | 5 | |||
| 2013 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 50 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 54 | 8 | |||||
| Seoul E-Land | 2015 | K League 2 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 39 | 4 | |||
| 2016 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 55 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 58 | 5 | |||||
| Jeju United | 2016 | K League 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Adelaide United | 2016–17 | A-League | 7 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Jeonnam Dragons | 2017 | K League 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Udon Thani | 2018 | Thai League 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 341 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 433 | 46 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 2010 | 11 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 January 2010 | Málaga, Spain |  Latvia | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 14 February 2010 | Tokyo, Japan |  Japan | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2010 East Asian Football Championship |
Honors
Club
- Pohang Steelers
