Kim Ju-sung
South Korean footballer (born 2000)
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Kim Ju-sung (Korean: 김주성; born 12 December 2000) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a left-footed centre-back for J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima and the South Korea national team.
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Date of birth
12 December 2000
Place of birth
Cheongju, South Korea
Height
1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position
Centre-back
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| Date of birth | 12 December 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cheongju, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Osan Middle School (Youth) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Osan High School (Youth) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2025 | FC Seoul | 114 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | South Korea U17 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | South Korea U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | South Korea U23 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | South Korea | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Kim Ju-sung joined FC Seoul in 2019. He made his K League 1 debut on 13 July 2019.[1]
International career
Kim Ju-sung was selected to play for the South Korea under-20 team at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Kim Ju-sung was part of the South Korea squad at the 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship.
He scored his first international goal on 7 July 2025 against China during the 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship at the Yongin Mireu Stadium.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 22 March 2026[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Seoul | 2019 | K League 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | K League 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | K League 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | K League 1 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 2 | |||
| 2024 | K League 1 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2025 | K League 1 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| Total | 114 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 123 | 2 | |||
| Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | 2021 | K League 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | K League 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2025 | J1 League | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |
| 2026–27 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 137 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 165 | 3 | ||
- Appearances in AFC Champions League Elite
- Appearances in J1 100 Year Vision League
International
- As of match played 31 March 2026[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| South Korea | |||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.[5]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 7 July 2025 | Yongin Mireu Stadium, Yongin, South Korea |  China | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2025 EAFF Championship |
