Kim Yu-song
North Korean footballer (born 1995)
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Kim Yu-song (Korean: 김유성; born 24 January 1995[2]) is a North Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for April 25 in the DPR Korea League.
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Yu-song in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Wonsan, North Korea[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | April 25 | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2014[1] | April 25 | ||
| 2014–2015 | Zürich II | 21 | (9) |
| 2015–[1] | April 25 | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | North Korea U19 | 6 | (2) |
| 2015 | North Korea U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | North Korea U23 | 12 | (9) |
| 2016–2018 | North Korea | 18 | (8) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:03, 14 June 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 October 2024 | |||
Club career
Kim played briefly in Europe for the reserve side of Zürich, where he scored nine goals in twenty-one appearances.[3]
During the 2017 AFC Cup, Kim made headlines for scoring five goals in a 6–0 victory over Mongolian side Erchim FC, winning the Fans' Asian Player of Matchday 3.[4] He finished the competition as top scorer, with nine goals in six appearances.[5]
International career
Kim made his senior international debut in a 5–2 away loss to Vietnam, replacing Kim Kuk-Bom after 73 minutes.[6] He scored his first goal for his nation on 6 June 2017; the equaliser in a 2–2 draw with Qatar, before scoring another equaliser a week later, this time against Hong Kong.[7][8]
During his career with the North Korea national team, he was often cited as a "player to watch", however it is unclear what happened to Kim after 2018.[9][10][11][12]
Career statistics
International
- As of matches played 13 November 2017.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Korea | 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 18 | 8 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list North Korea's goal tally first.[1]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 June 2017 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Qatar | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 13 June 2017 | Hong Kong Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong |  Hong Kong | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 3. | 5 September 2017 | Kim Il Sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea |  Lebanon | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| 4. | 10 November 2017 | New I-Mobile Stadium, Buriram, Thailand |  Malaysia | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
| 5. | 13 November 2017 | Malaysia | 1–0 | 4–1 | ||
| 6. | 2–0 | |||||
| 7. | 3–0 | |||||
| 8. | 11 November 2018 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan |  Mongolia | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification |
