Na Sang-ho
South Korean footballer (born 1996)
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Na Sang-ho (Korean: 나상호; born 12 August 1996) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a winger for J1 League club Fagiano Okayama and the South Korea national team.
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| Date of birth | 12 August 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Damyang, Jeonnam, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Fagiano Okayama | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Gwangju FC[note 1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Dankook University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Gwangju FC | 49 | (18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | FC Tokyo | 25 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | FC Tokyo U-23 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | → Seongnam FC (loan) | 19 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | FC Seoul | 104 | (29) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2026 | Machida Zelvia | 57 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Fagiano Okayama | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | South Korea U20 | 3[α] | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | South Korea U23 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | South Korea | 30 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 July 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
In 2015, Na graduated from Kumho High School, which had a youth football club of K League club Gwangju FC, and then entered Dankook University's football team. After playing for Dankook University for two years, in 2017, Na returned to Gwangju FC, joining their senior team. He experienced relegation in his first professional season, but became the Most Valuable Player and the top goalscorer at the K League 2 the next year.[1]
Prior to the 2019 season, he joined J1 League club FC Tokyo.[2] In the first half of the season, he played as a substitute, playing for 339 minutes in 13 matches.[3] He was expected to become one of main players after teammate Takefusa Kubo left for Spain in June,[3] but his status at Tokyo was not improved until the end of the season.
On 8 June 2020, he was loaned to K League 1 club Seongnam FC. He joined Seongnam in the middle of the season, but became the club's top scorer. He performed a key role in avoiding Seongnam's relegation.[4]
Since 2021, Na joined another K League 1 club FC Seoul, playing as a main winger for them. He captained the club since the second half of the 2022 season,[5] and received the K League Player of the Month award twice during the 2023 season.[6] However, he failed to lead his team to the top six at the league for three years, and had to face Seoul fans' criticisms along with his teammates.[7]
On 4 January 2024, Na joined newly-promoted J1 League club Machida Zelvia on a permanent deal.[8][9] On 22 November 2025, he came on as a 65th-minute substitute in the 2025 Emperor's Cup final against Vissel Kobe, and defended the club's 3–1 lead until the end of the match.[10]
International career
Na won a gold medal with the South Korea under-23 national team at the 2018 Asian Games.[11]
After becoming a gold medalist at the Asian Games, Na started to be used at the senior national team under manager Paulo Bento. He scored his first senior international goal in a World Cup qualifier against Turkmenistan on 10 September 2019,[12] and won the 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship.[13] He could not participate at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup due to an injury,[14] but left good impressions at the national team in 2019.[15]
However, Na underperformed in matches prior to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, bringing Korean fans anxieties. Bento called him up for the tournament, trusting him continuously despite the criticisms. He showed energetic movements against Uruguay and Ghana, getting a good press at the tournament.[16][17]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 6 June 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gwangju FC | 2017 | K League 1 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| 2018 | K League 2 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 16 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 18 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 52 | 18 | |||||
| FC Tokyo | 2019 | J1 League | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||
| FC Tokyo U-23 | 2019 | J3 League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Seongnam FC (loan) | 2020 | K League 1 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 7 | |||
| FC Seoul | 2021 | K League 1 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 9 | |||
| 2022 | K League 1 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 36 | 9 | ||||
| 2023 | K League 1 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 38 | 12 | ||||
| Total | 104 | 29 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 109 | 30 | |||||
| Machida Zelvia | 2024 | J1 League | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 30 | 5 | ||
| 2025 | J1 League | 33 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | — | 43 | 6 | ||
| 2026–27 | J1 League | — | — | — | 6[a] | 0 | 18[b] | 3 | 24 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 97 | 14 | ||
| Fagiano Okayama | 2026–27 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 255 | 65 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 314 | 72 | ||
- Appearances in AFC Champions League Elite
- Appearances in J1 100 Year Vision League
International
- As of match played 15 July 2025[20]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| South Korea | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Na goal.[21]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 10 September 2019 | Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |  Turkmenistan | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 11 December 2019 | Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan, South Korea |  Hong Kong | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2019 EAFF Championship |
Honours
Machida Zelvia
- Emperor's Cup: 2025[10]
- AFC Champions League Elite runner-up: 2025–26[22]
South Korea U23
South Korea
Individual
- K League 2 Most Valuable Player: 2018[1]
- K League 2 top goalscorer: 2018[1]
- K League 2 Best XI: 2018[1]
- K League Player of the Month: April 2023, July 2023[6]
- K League Goal of the Month: April 2023[23]
