Ku Ja-ryong
South Korean footballer
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Ku Ja-ryong (Korean: 구자룡; Hanja: 具滋龍; born 6 April 1992) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern.
Full name
Ku Ja-ryong
Date of birth
6 April 1992
Place of birth
Wanju County, South Korea
Height
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ku Ja-ryong | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Wanju County, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eastern | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings U-18 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2019 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 148 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | → Ansan Police (army) | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2025 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 70 | (1) |
| 2025 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 7 | (0) |
| 2025– | Eastern | 4 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | South Korea U-23 | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 November 2015 | |||
Early life
Ku was born in Wanju.
Club career
In 2011, Ku joined Suwon Samsung Bluewings.
In 2012, Ku transferred to Ansan Police on loan to complete his military service as per South Korean law. He made his league debut for the club on 12 May 2013 against Chungju Hummel.
In September 2013, Ku returned to Suwon Samsung Bluewings.
On 22 July 2025, Ku joined Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern.[1]
Career statistics
Club
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| South Korea | League | KFA Cup | Korean League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2011 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | K League 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | Ansan Police | K League 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | K League 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | |||
| 2017 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||||
| 2020 | Jeonbuk Hyundai | K League 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |||
| Total | South Korea | 188 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 240 | 4 | |
| Career total | 188 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 240 | 3 | ||
Honours
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
- K League 1 Runners-up(1): 2014
